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Just a few hours after Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the US, malicious emails are being sent offering a video with his advisors. Managing firewall rule sets and policies is a complex and messy business. Simply following a few best practices can go a long way to simplify your life, cut costs, and improve security. The amount of malware is increasing, and vulnerabilities are more likely to be found in applications than operating systems, according to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. Any IT chief worth their salt knows how to combat data theft, so why is it still so common, asks Ian Schenkel. Secerno has warned banks to take tighter control over customer data. Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year’s RSA Conference Europe. Criminals are increasingly deploying aggressive anti-forensics technology to ensure that prosecution is impossible, according to experts. Banks falling behind fraudsters. Hackers are looking to trick people into infecting their PCs by emailing them fake airline tickets and boarding passes. Embedded anti-malware scanner designed to curb data losses. Phishers are adopting a 'back to basics' approach with attacks. McAfee and CommVault have announced a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated data and security management solution He flew in and out in a flash but Eugene Kaspersky managed to paint a bleak future for the whitehats of the security industry during his Sydney visit this week. Security researchers at Georgia Tech have determined that mobile phones are vulnerable to hacking attacks. The old stock market mantra -- buy low, sell high -- could prove especially useful if you call your broker on Patch Tuesday. A fake email making the rounds seemingly comes from Microsoft, but actually contains a trojan. Cloud computing has all the hallmarks of becoming a prevalent and valuable innovation that IT professionals should use to their advantage. Symantec has announced plans to acquire MessageLabs for nearly US$700m in cash. The scale of electronic crime is incalculable because of inadequacies in the reporting system, according to the European Union's IT security unit. Common employee behaviour may result in data loss or leakage of a company's intellectual property, a new study concludes.