With good technology, there is also bad technology. The internet has proven to become a useful tool in our everyday lives, but it is exploited for bad reasons by irresponsible people. In the United States, white collar crimes are increasing and it becomes even worse during the approaching holiday season when focus is directed towards shopping and preparation for the holidays. Individuals and business entities need to protect themselves from being victims of identity theft; identity theft protection services, technology, and identity theft prevention and detection information. (more…)

China Mobile is implementing a security solution to protect itself against the potential risks brought by its increased use of IP networks and data services. The Nokia Siemens Networks solution will ensure reliable telecommunications service, provide a secure data experience to customers and help the operator realize new opportunities in its full service operation era. (more…)

McAfee announced the release of startling research that reveals the true cost of cyber attacks on small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). A key misconception revealed by the survey is that many SMBs feel they are too small to be targets for cybercriminals. After sampling 500 IT decision-makers from companies with 1,000 - 2,000 employees, the report reveals that a third (32 percent) of small and medium businesses in the United States and Canada have been attacked more than four times by cybercriminals in the last three years. The research concludes that a quarter of those attacked (26 percent) took at least a week to recover, a devastating length of time to be offline for small businesses who conduct business and sales via the Web. Recovery time in Canada was even greater, with a third (36 percent) taking a week or more to fully restore their systems. (more…)

McAfee Total Protection (ToPS) for Endpoint, provides new and updated compliance and security functions, including powerful policy auditing, flexible network access control, rogue system detection, enhanced Web security and improved anti-malware technology. The integration of management capabilities between endpoint security and compliance management enables customers to reduce costs, improve visibility and comply with industry & security policy across their entire infrastructure. (more…)

Trend Micro Mobile Security 3.0 is available for the Symbian/UIQ 3.0 operating system, which includes Sony Ericsson P1 devices. New users can directly download a trial version of TMMS 3.0, protecting them from hackers, intrusions and malicious codes that are an ever-increasing threat to mobile devices using unsecured wireless networks. The solution also protects against data leaks through firewall and intrusion detection technologies. (more…)

F-Secure announced Mobile Security product for the UIQ platform. F-Secure and Sony Ericsson are partnering on supplying mobile security to Sony Ericsson’s smartphones. A trial version of the F-Secure Mobile Security(TM) 3.3 for UIQ will be available in selected Sony Ericsson UIQ devices. The companies will co-operate closely together in the area of mobile security to make sure that smartphones will continue to offer a safe and rich mobile computing experience. (more…)

The new Dr. Web antivirus, from Russia with love, protects only from viruses written specifically for wireless. Today a number of such specific threats is very small. Their malicious capabilities do not impose serious danger to owners of expensive gadgets. So as Doctor Web, Ltd. was preparing for the release, it had to solve not only technical problems, but also a moral one. (more…)

Starting in February and running through November, IDC’s Sixth Annual IT Security Roadshow will again bring some of the world’s leading security experts to cities across Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Africa. Stopping in 25 cities, four more than last year, the roadshow will also feature presentations from the region’s most respected IT security professionals, IDC analysts, and experts from the main regional partners: McAffee, Microsoft, Kaspersky, Qualys, Symantec, Trend Micro, APC, CS Computer Systems, IBM Internet Security Systems, Elatec, Iron Port, Websense, Avtena.si, and BalaBit. (more…)

According to ZDnet Google is seeking an “investigator / threat analyst” to check on it’s own employees who don’t obey rules or act against Google’s intrests. This will be working with the Director of Corporate Safety & Security, and will be responsible for investigating deviations from company policies or acts against Google as well as collection and analysis of information helping define and assess threats to Google’s operations and assets. (more…)

Before Boeing 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the aircraft maker will have to prove that offering Internet access in the cabin won’t leave the flight controls vulnerable to hackers and hijackers. Company claims it has engineered security measures to shut out unauthorized access, but some security analysts worry that navigation and communications systems could be vulnerable. (more…)