A hacker that goes by the handle "Kahuna" has apparently broken into the systems of the Norwich Airport and has harvested and leaked personal information contained in their job applications' database.
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Criminal hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you’ve battened down the hatches and fully safeguarded yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or an errant signal designed to jam GPS receivers.
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Researchers have found a flaw in Skype, the popular Voice-over-Internet-Protocol service which allows users to make video phone calls and internet chat with their computers. The vulnerability can expose your location, identity and the content you’re downloading. Microsoft, which owns Skype, says they are working on the problem.
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Pen testers must get beyond just breaking in and clients need to understand how the tester’s results map to business risk
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A 30-year old international treaty covering data protection is undergoing a partial rewrite to reflect new concerns in the age of the Internet.
The long-titled treaty, called the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, is the only legally binding international treaty covering data protection issues. For simplicity, it’s also referred to as the Data Protection Convention or Convention 108.
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