Security Expert Highlights ATM Vulnerabilities

High-tech bank robbers pulled off a heist from right under the noses of data security guards at the world's third largest bank. The robbers were so quick off the mark that they broke through Barclays' security while its top...

Microsoft Corporation has announced a new bipolar battery technology that will allow users to insert batteries into devices without worrying which way round they go. We cornered a senior engineer from Seagate during a late night...

A new type of malware is specifically targeting UK online banking customers, security experts have warned.The malicious software retrieves online baking information and credit details from unsuspecting customers, and uses them to...

There has been a lot of interest in converged security over the past few years and as the technology has advanced and matured, businesses are starting to show more interest in streamlining their security...

Consumer champion Which? has carried out an extensive assessment of the security systems deployed on the websites of some of the biggest banks in the UK and singled out two of them because of serious security flaws. Nationalised...

With the wide-scale adoption of smartphones within organisations, a staggering 94% of IT Security professionals believe that these devices pose more of a security risk to companies than mobile storage devices (88%) and laptops...

Evidence suggests that there is a growing army of IT professionals now specifying and sourcing physical security solutions. As a result, the traditional installers of these systems are struggling to familiarise themselves with a...

If you hold a credit card issued in the past 18 months, or use a touchless keycard to open doors at your office, or ride the subway with a reusable fare card, chances are good that you have used a card or ticket with a tiny...

F-Secure warns computer users of an upsurge in attacks against banking sites, targeting personal user data. These attacks use a new generation of malicious codes in a technique called "Man in the Browser". ...

Trend Micro announced a new total Web security service for PS3gaming console released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Trend Micro Web Security for PS3 is expected to be available on November 8, and will be free of charge until...

Now banks, pay-platforms and other businesses that operate online can ensure their clients are not infected with malware and prevent fraudulent transactionsPanda Security has launched Panda Security for Internet Transactions, an...

The biggest threats to the security of financial institutions' electronic systems are the mistakes that people make, according to a survey of banks' IT security published today.The survey by consultancy Deloitte has found that...

A panel of leading experts are warning that as financial institutions rush to comply with the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) 1st November deadline, security risks are in danger of being overlooked,...

ICANN, the Internet registration peeps, has come up with what looks to be a brilliant idea on the e-banking front, namely the creation of a new .safe domain name to be used for e-banking and other financial services...

Utimaco will unveil support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) algorithms. Utimaco’s support for ECC follows the unveiling of cryptographic guidelines from the European Union and the U.S. Government in independent security...