Trustmark Pulls out Of Class-Action Suit Against Target And Trustwave
Last week I wrote about how two banks – Trustmark National Bank of New York and Green Bank of Houston – had come together to file a class action lawsuit against Target, Inc. in the wake of a data breach at the US retailer which saw 40 million credit cards details, and 70 million other personal […]
Google To Security Experts – Can You Help Us Teach Online Safety?
Search giant Google is looking for IT security experts to help make the internet safer for everyone. The company recently posted a “Security Advice Survey” online, asking security professionals to submit their best tips and tricks for staying safe on the web. Rob Reeder of Google’s User Experience Research Team, wrote on the company’s online security […]
Banks Sue Target And Trustwave As Data Breach Fallout Continues
Banks impacted by the data breach of Target last year have come together to file a class-action lawsuit against the US retailer. A court filing also names security firm Trustwave as a co-defendant, saying that the firm “failed to live up to its promises or to meet industry standards.” The breach, which resulted in the […]
Clinton Wants US To Keep Control Of The Internet
Former US President Bill Clinton believes that the Obama administration’s decision to relinquish control over online domain names and addresses may be a poor one. He said that many of the governments hoping to step in just wanted to use the position in order to stifle debate and to silent dissent. During a weekend debate […]
Researchers Develop App That Can Spy On Glassholes
Despite being anything other than mainstream, Google Glass has already become controversial and divisive. Non-wearers have expressed concerns over privacy and early adopters have already experienced legal issues. One early wearer even claims to have been attacked after donning the device in a San Francisco bar. More concerning though is the possibility that the device […]
Security Blogger Awards and Meetup 2014
As you may know Infosec Europe is on from the 29th of April to the 1st of May. There will be plenty of events and parties taking place around the show. But if you are a blogger in the information security arena then you should drop by to the Security Blogger Network‘s Security Blogger Meetup. […]
One Fifth Of All Malware Ever Created Appeared In 2013
The first self-replicating program, Creeper, was created back in 1971 and was the forerunner of millions of strains of malware that were to appear in the years ahead. You may be forgiven for thinking that viruses, worms, Trojans, et al then came into being at a steady rate in the next 43 years as that […]
Thinking Beyond The Password When Protecting Your Online Accounts
As time goes by it is a near certainty that you will find yourself signing up for more and more websites and associated web-based services. Each of these will want varying amounts of data from you but, as a minimum, they’ll require a username and password. There isn’t anything suspicious about that – its just […]
Target Data Breach Could Have Been Averted If Alerts Had Been Acted Upon
The data breach at Target in November could have been averted, or at least mitigated, if the alerts produced by the retailer’s $1.6m security system hadn’t been initially dismissed. The breach, the sixth largest in history, saw the loss of 40 million payment card details in addition to 70 million other personal records which has […]
Two Thirds Of The UK's Top e-Commerce Sites Allow Weak Passwords
A new report from Dashlane, known for its password manager software, highlights the password security at many of the UK’s leading e-commerce websites and it doesn’t make pretty reading. The study revealed several concerns, the worst of which is the fact that 66% of the websites examined allowed the weakest of the weak passwords, such […]