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Paypal - about as a secure as a chocolate teapot?

Interesting to read a story on the Industry Standard earlier this week about how the portal has spotted the fact that a number of Paypal accounts have been compromised for around 16 months and eBay, which owns Paypal, has allegedly done nothing to counter the problem.

Thu, 30 Oct., 2008| Posted in News| Section: Security

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Apple expert pulls out from Black Hat Las Vegas

Yesterday was day one of the Black Hat security event in Las Vegas - well, day two if you count some of the Sunday training activities - but the talk of the city wasn't what the experts were speaking about, it was what they're not speaking about.

Tue, 05 Aug., 2008| Posted in News| Section: Security

"Systematic failures" led to HMRC' huge data loss

Two new reports reveal that inadequate data-handling procedures at HM Revenue and Custom (HMRC) resulted in UK's largest information-loss

Thu, 26 June, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Technology

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HP And Microsoft Introduce Tools To Protect Web Sites From Hackers' Attacks

Microsoft and HP are introducing three new tools that help protect Web sites against growing SQL Injections attacks that aim to hijack legitimate sites

Thu, 26 June, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Technology

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"Computer Illiterate" Acquitted on Child Pornography Charges

A Massachusetts State worker who was charged of possessing child pornography has been finally exonerated of the charges

Thu, 19 June, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Technology

Israeli security researcher develops IE superhack

I was intrigued to read over on the IDG newswire that Israeli security research Aviv Raff claims to have developed a zero-day attack methodology against Internet Explorer.

Wed, 14 May, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Security