Three years after its founding, the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI) is starting to bear fruit with the launch of version 1.0 of its framework designed to allow tech vendors to more easily share data on software vulnerabilities.
John E. Dunn | 21 May | Read more
Four out of the five vendors shown last month by testing company NSS Labs to suffer a security flaw in their high-end firewalls have since patched their products, including two companies that disputed the issue at the time.
John E. Dunn | 10 May | Read more
The WebGL graphics technology turned on by default in Firefox and Chrome poses a serious security risk and IT managers should consider disabling it, a security consultancy has recommended.
John E. Dunn | 10 May | Read more
The truism that spam mostly consists of inducements to buy products such as Viagra turns out to spot on, a security company has found.
John E. Dunn | 15 Jul | Read more
A researcher has found a convincing way to hack the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol used to secure logins to a range of websites, including e-commerce and banking sites.
John E. Dunn | 23 Feb | Read more
Maksym Yastremskiy, the Ukrainian accused of being a key figure in the infamous TJX Maxx Wi-Fi hack of 2005, has been sentenced to 30-years in prison by a Turkish court.
John E. Dunn | 09 Jan | Read more
TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported.
John E. Dunn | 02 Dec | Read more
The hugely promising security technology of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) has moved an important step closer to commercialization with the announcement by UK-based researchers that they can now shift encryption keys around at speeds of 1Mbps.
John E. Dunn | 09 Oct | Read more
The US CAN-SPAM law has chewed another alleged spam outfit, this time handing out a world record fine of US$234 million to two individuals.
John E. Dunn | 15 May | Read more
Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks.
John E. Dunn | 17 Apr | Read more
A U.K. insurance house has been slapped with a record fine by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) watchdog for incompetent customer account security.
John E. Dunn | 18 Dec | Read more
Many big-brand security products fail to spot commonly-circulating malware, testing outfit has Virus Bulletin found in its latest tests.
John E. Dunn | 06 Dec | Read more
A lack of security experts is damaging the ability of companies to meet new compliance laws, according to the London School of Economics (LSE).
John E. Dunn | 18 Dec | Read more
A consumer magazine has been condemned for possibly adding to the virus problem by creating a series of "test" viruses just to review antivirus scanners.
John E. Dunn | 17 Aug | Read more
Scientists have reported an important speed breakthrough which brings closer the day when quantum encryption becomes a usable part of communications security.
John E. Dunn | 20 Apr | Read more