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> ‘Highly confidential’ Home Office laptop sold on eBay
Police are investigating a possible Home Office security breach after the discovery of an encrypted laptop containing a scrambled disc with the words ‘Home Office, highly confidential’ written on it. The laptop was found in a computer shop near Bolton, after a customer had taken it in for repair. Th...
> Malware protection before infection
A US Department of Homeland Security-funded research program will help deliver Endeavor Security’s new method of targeting botnet and malware attacks before hosts are infected.
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> Fewer victims of identity fraud suffer greater losses
Identity theft and fraud in the US fell by 12% in 2007 as it fraudsters apparently relied on offline channels for their attacks.
> Getting real over Real ID
With a key deadline rapidly approaching, will there be rapprochement between the Federal Government and a group of individual states over the implementation of the Real ID Act?
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> ChoicePoint settles class action suit for $10m
Data broker ChoicePoint has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against it over the three-year old data breach which exposed 163 000 personal information records.
> PCI-DSS failure could hit brands, gaming firms told
The potential damage to a brand justifies the high cost of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) security compliance work, a major payment card operator told a gambling conference.
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> CIA claims hackers attack global power grid
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says criminals hacked into the computer systems of utilities, cutting the power to several international cities.
> Many Oracle enterprises ignore its patches, says study
Most database administrators do not apply the Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) that Oracle issues on a quarterly basis, a new study finds.
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> FAA Plays Down Boeing 787 Security Concerns
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) document warns that Boeing’s new 787 passenger jet flight control systems may result in security vulnerabilities as it connects the passenger network with the flight-safety, control and navigation network.
> TV presenter “wrong” after bank account scam
The star of the popular BBC America show Top Gear has had his bank account hacked after publicly revealing his details in a newspaper article.
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> Better job prospects for infosecurity staff, says SANS
Infosecurity professionals will see improved job opportunities in 2008, according to the SANS Institute. The US-based organisation believes that as senior executives in government realise that their systems have already been compromised, and that they do not control those systems, they will react by...
> Better job prospects for infosecurity staff, says SANS
Infosecurity professionals will see improved job opportunities in 2008, according to the SANS Institute. The US-based organisation believes that as senior executives in government realise that their systems have already been compromised, and that they do not control those systems, they will react by...
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> Norwich Union Life fined £1.26m
The UK’s Financial Services Authority has fined life assurance company Norwich Union Life £1.26 million ($2.54m, €1.77m) for “not having effective systems and controls in place to protect customers' confidential information and manage its financial crime risks” (statement).
> SANS: crooks turn fire on users and custom software
Cyber criminals have shifted their aim from flaws in commonly-used software to problems with custom-built applications, and are also targeting easily-misled users, according to the SANS Institute’s revised top 20 internet security risks.