Expert analysis

Once again the problem of mobile device security is raising its head. Yet that is the world we live in. Like it or not, the miniaturisation of disk storage technology means …

Want insight into the cyber attacks that U.S. organizations are facing, what defenses they’re using against these assaults, and the implications for industry and …

So 2005 has gone down as the worst year for data security breaches. I suppose the good news is that we seemed to be less troubled by viruses, so either the virus developers …

Malware has truly evolved during the last couple of years. Its potential for financial and network based abuse was quickly realized, and thus, tactics changed, consolidation …

In your opinion, what is the single biggest security threat on the Internet today? This is exactly the problem: there is no single biggest threat, but a huge and ever growing …

According to media reports, an US-based ISP has been awarded the amount of 6.5 billion pounds in a judgement against a Florida man who sent millions of unsolicited spam …

On November 22, 2005, the SANS Institute released its annual report of the top 20 vulnerabilities of the year. As has been noted elsewhere in the security industry, the 2005 …

A vulnerability has been detected in the browser in BlackBerry devices, which could allow remote attackers to cause denial of service conditions. BlackBerry has released the …

Like so many other aspects of our lives, major fraud has gone high tech. In fact, fuelled by excited media comment, computer crime and fraud are regarded as synonymous by …

The year that is just coming to an end has marked a turning point with respect to Internet threats. The last 12 months have been notable for the absence of the kind of massive …

The numbers speak for themselves: in 2005, junk mail accounted for nearly 60 percent of all emails, up from just 10 per cent in 2001. And this growth looks set to continue. …

What follows are some of the biggest events of 2005 with comments by (in no particular order): Bruce Schneier – CTO of Counterpane Internet Security and acclaimed …