A senior wireless security researcher at AirTight Networks has uncovered a hack for encrypted wireless networks that does not require an encryption key, one the vendor calls a documented yet little know vulnerability for WPA2. 26 July 2010
Intel's Anti-Theft (AT) technology – which allows companies to give a remote command to a laptop PC to disable access to the computer's operating system or, where appropriate, disable the encryption key system – is reportedly being tested by a number of companies around the world. 29 June 2010
After fielding complaints from school-based users, Google has decided to move its beta encrypted search page to another host name. 29 June 2010
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has teamed up with the Tor Project in offering a Firefox browser plug-in that encrypts communication between users and several major websites. 22 June 2010
Massachusetts-based managed file transfer (MFT) provider Ipswitch has acquired MessageWay Solutions in a bid to expand its offerings into high-value, sensitive file transfer services. 16 June 2010
A recent report from the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General reveals that beneficiaries’ personal has been put at risk through its new flexible workplace policy. The IG asserted that lax adherence to the agency’s employee compliance standards is to blame. 16 June 2010
Recently publicized new features for Hotmail aim to increase security for the Microsoft webmail service. 24 May 2010
An encrypted beta search service was unveiled by Google late last week. The new search site uses SSL encryption when connecting to Google from users’ internet browsers. 24 May 2010
Oracle has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire database security firm Secerno. 21 May 2010
Earlier this week a San Diego jury convicted a Chinese national for attempting to smuggle communications equipment out of the country, including encryption devices used by the US military and NATO. 14 May 2010
Fresh from releasing a range of encrypted drive kits at last week's Infosecurity Europe show, Origin Storage says that the steady stream of advances in brute force decryption techniques – which started when Russia's Elcomsoft released the first versions of its Password Recovery suite of 'utilities' around 18 months ago – means that laptop users must now raise their game when it comes to encryption. 07 May 2010
In what must surely mark the end of an era for encryption technology, Symantec is buying PGP Corporation for $300 million. 03 May 2010
Symantec, now the largest vendor in the security software marketplace, has agreed to buy PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies for $370 million in cash, and in the process gaining access to technology for protecting e-mails and data. 30 April 2010
A newly released global survey by the Ponemon Institute shows that, among five of the largest industrialized nations, data breaches affecting US organizations are the costliest both in terms of cost per compromised record and the overall price tag per incident. 28 April 2010
Infosecurity rounds up the week's security news. 16 March 2010
Researchers claim to have broken 1024-bit RSA encryption in the OpenSSL cryptography library, although the hardware-focused attack is difficult to carry out and involves disrupting power supplies. 16 March 2010
IdentityFinder, the identity theft prevention company, are set to offer protection for social networking sites later this year. 10 March 2010
Infosecurity US rounds up the significant events from the last week. 08 March 2010
M86 Security has taken the wraps off a one-stop integrated security appliance that combines its threat analysis technology with a drill-down dashboard interface. At the same time the company has extended its web gateway technology into the cloud computing environment. 02 March 2010
According to a survey of qualified security assessors (QSA), the optimum methodology for end-to-end security protection is encryption. 02 March 2010
PGP has released a new version of its Key Management Server designed to pull together disparate key management systems for enterprise customers. 22 February 2010
Moscow-based password cracking software company ElcomSoft has released a password breaker for iPhone backups. 05 February 2010
Infosecurity US magazine is excited to announce the 2010 virtual conference on endpoint security, to be held on February 25, 2010. This one-day event brings a series of topical keynote sessions direct to your computer, giving you the flexibility to learn about the latest information security trends and challenges from wherever you are in the world. 26 January 2010
Infosecurity rounds up the security news from the past week. 17 January 2010
The state of Connecticut is suing health insurer Health Net, following a data breach that saw 446 000 Connecticut residents’ records compromised, it said yesterday. 14 January 2010
Vendors of encrypted USB drives are recalling their NIST-certified products and issuing security updates after a fundamental flaw was found in the way that information is accessed. The flaw enables attackers to access encrypted data without trying to tackle the AES256 encryption algorithm used by the drives. 06 January 2010
Infosecurity rounds up the information security news from the holiday season. 03 January 2010
A huge 81% of organizations that are subject to the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) were found to be non-compliant prior to a data breach, according to a new study. 10 December 2009
Malware has rebounded to become the biggest cause of data loss in organizations, according to a report from the Computer Security Institute (CSI). Malware infections far exceed the next most common cause - laptop and mobile hardware theft - said the 2009 CSI Computer Crime and Security Survey. 04 December 2009
Boulder, Colorado-based web security firm Webroot has expanded its range of cloud based security services with a software as a service (Saas) based email archiving offering. 02 December 2009
Medical insurance firm Health Net is under investigation by at least two Attorney Generals, following a data loss that has exposed up to 1.5 million customer records 23 November 2009
