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Insecure WiFi systems installed at UK hotels could be hacked
31 October 2008
Insecure WiFi systems installed at hotels across the UK could be hacked with embarrassing consequences, as has happened with the high-end Thompson hotel chain in the US.

Internet criminals use SEO to dupe unsuspecting visitors into infecting themselves with malware and fake anti-virus products
31 October 2008
Internet criminals are now using tools such as Google Trends to identify the most popular and current Internet search terms. The same criminals then use new blogs on free hosting sites, such as Windows Live Spaces and AOL Journals, featuring the same search terms. When an Internet user then makes a search using those popular terms they get multiple links to these hosted blog sites in their search results.

Brown's ID card claims 'absolute bunkum' says Government electronic security expert from GCHQ
30 October 2008
Gordon Brown's claims for the £4.5billion ID cards project have been disputed by one of the Government's own electronic security experts.

Security Industry Means Business In N.I
30 October 2008
Safer streets, clubs and bars across Northern Ireland are just a few of the benefits that will result from the recent announcement that the private security industry across the province is to become regulated.

Security Should Be A Matter Of Priority
30 October 2008
Following the Information Commissioner's call yesterday for Chief Executives to take responsibility for data protection safeguards, the British Security Industry Association is emphasising that all aspects of security should be a matter of major priority for organisational heads.

BAA fined 7m despite improving
30 October 2008
BAA has paid out more than £7m to airlines after missing service targets at Heathrow and Gatwick.

UK firms lead on security awareness training
29 October 2008
UK organisations are spending more money on security training and certification programmes than their US, Canadian and Chinese counterparts, and are reaping the rewards through impressive cost savings, according to research from IT industry body CompTIA.

Cutting costs in downturn could open firms to security risks, warns RSA
29 October 2008
Business should beware of using emerging technologies to cut costs in the economic downturn without considering the security implications.

Experts call for better security education in schools
29 October 2008
Security experts have called for IT security education to be made a major part of school computing courses, with greater funding allocated to ensure users learn how to surf and interact online safely. Skip related content

31m security zone at Glasgow Airport gets off to a flying start
29 October 2008
Thousands of passengers passed through Glasgow Airport's new multi-million pound security system yesterday without a hitch, six months after the airport's owners faced severe censure over the chaos following the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5.

London consumers trounce corporates in wireless security
28 October 2008
London homeowners are more careful about defending their wireless networks against trespassers than their corporate counterparts. One in five business networks fail to use any form of wireless encryption while 90 per cent of Londoners use encryption of some kind at home.

Airport security staff and firefighters' job fears
28 October 2008
Firefighters and security staff have started redundancy talks with Coventry Airport following Thomsonfly's decision to stop scheduled passenger flights.

Airport overhauls security search
28 October 2008
Passengers departing from Glasgow Airport will be routed through one central search area from Tuesday.

Legislators under fire over heavy-handed security rules
28 October 2008
Legislators have been strongly criticised by IT security stakeholders at this years RSA Conference Europe show for being too prescriptive and forcing security chiefs to invest in the wrong areas.

Alarm raised on teenage hackers
27 October 2008
Increasing numbers of teenagers are starting to dabble in hi-tech crime, say experts.

NHS chooses Optenet for content security
27 October 2008
NHS organisations in south west Yorkshire have invested in a web gateway security appliance from Optenet to protect the 11,000-plus users on their books and ease the management of web security for IT administrators.

Hospital Security Fears After Suicide
27 October 2008
Northampton General Hospital is reviewing its security procedures after a patient shot himself dead on a ward.

Hi-tech security for school
27 October 2008
A SECONDARY school has barricaded its site against intruders with a towering fence and hi-tech CCTV cameras worth £118,000.

Kidnap prompts security step-up
24 October 2008
Hospital staff have been offered personal security guards after a junior doctor was robbed at knifepoint and kidnapped as he arrived at work.

Most people feel that their personal information is not completely secured
24 October 2008
According to the latest research from Royal Sun Alliance, 90 per cent of people feel that their personal information is not completely secured. Confidence in retailers, banks and online auction sites is falling fast as a further 46 per cent indicated that they felt retailers and banks didn’t do enough to protect their personal details.

Cyber criminals use credit crunch fears to spread Malware
24 October 2008
Cyber criminals have begun masquerading behind several well-known bank names such as the trusted Bank of America name to spread malicious malware to members of the public. These attackers took advantage of the current economic decline and began distributing a phishing email which included a link designed to look like part of the relevant bank website.

Tight Security For Sarah Brown
23 October 2008
Gordon Brown's wife joined the campaign trail in the crucial Glenrothes by-election amid a tight protective shield thrown up by Downing Street.

MEPs To Vote On Contentious Scan
23 October 2008
The European Parliament is due to vote on whether to delay the introduction of scanners revealing passengers' naked bodies at airport security checks.

Newcastle University duo expose IT security flaws
23 October 2008
COMPUTER experts in Newcastle took a fraction of a second to crack security systems behind the biggest names in global email.

Retail crime reduction could be undermined by economic slowdown
22 October 2008
The latest British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Retail Crime Survey 2008 shows numbers of customer thefts down 26 per cent in the year to April but the survey still recorded a third of a million shoplifting offences - that is one every 90 seconds. Employee theft fell 56 per cent in the year to April.

Hackers use top news stories from Google Trends Labs to increase their fake blogs rankings
22 October 2008
A new technique is being used by hackers to lure PC users to fake blog sites containing malware.

SOCA and FBI Tighten the Net on Global Internet Crime
22 October 2008
An international investigation into one of the most pernicious online criminal forums in the world has resulted in five arrests in the UK in the past few days.

