Metro Bank targets online security
The UK's newest retail bank, Metro Bank, is set to use Trusteer's Rapport browser plug-in to secure customer access to its online banking portal.
Stories by John E Dunn
SSD firmware destroys digital evidence, researchers find
A technology built into many new solid state drives (SSDs) to improve their storage efficiency could inadvertently be making forensic analysis at a later date by police forces and intelligence agencies almost impossible to carry out to legally safe standards, researchers have discovered.
SSD drives difficult to wipe securely, researchers find
Current methods for securely wiping data from magnetic hard disks simply aren't reliable enough to use on solid state drives (SSDs), a detailed study by engineers at the University of California has found.
Vendor launches open source web firewall
Today's web application firewalls are not up to the challenge of securing cloud systems according to security company Qualys, which has set out its alternative vision based on building a new generation using open source development.
Hotmail users get 'aliases' to battle spam
Hotmail has stolen a rare lead on Googles Gmail with a new security feature that lets webmail users create temporary email addresses which can later be discarded.
DDoS attacks made worse by firewalls, report finds
The rising tide of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) is being made much worse by a tendency to mis-deploy firewalls and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) in front of servers, a report by Arbor Networks has found.
Analysis: Mobile phone hacking - can you stop it?
Royal phones hacked, the former prime minister demands a police investigation of possible snooping on his mobile messages, the current prime minister's director of communications resigns, Rupert Murdoch flies in to London for a crisis meeting, and that is just the start.
Trend Micro announces Android SMS blocking app
Trend Micro has released a security app new security app for Android.
Internet hit by wave of fake PC 'defrag' tools
A spate of scareware apps that trick users into buying useless hard disk repair tools appears to be part of a concerted campaign to push fake 'defrag' software, a security company has said.
Manchester teen arrested for selling Call of Duty DDoS tool
A teenager in Manchester has been arrested after being caught selling a 'booting tool' used to attack and kick players of the hugely popular Call of Duty online game.
Kaspersky warns of return of GpCode Trojan
Windows users have been warned about the sudden return of one of the internet's most lethal families of malware, which encrypts data files on a victim's PC before demanding a ransom for the unlock key.
Most company laptops still not encrypted
Deep into the age of data loss anxiety, most business laptops are still not secured using technologies such as encryption, a small but perhaps telling survey has revealed.
Most UK company laptops still not encrypted
Deep into the age of data loss anxiety, most business laptops are still not secured using technologies such as encryption, a small but perhaps telling survey has revealed.
Botnet spammer gets 18 months in prison
The Scottish botnet spammer found guilty last month for orchestrating a malicious Trojan campaign in 2006 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Microsoft antivirus creating security 'monoculture', rivals say
Microsoft should start offering Windows users free antivirus software from a range of companies and not just promote its own Security Essentials product, a rival has said.