Things appear to be moving ahead for DNSSEC, the encrypted domain technology designed to protect the domain name system from spoofing and other hacks. Nominum, which supplies DNS systems, announced new capabilities in its products designed to eliminate barriers to DNSSEC deployment. 19 November 2009
Only half of the federal government's agencies feel that they have an adequate security budget, according to a report released this week. And yet, cybersecurity incidents are on the rise. 12 November 2009
US$4000 lost in Facebook scam; Michigan's airport website closed due to malware; the first Windows 7 security patches appear; and more. We report on the IT security news... 19 October 2009
In a session titled ‘Enhancing payment security in 2010’, Robert O. Carr, Chairman and CEO or Heartland Payment Systems - the subject of potentially the world’s biggest data security breach earlier this year - declared that the model used by quality security assessors (QSA) is “broken”. 14 October 2009
An informative webinar - in which BigFix, Trend Micro and one of their joint customers in the healthcare sector looked at some of the problems in the mobile workforce and allied IT security sectors - was a great success this Thursday. 18 September 2009
Breaches, threats, protections and security directions - we summarise what's been happening in the world of information security over the past week. 15 September 2009
This week promises to be an exciting one for Infosecurity and its readers as, while President Obama is reportedly close to appointing a Frank Kramer, former assistant defense secretary under President Bill Clinton, as his new cybersecurity chief, we will be hosting a topical IT security webinar looking at how to protect your critical data on a budget. 14 September 2009
In this week’s information security news: Marshal8e6 rebrands as M86 Security; Australian federal police mock hackers - and are hacked in return; Raytheon releases industry's fastest cross-domain sharing solution; and more... 07 September 2009
As the recession continues to chew into budgets, and cybercriminals see increased opportunity for looting, CISOs need to ensure that their information security defences remain strong but affordable. Find out more for free! 07 September 2009
In this week’s information security news: Microsoft patch exploited by hackers; Office 2010 sandbox security welcomed by security industry; hackers get their revenge on police; and more… 24 August 2009
In this week's information security briefs: ISPs team up in bid to tackle botnet problem; Former superhacker Kevin Mitnick dumped by ISP; US cyber-security tsar steps down; US military worried over Twitter security and more... 10 August 2009
Programmers with the Mozilla Foundation have moved rapidly to patch one of the two SSL security flaws in web browsers, such as Firefox, identified by researchers at the Black Hat security briefings in Las Vegas late last week. 05 August 2009
The programme for Infosecurity Magazine’s Virtual Conference on Information Security 2009 is now available with an exciting line-up of speakers from the IT security industry. 03 August 2009
Researchers at the Black Hat security briefings in Las Vegas this week revealed a number of flaws that affect the secure sockets layer (SSL) system for secure internet web browsing. 31 July 2009
Information security: Fox News, Eugene Kaspersky reveals all, Marshal8e6's new hosted email service and more... 27 July 2009
California's TriCipher has announced plans to unveil its myOneLogin authentication and identification technology on day three of the Cloud SSO event in San Diego on July 29th. 23 July 2009
A report just published by Ben Chai - a director with Incoming Thought Limited and editor of the SecurityVibes portal - claims to show that a security flaw in the secure sockets layer (SSL) internet protocol has been used by criminals to circumvent supposed secure e-commerce website. 13 July 2009
Quocirca, the business and IT research analysis company, has released a report looking at how encryption can add value to an organisation. 06 July 2009
Danny Bradbury explores some of the more interesting stories in the security field from the last week. 30 June 2009
Vision Solution’s explores the data protection, recovery and optimization technologies and strategies for running AIX and IBM i (i5/OS) environments in its white paper State of Resilience & Optimization on IBM Power Systems. 16 June 2009
LockLizard explores the pitfalls of PDF security in its white paper 10 Things You Really Wished You Had Known About PDF Security. 09 June 2009
Heartland Payment Systems has revealed that it lost US$12.6m as a result of its 2008 data breach, in the same week that it finally regained official Payment Card Industry Data Security standard (PCI DSS) compliance. 08 May 2009
The guys on the Blackberry stand at the Infosecurity Europe show weren't willing to talk specifically about it, but it looks like the White House has taken delivery of a custom Blackberry smartphone for President Obama. 28 April 2009
Last week, Infosecurity Magazine was at the RSA show in San Francisco. A variety of vendors launched new products. 27 April 2009
Powerpoint, Porn and Twitter 14 April 2009
Infosecurity magazine are now on Twitter. Please ‘follow’ us to receive our latest news, views and industry comments. 08 April 2009
Researchers put the final nail in the coffin of the MD5 encryption algorithm this week after using 200 PS3 consoles to fake a real-world SSL certificate. 07 January 2009
A newly-discovered vulnerability in a common wireless network encryption standard is a timely warning to business to upgrade to the latest encryption version, say security experts. 05 December 2008
Seagate Technology has debuted a new breed of self-encrypting hard drives for mission-critical servers and storage arrays. 16 April 2008
US lawmakers are asking why a stolen laptop, which had medical test results for 2,500 patients in a National Institute of Health study, was not encrypted. 26 March 2008
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