Infosecurity Magazine news stories for 20 March 2012
My news stories on Infosecurity Magazine for Tuesday 20 March…
New twist in social engineering rogue AV
Rogue anti-virus products continue to be a major source of malware. The trick for the criminal is in getting the victim to click the link; and GFI has spotted a new development.
20 March 2012
Cost of data breaches outstripping inflation
The average cost to UK business per record lost, according to the latest Symantec/Ponemon study, has increased from £47 in 2007 to £79 in 2011. Had it been inflation alone, it would have increased to just over £53.
20 March 2012
Infosec human factor solved only by education
Information security is among the most popular of all the training courses offered by SkillSoft, with ‘An introduction to Information Security’ second only to the ‘Fundamentals of Networking’ in the top 100 IT courses says the company.
20 March 2012
