Cloned Oyster Cards To Follow After Hack Security Details Are Published

An injunction by NXP Semiconductors failed to prevent the publication on Monday of a report by Professor Bart Jacobs of the Radboud University in Holland about a security vulnerability of the widely used Mifare Classic RFID chip, which is at the core of London Underground's Oyster Card

TUE 07 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Apple's iPhone Still Has Two Serious Vulnearbilities Says Security Researcher

Aviv Raff is a (very) smart guy and when back in July, he informed Apple of two serious security flaws that affected the iPhone, he did the right thing, expecting the Cupertino company to act swiftly to close the vulnerabilities

MON 06 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Comment : Companies unaware of moles operating under their noses

In a podcast interview to be released today, Peter Wood Member of the ISACA Conference Committee and founder of First Base Technologies reveals the ease with which criminals are able to steal data and gives 3 critical steps organisations can take to block them

THU 02 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Popular Banking and Video Websites Open To Cross-Site Hacking

A team of security researchers from Princeton University have listed cross-site request forgeries (CSRF) threats on four prominent websites, including YouTube, MetaFilter, ING Direct and the New York Times

WED 01 OCT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Comment : Sophos Launches WebAlert to Help Firms know if their Website is Infected

IT security and control firm Sophos announced the availability of a new service, Sophos WebAlert, providing website administrators with notification if their site is hosting malicious code with a video demonstrating how the service works in simple terms using children's toys

FRI 26 SEPT. 2008 |Featured in: News

Apple's iPhone Password Protection (Almost) Worthless, Broken In 10 Seconds

Version 2.0.2 of Apple's iPhone Firmware allows anybody to break into a given iPhone within a few seconds as long as they have physical access to the phone

WED 27 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

One in the eye for Apple as surfers urged to ditch Safari

It looks like Apple's failure to keep the security of its Safari Web browser up to date is coming home to roost, as Consumer Reports, the US equivalent of Which? magazine here in Britland, is advising punters to can the browser.

WED 06 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Twitter Attracts Trojan-Flogging Criminals

Any services that attract a fairly big audience is likely to attract criminals; so it is not surprising that Twitter is now getting some attention from online criminals

TUE 05 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Super Malware Asprox Takes UK By Storm, Targets Government Websites

The last few weeks have seen a resurgence in the number of attacks based on the Asprox malware and coming from East European countries, something that was highlighted by GSS back in May 2008

THU 24 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Dreaded Internet DNS Flaw Revealed Ahead Of Its Time

The much debated DNS flaw that had IT giants working overtime to create its patch, has been accidentally revealed online, creating an issue for those whose servers are yet to utilise the patch

THU 24 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News