Exiting Workers More Likely to Steal Data Rather Than Office Supplies

Workers are more likely to steal data when they leave their place of employment rather than office supplies, according to a new survey.

A poll conducted online of 1,594 full and part-time workers and contractors in the United States and UK found that about one quarter would steal data, such as customer lists, when they…

Microsoft and UAE Sign Security Cooperation Agreement

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has opted to to join the Security Cooperation Programme (SCP) of Microsoft Gulf in an effort to promote information and network security.

aeCERT, an initiative of TRA, has signed the agreement with the Microsoft Gulf to join the SCP. The agreement provides an exchange of information between Microsoft and TRA. This information will include security…

Novelist Claims NSA Hacked Wife’s Laptop

Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File, has accused the National Security Agency of hacking his wife’s computer in an effort to steal copy he was writing for the Daily Express in West Africa.

Forsyth made the claim during a recent interview the BBC program Hardtalk. The author claims the hack happened when he was having a phone conversation regarding his story. He also…

Iran Hackers Hit Genetics Website

The website of the UK’s Human Genetics Commission was hit by a politically-motivated hack earlier this week. Iranian hackers struck the website in protest of the post-World War II plot by the United States and UK to overthrow the democratically-elected leader of Iran.

Following the nationalization of the oil industry in Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh was targeted by the U.S. and UK governments for a coup in 1953. The website has…

Thailand Looks to Block Wikileaks

Authorities in Thailand have resorted to emergency powers to restrict access throughout the country to the whistleblowing site Wikileaks, citing security reasons.

The order is from a government entity set up to monitor political unrest and oversee the response, according to a spokeswoman at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.

“Access to this website has…

Intel Announces Plans to Buy McAfee for $7.68 Billion

Intel Corp, a chip maker, has announced plans to purchase McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion at $48 per share. The per share price is a premium of 62 percent over McAfee’s closing price of $29.93 a share yesterday.

Shares shot up by 58 percent today following the announcement of the deal to $47.42. According to Intel, the deal demonstrates “that…

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Employees Remain Biggest Cyber Threat

Insiders remain the biggest threat for network security, according to a survey conducted by PacketMotion. The insiders provide foreign intelligence and cyber miscreants with direct access to networks, largely through failing to abide by established security policies.

The majority of the 22 government security professionals who participated said the majority of data breaches were a result of lax security…

Huntsville Mayor Looks to Make City a Cyber Center

The mayor of Huntsville, Ala., Tommy Battle, has announced plans to make the city a center for battling cyber crime. The city plans to build a dedicated cybersecurity center to conduct cyber research.

The cyber center, located on Redstone Arsenal, would include space for academic and government work.

“We have the workforce, we have the education level, we have the …

Zeus Trojan Spreading Through Zip Files

The Zeus Trojan is back again, looking to spread through zip files. Zeus, which is one of the most commonly found pieces of malware, is believed to be one of the most prevalent on the Internet, infected millions of users.

Researchers with F-Secure have found a new spam set working to disseminate the Zeus malware through infected zip files.

“Just now we’ve been watching a spam run with malicious ZIP files…