Sep 30, 2013
Traditional PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Security Data Standards), as outlined by the PCI Security Council, were traditionally enforced to ensure that merchants’ perimeter payment-card security initiatives were in line with the minimum legislation, but not...
Sep 27, 2013
Kaspersky Lab’s security research team has published a new research paper on the discovery of “Icefog”, a small yet energetic APT group that focuses on targets in South Korea and Japan, hitting the supply chain for western companies. The operation started in 2011 and...
Aug 19, 2013
As hackers have shifted their goals from disruption and notoriety to financial and intellectual property theft, the tactics they use have changed accordingly. The malware used today is increasingly target specific and stealthy, often evading signature-based defences....
Jul 16, 2013
As malicious code for mobile devices begins to generate revenue for malware authors, the number of threats targeting smartphones and tablets is set to increase dramatically. This is the view of Richard Broeke from specialist IT security firm Securicom. “The vast...
Jul 10, 2013
Social networking is all about sharing: information, ideas, jokes, pictures, personal, academic and professional milestones. That is why it has become such a popular way for individuals around the world to stay in touch with each other and for brands to reach out to...
