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Content Management System hack – Analysis and Example from Imperva

Reports yesterday suggested that the EC Council had been compromised by a hacker called “Godzilla”. Godzilla is known for breaching the Pakistani Government websites few months ago. The hacker claimed to have gained access to admin desk and accessed the course materials for CEHV8, CHFIV4, ECSS,ECSA_LPT4. Imperva’s Web Research Team Leader, Tal Be’ery looked into [...]

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SecureData – Cyber security apprenticeship scheme highlights security risks to businesses

Following the announcement yesterday, Thursday 16th of May, about how E-Skills UK has teamed up with organisations to launch cyber security apprenticeships, Etienne Greeff, managing director SecureData comments about the importance of these apprenticeships for UK businesses. “Cybercrime is a very serious issue and can cause UK businesses to lose thousands of pounds each day. The announcement [...]

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Unlicensed door supervisors found working illegally in Northern Ireland

Checks carried out by the Police Service Northern Ireland and Security Industry Authority investigators on Saturday11th of May, found five security personnel working illegally. The PSNI and SIA investigators carried out inspections at 19 venues, checking 80 security personnel in Lurgan, Newry and Portadown. The venues included pubs, bars and nightclubs. In Lurgan, warnings were [...]

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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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Turning the tide on catalytic converter theft

The crime deterrent power of SmartWater forensic marking is to be made openly available to the commercial vehicle sector for the first time, it has been revealed. A new High Temperature Marker developed by global risk management specialists, SmartWater Technology Ltd, will tackle head-on the growing problem of catalytic converter theft that blights fleets and [...]

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Eugene Kaspersky calls for closer collaboration between government and business to combat cyberthreats

Kaspersky Lab warns of the risks to critical infrastructure, manufacturing and communications if action is not taken now   Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, is urging greater collaboration between the UK government and the private sector to address the very real and potentially devastating threat of cyberwarfare and the consequent risks posed [...]

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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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Barix Integrates with Enghouse Interactive for Avaya CS 1000 IP Phone Systems

Conversion from analog to digital phone systems brings many benefits, from enabling voice communication on a common network to programming data applications.  The transition also has its share of challenges, such as leveraging analog devices within digital voice environments.  This includes enabling IP-based voice paging over existing analog speakers. IP audio and control specialist Barix [...]

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Tackling Kidnapping Hijack & Hostage Taking Conference – 22-23 May 2013

Crisis events such as kidnap for ransom, hostage taking and hijack continue to pose a threat to global commerce and industry, NGOs and other organisations or individuals who travel around the world. Pirate attacks on oil tankers and other ships cost the world economy billions of pounds a year. Likewise, multinational companies operating in high [...]

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