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People who send their CVs to online job sites may be putting themselves at risk of identity theft according to a fraud prevention experiment. New research finds firms acknowledge business benefits but fear securitybreaches. Industry experts have welcomed assurances from Microsoft that the firm has not provided law enforcement agencies with a 'back door' into its systems.. New Symantec research finds that half of UK consumers want stronger legislation The risk of compromising patient confidentiality is preventing healthcare institutions from implementing infrastructure solutions that could potentially streamline operations and improve productivity, claimed security vendor Proofpoint. Concerns about security and poor performance are still holding back wireless local area network (Lan) adoption for many UK firms, research reports. Lack of qualified IT staff seen as problem. A combination of the consolidating financial services space and fear over the stock market plunge has prompted malware writers to shift their tactics. A security expert is warning privacy officers to expect inevitable changes to their role during the next 18-24 months, when the federal Privacy Act reforms pass. Information security experts have given their overall thumbs-up to the ALRC’s mandatory data breach disclosure recommendations, but admit the course of action needs fine-tuning.
Google and LinkedIn criticised for not protecting individuals' data. The Indian Government has threatened a total shutdown of the country's BlackBerry services unless the device's manufacturer, RIM, agrees to users' emails being monitored.
The infamous Storm botnet has been linked to a new spam run recorded earlier this week. Heisenberg fan boys are shaking their heads this week to the tune of a pair of Swedish mathematicians who claim to have broken quantum cryptography. Most spam is sent to non-existent addresses, but that can still generate annoying messages for genuine users. Chip and PIN credit cards are hitting Australian shores. Negar Salek, demystifies the emerging secure payment technology and its potential benefits. A new study suggests that fears about security breaches are moving down IT managers' list of concerns.. The Qualys CEO firmly believes the internet has taken over from software -which is why Bill Gates is in trouble. Philippe Courtot, without any obvious irony, describes himself as a "child of the internet". Unusual for a chief executive but, as this interview progresses, it becomes clear that the 61-year-old sees himself as a most unusual CEO. He is referring to his time spent at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, where he witnessed the birth of the web under the aegis of Tim Berners-Lee.
What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight? Spammers are becoming more business savvy and are capitalising on news and seasonal trends in a more commercial way..