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Fingerprint payments taking off despite security concerns
Consumers may be able to leave their wallets behind in the near future, but security and privacy experts worry that pay-by-fingerprint schemes could lead to hard-to-combat identity fraud and greater threats to civil rights. 2005-10-07 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11339 Virus naming scheme gets mixed reception A group dedicated to curing virus-naming confusion enjoyed its official launch on Wednesday. 2005-10-06 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11338 'DEC hacking' trial opens Horseferry Road Magistrates Court has heard the first day of evidence against the East London man accused of hacking into a donations site for the tsunami appeal last December. 2005-10-05 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11337 E-voting experts call for revised security guidelines A federally funded group of voting technology experts call on the United States' Election Assistance Commission to revamp its process for evaluating the security of election systems. 2005-10-03 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11336 Backdoor Trojan targets Microsoft Access Virus writers have created a Trojan which uses an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Office to take over Windows PCs. 2005-10-03 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11335 Political hackers deface Novell SUSE sites Three Novell OpenSUSE community web site were defaced on Sunday by politically motivated hackers. 2005-10-03 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11334 NetSky-P tops moribund malware chart September marked a quiet month on the malware front with virus levels at a yearly low and the long-running NetSky-P worm stuck at the top of virus nuisance charts. 2005-09-30 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11333 Warning over unattended PC peril Unattended PCs are becoming the focus of insider attacks, according to Gartner. It reckons "someone else must have used my PC" has become a typical defence to accusations of improper online behaviour. 2005-09-29 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11332 Password overload plagues US.biz Managing multiple passwords is driving end-users up the wall and leading to rising help desk costs due to frequent password reset calls. 2005-09-27 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11331 Digital plague hits online game World of Warcraft A game effect with limited self-propagation gets spread further by malicious gamers and underscores the danger of giving programs the ability to infect. 2005-09-27 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11330 |
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