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Car, motorbike, electronics shoppers at most risk of Escrow fraud, according to Bitdefender analysis

The number and scale of escrow scams are expected to grow in June, according to Bitdefender®, the award-winning provider of innovative antivirus solutions. Bitdefender’s analysis of the last 10 months shows fraudsters put more energy into creating fake escrow websites at the beginning of summer. More than 16.8 per cent of the escrow scams registered [...]

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91% of people trust business to keep data safe despite rise in breaches

Research reveals people take care to protect data but forget to get basics right Research conducted by Varonis, the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software, has found that the vast majority of people expect businesses to protect their data – despite the high number of security breaches reported. The study found that while most [...]

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Whats on at Infosecurity Europe 2013

Tuesday 23rd April Opening Keynote: The UK Cyber Security Strategy: Opportunities and challenges for the Cyber Security Sector 10:00 – 10:25 Chloe Smith, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, Cabinet Office will give the opening keynote on UK Cyber Security Strategy and the opportunities and challenges for the Cyber Security Sector. Panel discussion: Risk: Fostering [...]

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PURE 3.0 launched by Kaspersky Lab

Consumers are leaving themselves open to online fraud, when banking and shopping online. According to research from YouGov on behalf of Kaspersky Lab, less than half (43 per cent) of consumers have insurance to cover their debit or credit cards from illegitimate withdrawals and purchases. The research also reveals that 38 per cent of consumers [...]

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StormCore to be Unveiled at Retail Expo by RandomStorm

Earl’s Court, London, [Booth 856]: network security and compliance management company, RandomStorm, will exhibit its range of specialist  products and services developed to help merchants and payment service providers to ensure that their networks are compliant with the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS v2.0). RandomStorm offers a suite of integrated security [...]

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Frost & Sullivan: Demand for ICT Solutions in European Banking Sector to Remain Steady despite Downturn

The overall value of investments in information and communication technology (ICT) from the European banking sector is expected to remain almost unchanged over the next five years. Nevertheless, banks in Europe are likely to allocate more resources for IT services and software systems to enhance operational efficiency and customer-centric processes. New analysis from Frost & [...]

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Cyber attacks can cost every enterprise $398m reveals Ponemon research

Ponemon Institute and Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions, recently announced the 2013 Annual Cost of Failed Trust Report: Threats and Attacks. This new annual report provides the first extensive examination of how failure to control trust in the face of new and evolving security threats [...]

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“Cyber-Ark DNA” Launched by Cyber-Ark to Easily Scan and Identify Organisations’ Most Vulnerable Access Points – Privileged Accounts

Cyber-Ark Software recently confirmed the introduction of its Discovery and Audit solution to help organisations easily identify security risks byscanning and analysing privileged accounts across their networks. Cyber-Ark DNA is a light-weight, standalone tool that exposes the magnitude of a privileged account security problem allowing organisations to develop a more complete understanding of the risk privileged [...]

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