Extra Patrols to Keep Young People Safe as the Nights Draw In
22 October 2008
An extra £3 million to keep young people safe in the ten Tackling Knives Action Programme police forces was announced on 21st October by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, as part of the Government's wider action on youth crime.

Live Bus CCTV Trial Starts
22 October 2008
Mayor Boris Johnson has announced the start of a live CCTV trial on London’s bus network following an election promise to assess the viability of the scheme.

Security alert at school a hoax
21 October 2008
A security alert at a school in west Belfast has been declared a hoax.

Police Search CCTV For Coin Thrower
21 October 2008
Aston Villa and West Midlands Police were yesterday continuing their search to identify the thug who struck the assistant referee Phil Sharp with a coin in Saturday's draw with Portsmouth at Villa Park.

Security Review After Afghan Murder
21 October 2008
Aid agencies in Afghanistan are reviewing their security arrangements after the murder of relief worker Gayle Williams.

Officer Calls For Debate On CCTV
21 October 2008
A police inspector from Devon has raised concerns about the increasing number of towns and villages pressing for CCTV monitoring.

Replica bombs beat Gatwick security checks
20 October 2008
Replica bombs were smuggled past security staff in hand luggage during a safety inspection at Britain’s second busiest airport.

ID Card Staff Lose Security Passes
20 October 2008
Staff at the two government departments responsible for prisons and ID cards have lost or had stolen nearly 3,500 security passes in six years, it was revealed.

SIA Check Security Staff In West End
20 October 2008
As part on Operation Thames, investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) checked the security staff in London's prestigious shopping districts.

Security Body 'Overspent By 17m'
17 October 2008
A government body which licenses bouncers and other security workers has overspent by more than £17m, the National Audit Office has said.

MI5 Bid To Log All Our Phone Calls
17 October 2008
Spy chiefs will log phone and computer records of all UK citizens under new snooping laws. They will track and store details of every call, email, text and web visit.

The Balance Between Threats To Security
17 October 2008
Last year, on average, people in Britain sent 35,000 e-mails a second. They also sent nearly five billion text messages a month and generated a constant, growing tide of posts, “pokes” and “twitterings” on social networking sites.

Security Alert At Windsor Castle
17 October 2008
Former GMTV weather-girl Tania Bryer caused a security alert at Windsor Castle when her car was mistakenly thought to be on a "suicide mission".

Mass Arrests After Swoop on Credit Card Fraud Website
17 October 2008
An international website used by criminals to illegally buy and sell credit card details has been shut down, it emerged today.

Better Security Called For After Computer Theft
15 October 2008
Union officials are calling for better security after a laptop with details of 150,000 rail workers was stolen.

Security expert slams Home Office data-sharing guide
15 October 2008
But 'welcomed' by information commissioner

SIA Introduces New Criminality Criteria
14 October 2008
Applicants applying for a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence and those renewing their licence will benefit from new, streamlined criminality criteria checks.

Crime Gangs Target Cash-In-Transit Deliveries
14 October 2008
Organised crime gangs from England may be behind an explosion in cash-in-transit robberies that has seen hundreds of thousands of pounds seized from security guards in the west of Scotland in the past few months.

Airports in Talks to Lift Security Ban on Liquids
14 October 2008
The UK government is considering lifting the nationwide ban on liquids in carry-on luggage.

Doktor Jon Launches VIPER The Unique CCTV Camera Evaluation Service
14 October 2008
For quite some time, it's become increasingly obvious that vast numbers of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) security cameras, are failing to produce any useful Evidential Quality video recordings, when required to assist with criminal investigations.

Another data breach as laptop is stolen
13 October 2008
A leading rail union called today for an urgent inquiry after a laptop containing personal details of 150,000 workers in the industry was stolen.

Bouncers Run Extortion Rackets
13 October 2008
Door security staff who have been licensed by the government are running protection rackets against pubs and clubs.

Staff Rob the Taxman of Record Sum
13 October 2008
Customs and tax officers were investigated over a record £2.3m of fraud in the past year, official figures reveal....

Judge Criticises Officers Confering
13 October 2008
High Court judge says the practice of officers confering over notes may be unlawful and that 'collusion could become institutionalised'...

FIGHTING FRAUD
09 October 2008
Interesting article on a fraud problem brought about by natural disasters

Attacks Prompt Hospital Security Review
07 October 2008
Attacks Prompt Hospital Security Review

Warning Over Free Security Survey
07 October 2008
Elderly residents are being warned to be on their guard against firms offering "grossly overpriced" security equipment as part of a home survey

Hacker reveals how to compromise e-passport systems
07 October 2008
An anonymous technology researcher discusses the ease with which e-passports may be compromised by hackers

Skype admits Chinese privacy breach
06 October 2008
Text messages tapped as well as censored

Hackers exploit Neosploit to booby trap BBC, US postal service
06 October 2008
200K login credentials found on crimeware server

T-Mobile joins data loss elite
06 October 2008
T-Mobile has admitted losing 17m customer records including names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and email addresses.

5 Forces Gather For Public Order Exercises
06 October 2008
200 prospective Police Support Unit officers attending each one as an obligatory part of achieving their qualification...

G4S Security Alarm Codes Sold
02 October 2008
Documents containing security alarm codes for business premises have been found in a car bought at auction.

UK cybercrime overhaul finally comes into effect
02 October 2008
Updates to the ageing Computer Misuse Act (CMA) finally come into force in England and Wales on Wednesday (1 October).

UK banking fraud losses rise to 301.7m
02 October 2008
UK banking losses due to fraud in the first half of 2008 hit £301.7m compared to £263.6m in the same period last year, according to the latest figures from UK banking association APACS.

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