UK fraud losses rise to £73 billion

The recent release of the Government’s Annual Fraud Indicator for 2012 clearly showed the scale of the challenge facing today’s security professionals, with losses to the UK economy

Malware reality check for Mac users

The notion that Apple products are largely free from to malware has been debunked by the recent problems caused by the Flashback Trojan. The growing popularity of Apple’s Mac platform was

New malware threat to cloud-based payroll service providers

A new strain of the Zeus banking Trojan has been identified, and this time its target is cloud-based billing service providers and payroll solutions providers. Researchers have discovered a new variant of the data-stealing malware

New COBIT framework simplifies governance challenges

ISACA has announced the release of COBIT 5, the latest version of its business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. It is claimed that this latest update

BlackBerry 7 named most secure mobile OS

Some long overdue good news for RIM as a new survey claims its Blackberry 7 operating system is the most secure in the mobile industry. This comes at the same time as PwC report that inadequate security on mobile phones and tablets is exposing UK businesses to massive risk.

Attackers adapt to security improvements

A new report claims that whilst there have been many positive improvements in IT security, attackers have continued to adapt their methods in response to these. The IBM X-Force 2011 Trend and Risk Report

Hacks & attacks around the globe

This month’s regular round-up of the latest hacks and malicious attacks around the world focuses upon a major loss of cardholder details in the US, a massive health-related data breach and a wave of attacks on UK government websites.

InfoSecurity Europe 2012

Bridgeway Security Solutions are visiting InfoSecurity Europe 2012. Infosecurity Europe is a showcase for exhibitors demonstrating new and emerging technologies and offering practical and professional expertise.