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Blog: Social networking and portability
One of the more interesting speakers at Infosec's "Locking Down Social Networking Vulnerabilities" event today was Giles Hogben of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) more
ICO: Data-protection spot checks due this year
The information commissioner has confirmed that his office will be getting new powers to carry out spot checks on any company in the UK holding data on individuals more
Infosecurity Europe 2008: Preview
Over 11,000 delegates and 320 exhibitors will attend one of Europe's largest IT security shows on Tuesday at London's Olympia conference centre more
Security breaches down, says IT security report
The latest Information Security Breaches Survey has reported that while the number of security breaches has fallen in the past two years, the average spend on defences has increased more
Facebook admits to increased attacks by spammers
The social-networking site has come under increased attack by spammers and phishers this year, according to its head of security more
Security industry gears up for biggest UK event
Infosecurity Europe 2008 is underway in London and will include keynotes and product demos from the some of the leading organisations in IT security more
Vendors urged to take responsibility for security
When it comes to the security of hardware and software, suppliers should be put on the spot, argue experts at Infosecurity Europe 2008 more
Media lobbying 'watered down' data-misuse laws
As a result of media lobbying, the information commissioner says another serious data breach will need to occur before prison sentences for data misuse are imposed more
HMRC data loss blamed on targets
Merlin, Lord Erroll, believes targets and budgets rather than individuals should be blamed for the loss of 25 million UK citizens' confidential records last year more
Former White House adviser talks mobile threats
Security strategist Howard A Schmidt discusses whether mobile attacks are overhyped and what new risks have been introduced by virtualisation more
Security expert voices virtualisation concerns
Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer for security specialist F-Secure, claims virtualisation technology will have its own specific security threats more
Lord: No proof any data was lost from HMRC
Security expert Merlin, The Earl of Erroll, claims no evidence has come to light to prove data was actually lost in last year's HMRC missing-disc incident more
Nasa and the virus
Yesterday the BBC ran a story about a computer virus making it into orbit, which I read with incredulity. OK, it's a nice silly season story on the surface, but what really got me was... More
Customer data found on eBay server hig...
The recent news about customer details being retrieved from a server sold on eBay is yet another story about the sorry state of information security in the electronic age (see: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/...m).... More
Does it matter if you are an aardvark...
In spam terms, apparently it does. According to Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton, if your email address is aardvark at animal.net, you are more likely to receive... More
Come talk to us about datacentre efficiency
I read every post made on ZDNet UK by our members, and every day it's brought home to me what a wealth of expertise there is out there among our users. Of course, it's the cornerstone of the...
Karen Friar
Pick of the week: Under the all-seeing eye
Here's this week's highlights, with Vista again in the crosshairs and what a constabular street stop might look like if we all had to carry ID cards. RE: Microsoft's Mojave just a desert vista ...
Karen Friar
Pick of the week: Linux on the road and Vista at sea
Here's a roundup of great posts from this week, with a street-level look at iPhone's MobileMe, a prediction of choppy waters for Microsoft's Vista charm offensive, and Linux on holiday. ...
Karen Friar
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