As awareness of the security risks around corporate mobile devices grow, the number of Canadian companies employing mobile device management (MDM) tools has jumped. However, a recent survey indicates that the leading violators of mobile security policies are company executives. In an online survey of 500 information security professionals from all industry sectors across Canada, …
Qakbot virus risks creating powerful botnet
The latest version of Qakbot has spread amongst corporate computers, leading security firm Symantec to issue a warning that companies need to beware of the bot’s worm-like propagation. Between early April and early May, Symantec researchers saw the number of Qakbot-infected computers jump to more than 200,000, much higher than average, according to a report …
Ground Labs to Present at Visa Security Summit 2011 in Jakarta on Cardholder Data Discovery for Merchant PCI Compliance
SYDNEY, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Ground Labs, the renowned developer of the leading cardholder data discovery tools Card Recon and Enterprise Recon, has confirmed its sponsorship of the Visa Security Summit 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. As part of its corporate sponsorship, Stephen Cavey, Director of Corporate Development for Ground Labs, will speak in a …
Can Macs beat PCs in the corporate world?
New York – Apple computers are making big gains with business customers, helped by a “halo effect” from the tech leader’s ubiquitous iPhones and iPads The iPad and iPhone may get all the buzz, but Apple’s recent success has extended to another item: the Mac. Sales of Apple computers have grown faster than sales of …
Most corporate network devices carry known security vulnerability
Organisations worldwide are not keeping up with new security threats, according to a new research report by the global specialist IT services and solutions provider Dimension Data. Findings of the report ‘The Network Barometer Report 2011′ indicate that more than 73 per cent of corporate network devices analysed by Dimension Data during 2010 were carrying …
Corporate spying in India: The tools they use
Hacking Hacking is one of the most favourite tools of anyone trying to gain access to secret information. There are three types of hacking: Remote, systems and physical. Remote hacking is when an attacker enters the network remotely and without any special privileges. After securing access to administrative or higher level, the hacker steals …
Facebook, Twitter need corporate security policies
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter open threats to sensitive corporate data that businesses need to deal with aggressively, Interop attendees were told. “Social networks are a security game changer,” says Ben Rothke, a security consultant with BT Professional Services during a security session at the conference. Data leak prevention gear and traditional network …
Corporate security threats come from customers and business partners
While a company can do everything possible for its own network security, in the age of e-commerce and online banking that’s not enough. Increasingly, IT managers have to ask, Is the guy we do business with the loose wire in security (http://www NULL.networkworld NULL.com/community/blog/securing-system-forest-or-trees)? The answer may be “yes” because the customer, client and trading …
The Growing Crisis Of Confidence In Computer Security
Written By David Lowenstein and Risu Na Despite being a $40 billion a year global industry, cyber security is facing a crisis of confidence. The escalation of the “Hack Du Jour” from simple identity theft, large scale data breaches, corporate and government espionage and Wikileaks’ scandalous exposure of the insider theft problem, all serve as …
Phishing Emerges As Major Corporate Security Threat
Computerworld (http://www NULL.computerworld NULL.com) — The successful use of phishing emails to breach secure organizations like Oak Ridge National Laboratory (http://www NULL.computerworld NULL.com/s/article/9215962/Oak_Ridge_National_Lab_shuts_down_Internet_email_after_cyberattack) and RSA are stark reminders of the serious threat posed by what some experts have dismissed as as a low-tech method of attack. Oak Ridge, a U.S. Department of Energy-run research lab, …
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