Jaikumar Vijayan - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 25/06/2011 PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard

The PCI Security Standards Council has released its long-awaited guidance on how mobile payment acceptance applications can meet PCI standards.

Article | 16/06/2011 LulzSec claims CIA website hack

The CIA's main public facing web site appears to have been taken down by hacking group LulzSec earlier today.

Article | 15/06/2011 Enterprises get new guidance on PCI compliance in virtual environments

Enterprises got some much needed clarification on the implementation of PCI requirements in virtualized environments on Tuesday.

Article | 16/06/2011 Bill proposed to regulate collection, use of GPA tracking data

Two lawmakers today proposed a bipartisan measure that would regulate how law enforcement agencies and companies can access and use geo-location data ...

Article | 10/06/2011 In wake of breach, RSA names chief security officer

Eddie Schwartz, former chief security officer at Netwitness Corp., a company recently acquired by EMC, has been named chief security officer of the st...

Article | 4/06/2011 Acer server in Europe reportedly breached

Hacking group Pakistan Cyber Army Friday claimed it had broken into an Acer server in Europe and stole personal data on about 40,000 people.

Article | 3/06/2011 Sony Pictures falls victim to major data breach

LulzSec, a hacking group that recently made news for hacking into PBS, claimed today that it has broken into several Sony Pictures websites and access...

Article | 2/06/2011 Cyberattacks fuel concerns about RSA SecurID breach

Recent attacks against two major defense contractors are fueling concerns about the extent to which RSA's SecurID two-factor authentication technology...

Article | 27/05/2011 Honda Canada warns customers of data breach

Honda Canada has issued a warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of an unspecified number of customers.

Article | 25/05/2011 Sony Ericsson online store, Sony BMG Japan reportedly hacked

Sony's security woes are continuing unabated as two more hacking groups today claim to have broken into the company's networks.

Article | 24/05/2011 Sony BMG Greece hit by hacker

For the fourth time in about a month, hackers have broken into a Sony network.

Article | 21/05/2011 Sony hit again with two hacks

An intruder has apparently broken into So-net, an internet service provider subsidiary of Sony, and stolen about $1200 worth of virtual tokens.

Article | 14/05/2011 LimeWire settlement unlikely to blunt music piracy

Peer-to-peer software maker LimeWire's willingness to pay a whopping $105 million to settle music piracy claims marks a decisive, if somewhat symbolic...

Article | 12/05/2011 Facebook denies privacy breach allegations by Symantec

Facebook today denied that it may have accidentally exposed personal user data to advertisers and other third parties for several years, as claimed th...

Article | 9/05/2011 Phishing becomes more sophisticated

The successful use of phishing emails to breach secure organizations like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and EMC's RSA security division is a stark rem...