Ponemon Institute Study Shows Increased Use of Encryption and Further Key Management Challenges
February 11, 2014 - Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, announces the publication of its latest 2013 Global Encryption Trends Study. The report, based on independent research by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Thales, reveals that use of encryption continues to grow in response to consumer concerns, privacy compliance regulations and on-going cyber-attacks and yet there are still major challenges in executing data encryption policy.
UK police using counter-terrorism measure to tackle cyber crime
February 10, 2014 - British banks have joined forces with the City of London Police to use terrorist-fighting techniques to take on cyber-fraudsters, preventing the theft of nearly £175 million over the last few months.
New tricks being used to deliver Zeus banking malware
February 3, 2014 - Well-known malicious software program Zeus, which has been used to steal information from a number of major banking institutions around the world, has been further developed by hackers.
Target attack occurred through stolen vendor credentials
January 31, 2014 - Major retailer Target has claimed the recent attack by cyber criminals on its payment terminals was possible after vendor credentials were stolen.
Retail banks to increase ICT spending - Kable
January 31, 2014 - According to a global survey from Kable, 42% of retail banks are set to increase their ICT spending to modernise and automate their business operations.
'ChewBacca' POS malware uncovered in the wild
January 31, 2014 - RSA researchers have uncovered a new point-of-sale malware operation emanating from Eastern Europe that has succeeded in scraping payment card data from small retailers in 11 countries.
SpyEye malware author pleads guilty
January 29, 2014 - A Russian national has pleaded guilty in the US to developing and distributing the notorious SpyEye malware, which has infected more than a million computers and been used to steal millions of dollars.
Michaels craft stores the latest retail target for hackers
January 28, 2014 - Art and craft retailer Michaels has been the victim of a cyber attack that may have accessed some customer information, becoming the latest company to be impacted in a spate of attempted data thefts.
