The financial services industry saw nearly triple the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks during the first three months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Wednesday. The new data comes from security vendor Prolexic, which counts ten of the world’s major…
Hackers step up war on UK security services
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Cloud payroll services the target of cybercriminals using Zeus malware
Cybercriminals are using the Zeus online banking malware to target companies that use cloud-based payroll services, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer. The researchers have come across a Zeus configuration that monitors the log-in web page of a Canadian provider of human resources and payroll services called Ceridian Canada,…
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Cybercriminals Use Zeus Malware to Target Cloud Payroll Services
Cybercriminals are using the Zeus online banking malware to target companies that use cloud-based payroll services, researchers from security firm Trusteer said Monday. The researchers have come across a Zeus configuration that monitors the log-in Web page of a Canadian provider of human resources and payroll services called Ceridian Canada,…
ISO Focus+ magazine puts spotlight on services
From traditional sales-related services to intangibles such as banking, tourism, and education, services represent the fastest growing sector of the global economy. They are also by far the largest component of GDP. View full post on ISO – Latest News View full post on National Cyber Security
Cybercrime now major drag on financial services, PwC finds
Too few organisations in the financial services sector are investing in the response mechanisms needed to cope with cybercrime incidents, a PwC survey has found. This is despite cybercrime now being a major cause of losses in the financial sector, ahead of accounting fraud, bribery and corruption and even money…
Security rating for cloud services selection
Body: Along with exciting new opportunities, cloud computing presents new challenges for both IT professionals and business managers. The former have to change their mindsets from an internally provided service to an outsourced one, and the latter have to consider security issues in their decision about moving to the cloud….
CSC Expands Availability of Its Most Advanced Security Services to Help Clients Deter Sophisticated Threats
CSC for the first time will offer its Managed Security Services, including its most advanced capabilities, on a stand-alone basis to help clients better address the continually escalating threat environment. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Google increases cloud security of hosted developer services
Google has beefed up the security of its cloud hosted services for developers by making several of them able to authenticate interactions with applications using certificate-based Service Accounts. These certificates offer a stronger authentication method than shared keys and passwords because they aren’t “human-readable or guessable,” explained Google product manager…