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'Hacker resistant' password authentication

Fri, 10th Jun 2011
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In response to rising high-profile cyber breaches, a British firm unveils Pin+, a pattern-based system aiming to provide robust, hacker-resistant passwords.
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PSN restoration begins

Wed, 1st Jun 2011
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Sony’s PlayStation Network is on the road to recovery after hackers compromised it, causing a nearly month-long outage.
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Hacker vigilante hits the slammer

Wed, 1st Jun 2011
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48 year old Bruce Raisley, a computer hacker once involved with the NBC show To Catch a Predator was sentenced to two years in jail.
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Android market attacked – killswitch used

Fri, 1st Apr 2011
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Google swiftly removed malicious apps from Android Market using a killswitch after 'Droid Dream' attack, issuing a vital security update in March.
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Play.com admits security breach

Mon, 28th Mar 2011
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Play.com has confirmed a security breach, with customers receiving spam emails linked to an incident at its email provider.
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The perils of VoIP

Wed, 1st Dec 2010
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You may be confident that your computer system is secure from intruders, but have you ever thought about your phones?.
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I spy with my little eye

Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Be wary what information you are sharing with the world, as there are many opportunists with their eyes furtively fixed on you.
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French pranksters create Foreign Ministry hoax

Fri, 16th Jul 2010
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Hackers yesterday created a clone of the French Foreign Ministry website and made several outrageous announcements on behalf of the French government.
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The web ’s guardians gather

Thu, 1st Jul 2010
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Security experts will discuss the latest threats and solutions at OWASP New Zealand Day 2010, highlighting the ongoing challenges in web application security.
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HR departments targeted

Mon, 17th May 2010
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A Websense report reveals a surge in job search-related malware targeting HR departments, with over 230,000 samples detected in just four hours last week.
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Patch Tuesday due this week

Sun, 9th May 2010
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Microsoft will fix two vulnerabilities it considers<br />critical, when it issues its monthly Patch Tuesday update this week.
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Imperva adds 100 new customers

Thu, 15th Apr 2010
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Imperva has added nearly 100 new enterprise customers, driven by a 51% surge in Q1 2010 bookings, with ANZ markets seeing remarkable growth.
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Hackers likened to drug dealers

Thu, 1st Apr 2010
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Today’s cyber warriors are still focused on stopping bad guys at the gates and continue to lose the hacking war.
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[UPDATE] Google redirects, China retaliates

Tue, 23rd Mar 2010
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The decision by Google to move some of its Chinese search<br />services to Hong Kong may have kept its promise that searches on Google.
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Tech site hacked twice

Wed, 27th Jan 2010
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Popular technology news Web site TechCrunch has been hacked, proving that even sites staffed by techies are vulnerable.
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Safe and sound

Sun, 1st Nov 2009
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As mobile phones become more like computers, they also face an increase in security risks, says journalist Chris Leggett.
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Google Wave riders vulnerable, Imperva says

Tue, 13th Oct 2009
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Data security specialist company Imperva said that cybercriminals will be looking to exploit users of Google’s Wave technology, specifically Wave web searches.
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Hotmail blocks access to compromised accounts

Mon, 12th Oct 2009
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Hotmail has taken the step of blocking access to accounts compromised in the recent phishing attack which saw users' details posted online.
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Cybercrims ready to ride Google's Wave

Mon, 12th Oct 2009
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As Google’s Wave technology garners attention, cybercriminals are poised to exploit user interest, warns data security firm Imperva.
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Geo-location a first of its kind

Fri, 1st Aug 2008
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Secure Computing has launched the Secure Firewall solution, a pioneering geo-location based filter aimed at SMEs and SMBs to combat evolving email scams.