XP procrastinators face major deadline
June 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
June 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Hacker says he’s got a rootkit for ATMs
May 11, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, adoption, cybercrime, online banking
The banking industry just can’t get a break. First, their big rainmaker – the subprime mortgage — came under attack, and now their automated teller machines are in the line of fire. What’s a money changer to do?
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Tags: ATM, Barnaby Jack, Black Hat, researcher, security
IT staff cuts can impact security
April 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, cybercrime
Some new research shows that cutting corners in IT could be more shortsighted than company accountants may have figured.
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Tags: IT, security, staff cuts, survey, Symantec
Massive botnet affects 75,000 computers
February 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cybercrime, e-commerce, malware
A massive botnet has been discovered by security researchers in Virginia who say the infestation is attacking computers at companies and governments around the world.
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Tags: attack, botnet, infected, NetWitness, researchers, security
Cybertheft victim gets sued by bank
February 1, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Compliance, Special Report, cybercrime, e-commerce, online banking
Now here’s what I call customer service gone wild: A Texas bank has decided to sue one of its commercial customers that was robbed by a gang of international cyberthieves.
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Tags: cybertheives, Hillary Machinery Inc., lawsuit, PlainsCapital Bank, security, Texas
Experts: Hackers now evading IT’s toughest security tactics
January 18, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Information security, Special Report, Web 2.0, Web sites, cybercrime, e-commerce, malware, online banking
Hackers are getting past some of the toughest tactics used in online banking security, say the analysts at Gartner.
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Tags: Gartner, malware, online banking, security, threats
Dumpster diving for data
October 15, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views
iPhone: Get ready for mobile domination
October 6, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Travel and entertainment, cell phone, cybercrime, e-mail, file-sharing, mobile technology, smartphones, social networking, telecommuting
The smartphone market is the tech hotbed of activity these days, but no new entry into the market’s made anything close to the iPhone’s impact over the past couple of years. In fact, the folks over at eWeek are warning IT pros to prepare for the unit’s ultimate domination.
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Tags: applications, carrier, eWeek, iphone, security, smartphone
One successful government IT project at a time
September 22, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Project management
Sure, there are plenty of government programs that are inefficient, tangled in red-tape and just plain lousy. So when one actually works, we should all take notice. One program that seems to be doing its job:
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Ethical dilemma: Should stolen info be published?
July 16, 2009 by Amy Mullen
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, Web 2.0, Web sites, social networking
Should bloggers publish stolen confidential information?
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Tags: Add new tag, blogging, ethics, security, Web
