Sunday | 5 July, 2009
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Stories by: Ellen Messmer

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    Security on a stick guards British diplomatic business 11/06/2009 06:05:00

    When it comes to security, the British government's Consulate-General in New York, part of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission for business and visa-related activities, is taking no chances on spies or other intruders sneaking onto its network.
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    Insider theft at New York Police Dept. impacts 80,000 cops 06/03/2009 08:04:00

    The New York Police Department (NYPD) is telling thousands of police officers that their personal information may be compromised due to a suspected data theft done by an insider in the police pension fund, according to reports in New York's daily newspapers Thursday.
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    Survey: 59 percent of fired workers steal data on way out 24/02/2009 08:24:00

    A survey of 945 individuals who were laid off, fired or quit their jobs in the past 12 months shows that 59 percent admitted to stealing company data and 67 percent used their former company's confidential information to leverage a new job.
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    Symantec to release Endpoint Virtualization Suite in winter 19/02/2009 09:09:00

    Symantec Tuesday unveiled Endpoint Virtualization Suite, its set of server-based tools for controlling and delivering laptop and desktop application environments through flexible online provisioning.
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    McAfee touts integrated compliance suite 11/02/2009 09:06:00

    McAfee has taken steps to integrate its vulnerability assessment and policy management products in a single suite to make it easier for enterprises to stay on top of compliance initiatives.
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    CISOs at financial firms worry about insider threats: survey 05/02/2009 08:52:00

    A survey of 250 chief information security officers involved in the financial-services world shows that while they have increasing responsibility for IT strategy and planning, they harbor growing concerns about internal security and management support amid the sharp economic downturn.
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    Likely insider hack taunts company executives 20/01/2009 09:41:00

    At the same time the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) was making a 10% employee layoff Thursday, the association's CEO e-mail was hacked and a hoax lay-off memo sent out that disparaged the organization as sexist and filled with overpaid "good 'ol boys."
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    Security vendors leaving old-school malware detection behind 15/12/2008 08:28:00

    Step 1: Identify a computer virus specimen. Step 2: Create a "signature" to detect and eradicate the virus, and push the signature file out to a computer. Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 again and again for new viruses and their variants.
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    Ineffective law enforcement, bad economy fueling cybercrime 10/12/2008 08:28:00

    Cybercriminals operating worldwide are benefitting from ineffective law enforcement and a growing economic recession that could make jittery people more susceptible to cybercrime scams.
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    Symantec takes cybercrime snapshot with new report 25/11/2008 07:31:00

    The criminal market online for buying and selling stolen credit cards, pirated software and information about financial accounts is thriving, according to a report published Monday by Symantec.
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    Cybersecurity is focus of new start-up incubator 20/11/2008 07:19:00

    The University of Texas at San Antonio Tuesday announced a technology incubator aimed at fostering IT security-based start-ups within the state.
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