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HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

HSBC has said approximately 15,000 accounts at its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data, some of which ended up in the hands of French tax authorities.

Hackers target PDF bugs more than Microsoft Word, says F-Secure

Hackers adore Adobe Reader, and have pushed it into first place as the software most often exploited in targeted attacks, F-Secure said today.

IBM Rational to release secure coding tool

Former Watchfire and Ounce Labs capabilities would be partnered in an enterprise-level product to be released later this year

FDIC: Hackers stole $120m in three months

Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost US companies US$25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Kaspersky delivers enhanced security suite for 'expert' user

Kaspersky Lab has invented a new security product that combines bits of its current consumer security suite with new capabilities such as encryption, backup, password management, and the ability to manage the product across a network.

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Google Chrome OS gets beefed up security

Google's Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference.

Cloud security, cyberwar top agenda at RSA Conference

Cloud security loomed over the RSA Conference this week as a major concern of business, but worry about the threat of cyberwar was also strong, with officials from the White House and FBI weighing in to encourage private participation in government efforts to defend information and communications networks.

SafeNet looks to secure data in the cloud

Encryption vendor SafeNet is now offering technologies that help enterprises securely store and access information held in third-party data centers.

F5 and Infoblox Integrate DNS security with server load balancing

F5 and Infoblox have combined to develop a product that combines DNSSEC and global server load balancing

Qualys offers websites free anti-hijack scans

Web admins and owners are being offered a free service that will scan their sites for malware hijacks, alerting them automatically if malicious code is found.

Apple hires former Mozilla security chief

Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple.

Hardened Firefox on offer to UK bank users

UK users are being offered a ‘hardened' version of Mozilla Firefox that can secure access to online bank accounts, maker Network Intercept has announced.

Microsoft killing Waledac botnet will not stop spam, says researchers

Security researchers raised doubts that Microsoft's take-down of the Waledac botnet would have any impact on spam levels, as the company claimed.

Hackers target PDF, Flash, ActiveX flaws as software vulnerabilities fall

The number of software vulnerabilities fell overall in 2009, but the number of bugs in document readers and multimedia applications increased by 50 percent, according to IBM's annual X-Force Trend and Risk Report.

Cisco funds virtualisation security start-up HyTrust

Cisco is investing in HyTrust, a start-up that is tackling security problems posed by the growing popularity of VMware's virtualisation platform.

Symantec offers free Norton Safe Web Lite to check URLs

Symantec has made free URL checking software available to web users.

McAfee, Brocade partner on network security

Brocade and McAfee have entered a strategic partnership to deliver a broad set of fully interoperable end-to-end network security solutions.

Stonewood's ultra-secure Eclypt drive gets SSD speed boost

UK encrypted drive specialist Stonewood has announced a solid state drive (SSD) version of its Eclypt Freedom drive family, the first such drive to appear with UK CESG security approval.

Pwn2Own hacking contest to break iPhone, Android security

A hacking contest next month will award cash prizes of $15,000 to anyone who can break into an iPhone, BlackBerry Bold, Droid or Nokia smartphone.

EMC's Atmos cloud storage adds data protection feature

EMC will add a data protection mechanism to the next version of its Atmos internal cloud storage platform, along with using more powerful and efficient chips and more dense disk drives in its Atmos infrastructure.

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