Tagged: Breaches
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Twitter tests two-factor authentication, AP accounts suspended following hack News
24.04.2013 Yesterday, a fake tweet claiming there had been explosions in the White House and that US President Barack Obama had been injured was sent from the Associated Press (AP) Twitter... -
Building Trust: Information Security in a Borderless World Reports
12.07.2011 Today’s information security threats aren’t only on the outside. They are on the inside, too. It’s time to rethink how organizations can keep their most valuable assets safe.Categories: Security, Risk Management, Mobility, IT Management, Internet, Enterprise, Data Management, CIO -
Adobe shuts Connectusers.com forum as it probes security breach News
15.11.2012 Software maker Adobe has pulled its Connectusers.com forum database offline as it investigates a security breach that exposed password information about users of its... -
Three in 10 Irish firms allow staff to use their own devices in work News
03.07.2012 The bring your own device (BYOD) to work trend is gathering speed in Ireland, with new figures showing more than one in three large Irish organisations have procedures to... -
Irish breaches cost €41,875 per incident - cybercrime survey News
03.07.2012 Almost one-third of Irish organisations experienced between one and five large security breaches last year at an average cost of €41,875, but only 60pc say they’re partially... -
Financial services firms reveal weak information risk strategies - survey News
20.06.2012 Despite handling personal details of millions of customers, 41pc of financial services companies across Europe have no plans in place to check the effectiveness of their... -
SMBs face great security risk from online file sharing - survey News
20.06.2012 The more online sharing becomes a common business practice the more small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are at risk of malware or a security breach, Symantec Corp’s 2011... -
LinkedIn passwords lifted - an analysis (infographic) News
13.06.2012 While business social network LinkedIn is reporting there have been no compromised LinkedIn accounts as a result of the theft of passwords on 6 June, a new infographic examines... -
The death of privacy News
24.05.2012 A better understanding of privacy is required at all levels of society, writes John Kennedy. He warns that 21st-century technology will stretch the limits and our notions of... -
Anonymous attack reveals US, UK and Nato email passwords News
09.01.2012 A hacker attack believed to have been orchestrated by Anonymous has seen thousands of US and British email addresses and passwords belonging to politicians, defence department... -
HP unveils new suite of security services News
15.09.2011 HP has taken the wraps off an extensive range of security services and technologies to protect businesses from threats in areas ranging from mobility to cloud computing and... -
Businesses urged to beef up data security ahead of EU law change News
13.08.2011 Businesses need to prepare for new proposals in EU data protection regulation which look set to widen the scope of the law while bringing in mandatory reporting of data breaches. -
Biggest hacking campaign ever discovered – Operation Shady RAT News
03.08.2011 The biggest hacking campaign ever has been uncovered, which breached computer networks of 72 organisations worldwide, including governments, the UN and defence contractors. -
Toshiba web server hacked News
18.07.2011 Personal information, including the passwords and email addresses of hundreds of customers, has been compromised following the hacking of one of Toshiba Corporation's US-based... -
Disgruntled PayPal customer breaks into UK Twitter account News
06.07.2011 An angry customer broke into PayPal’s UK Twitter account last night, who used it to tweet complaints about the money service.