Apple is cracking down on antivirus apps Apple has begun a campaign to remove antivirus apps from its App Store, 9to5Mac reports. One of the first casualties of Apple’s crackdown was VirusBarrier iOS. A blog post published by the app’s developer explained that “several companies” were affected by Apple’s decision….
Newsalert – March 18, 2015
[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Middle of the week, a quiet news day but make sure you’re ready for the OpenSSL patching activities that will need to be launched today. So onto the news: Case study: When a hacker destroys your business Former…
Newsalert- March 19, 2015
Signature antivirus’ dirty little secret [1st] … organized criminals have entered the fray, and now customize malware for specific targets (such as Point-of-Sale malware), today’s threat do not wildly spread and touch as many victims quickly. This means it takes much longer for new malware to hit the threshold where…
Newsalert – March 15 2015
Modulo Named as a Visionary in Inaugural Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for IT Risk Management Insurance News Net “This year marks Modulo’s 30th birthday as an independent security risk … Today, thousands of customers globally rely on our GRC automation … Link: http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2015/03/13/modulo-named-as-a-visionary-in-inaugural-gartner-2015-magic-quadrant-for-it-risk-a-605359.html Area banker to highlight cyber security Jack…
Newsalert – March 12, 2015
From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Make sure you’re keeping on top of patching Adobe. New patch released For now for the news: Data retention: Netherlands court strikes down law as breach of privacy Under the Dutch law telephone companies were required to store…
Newsalert – March 11, 2015
[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] If you dealing with the challenges of PCI, look out for the invites to get “early” access to the latest Verizon report. Provides some great insight and support for compliance. For now for the news: Eighty pct of…