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Weak passwords leave British open to cybercrime
Our tendency to use easy to remember passwords is making the job easy for identity thieves.
British retailers can learn lessons from US identity hack
A senior US security executive has said retailers should not simply ‘plug holes’ from previous incidents, but instead get ahead of the problem.
Symantec VeriSign acquisition finalised
Symantec's acquisition of VeriSign's identity and authentication business has officially gone through.
Analysis: The biggest identity fraud in history
IT PRO looks at how millions of credit and debit card numbers were stolen from US and UK retailers, and examines how taking this case to court...
The largest credit card data breach ever?
Malicious software in the network of US payment processor Heartland leads to data on 100 million transactions being compromised.
Cybercrime could be as bad as the credit crisis
Top crime experts around the world agree that the threat of cybercrime is only going to get worse.
Analysis: The rise (and fall) of Chip and PIN
IT PRO traces the history of Chip and PIN in the UK and how criminals have began to target its weaknesses to commit fraud.
London cabs are ID theft havens
BCS launches black cab campaign to alert Londoners to the issue of data loss
Radisson hotel guests warned over US credit card hack
Another day, another identity theft - this time for a major hotel chain.
TJX hacker pleads guilty to massive identity theft
Albert Gonzalez is accused of stealing 40 million credit and debit card numbers.
Facebook and Google track user activity on NHS website
Online identity experts slam the NHS for allowing Facebook and Google to track user activities on its website.
Design Council competition looks for secure mobiles
The Design Council has launched a competition to design ways to secure mobile phones against fraud and theft.
Data losses up over last year
New survey shows the losses from data theft are mounting fast, up nearly a third on last year
Cotton Traders web site hack loses thousands of credit card details
The data theft from the British clothing retailer Cotton Traders has yet again raised questions about security and data policy.
Anonymous claims Apple login theft
Anonymous claims to have taken Apple users' passwords and logins, whilst a loosely affiliated group takes control of a Fox News Twitter feed.
Criminals disrupt BT broadband services in Kent
An attempted theft of copper wire has left some BT customers in Kent without broadband services.
Data theft tops downtime in web security survey
The threat of data-stealing malware has overtaken systems downtime due to cyber attacks as the top global web security concern.
Cyberoam CR1500i review
Cyberoam’s latest UTM appliance brings its unique identity based security to bear on the enterprise. In this exclusive review we find out if the...
Bleak job market creating data thieves, says Visa chief
Visa chief risk officer says that the recession is creating more identity criminals - but has little sympathy for businesses who don’t follow...
Brits ignore mobile security basics
Research has found too many of us are leaving not only ourselves, but our employers, open to data theft, due to a lack of mobile phone data security.
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