Organisations focus more on preventing attacks and dealing with the aftermath than investigating their origins, say experts
Blurred boundaries will drive new dangers and new opportunities in information security, according to a report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers
The ICO wants professional data thieves to be jailed but could face opposition to the plan from the next government
Autumn will see a Cyber Challenge in the UK, designed to create new security professionals
Infosec opens today, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we have a Cyber Security Challenge to look forward to,…
Businesses wait for a response over McAfee's false positive, while consumers are offered a cash reimbursement
The cloud needs safe information sharing, not old-fashioned identity management - and that's where the OAuth protocol comes in
Facebook's new social software tools could help it colonise the web, but pundits are debating the privacy implications
Microsoft has pulled support for a security patch update that was supposed to fix a critical vulnerability on Windows 2000…
Is there a doctor in the house? Computer systems at the NHS have been infected by a botnet which Symantec…
The value of conventional password policies is doubtful; users will always be the weakest link in IT security, says PJ…
The controversy created by McAfee's buggy antivirus update should encourage organisations to consider a staged approach to updating computers, says…
Organisations to consider a staged approach to updating computers in the wake of the McAfee update fiasco
'Crime is down' says Labour. 'No it isn't,' says Liam Fox, who lost his laptop and car in a break-in…
Proofpoint's Protection Server operates either as a web service or as a hardware appliance that can be installed on the…
ACTA won't allow devices to be searched or push the concept of a three strikes rule for file-sharers, according to…
A McAfee mistake has crippled Windows XP systems round the world. Users will want redress, and will look for alternatives,…
PCs running Windows XP have been brought to a standstill worldwide after McAfee VirusScan Enterprise issued a false positive
The physical theft or loss of a device containing corporate information is the largest single reason for data breaches, the…
The travel fallout from the volcanic eruption in Iceland continues: Sophos resorted to chartering a plane to rescue stranded staff,…
Government watchdogs accuse Google of disregarding privacy... while Google reveals which governments are asking it for user information
A new survey has found that companies are struggling to manage access control systems as they try and cope with…
Content providers and governments are failing to offer European consumers legal channels to download music while punishing them for illegal…
The New York Times is reporting the attack on Google in December hit the company's password system
Small to medium-size businesses can now gain peace of mind for their cloud systems, after Panda Security announced a cloud-based…
CEOP is bullying Facebook to display its button. Peter Judge would side with the social networking site, if he didn't…
Facebook claims that data it collects from its new "Like" feature will not be used for behavioural ad targeting
More details of powers granted to the ICO will be discussed at the Infosecurity Europe conference
Adobe is still discussing what to do about software being exploited by attackers to infect users with the Zeus Trojan