British hopeless at backing up PCs

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• British hopeless at backing up PCs
• Facebook, Google slam amendment to Digital Economy Bill
• Cyberattacks raise e-banking security fears
• Reader exploit prompts Adobe update alert
• Scareware will be most costly security scam of 2010
• Counterfeit card fraud drops by half in the UK
• What Are the Most Overrated Security Technologies?
• Online industry unites against Digital Economy Bill
• Xangati tackles virtual system blind spots
• Practical priorities in PCI DSS logging
• Indian banker charged with online funds fraud
• Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing
• Office updates patch Excel security flaw
• European Parliament debates anti-ACTA petition
• Survey: Pay rise for half of Asia Pacific security pros
• Cisco exec touts new core router's 100G Ethernet, energy efficiency

British hopeless at backing up PCs Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Europeans differ in their approach to PC backup, a new survey has found. The Germans do it efficiently, the French with enthusiasm, while the British sometimes have trouble taking it seriously at all.

Facebook, Google slam amendment to Digital Economy Bill Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government's plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will "threaten freedom of speech".

Cyberattacks raise e-banking security fears Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Increasing cyberattacks against the online bank accounts of small and mid-size businesses has prompted growing calls for improved online banking security.

Reader exploit prompts Adobe update alert Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Users of Adobe PDF Reader should check they are running the latest version of the software after the discovery of an exploit that takes advantage of a serious flaw patched only two weeks ago.

Scareware will be most costly security scam of 2010 Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Scareware or fake antivirus programs that encourage web users to part with their hard-earned cash and download hoax security software, is likely to be the most costly scam of 2010, says McAfee.

Counterfeit card fraud drops by half in the UK Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Fraud losses due to counterfeit payment cards fell by half in 2009 from the year prior in the U.K., but online banking losses continued to rise, according to new banking industry figures released Wednesday.

What Are the Most Overrated Security Technologies? Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Which security technologies are IT shops putting too much faith in? Some readers weigh in.

Online industry unites against Digital Economy Bill Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Google, Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Orange, Talk Talk and BT have singed an open letter to the Financial Times condemning a bill in parliament that they say "threatens freedom of speech and the open internet".

Xangati tackles virtual system blind spots Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Xangati introduces virtual appliance technology to work with VMware's vCenter and provide visibility into the communications between virtual and physical machines, tracking traffic to monitor and troubleshoot performance.

Practical priorities in PCI DSS logging Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST PCI security guidance mandates not only the creation of logs and retention, but also their review. It is essential that your logging policy and procedures cover such daily review tasks, whether using log management tools or manually.

Indian banker charged with online funds fraud Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST A senior Indian banker has been arrested by Indian police for an online fraud in which hackers siphoned close to 2.7 million Indian rupees (US$60,000) from a bank account, a senior police official of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu said on Wednesday.

Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Twitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service.

Office updates patch Excel security flaw Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Microsoft rolled out minor updates to the 2004 and 2008 editions of its Office suite of productivity tools on Tuesday that patch a security vulnerability in the Excel spreadsheet application.

European Parliament debates anti-ACTA petition Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST European Parliamentarians are set to debate whether to formally oppose an anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) being negotiated in secret by the European Commission with trading partners including the U.S., Canada and Japan.

Survey: Pay rise for half of Asia Pacific security pros Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Defying expectations amid a global recession, the (ISC)2 2010 Career Impact Survey found that half of information security professionals surveyed in both Asia Pacific and worldwide received salary increases in 2009, while less than five percent of participants lost their jobs.

Cisco exec touts new core router's 100G Ethernet, energy efficiency Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST Cisco's new CRS-3 core router, which the company has boasted will "forever change the Internet," will come with 100Gbps Ethernet interfaces and 322Tbps multichassis interconnect capability at first customer shipment.

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