With the passing of the recent milestone of 50 per cent of internet users banking online, it’s not surprising that criminals are upping their efforts to target consumers via the internet. So in order to stay one step ahead of the fraudsters, HSBC has introduced ‘Rapport’ a new piece of software to protect its customers.   HSBC is recommending its customers download Rapport, the new security software. Available from HSBC’s personal internet banking site, Rapport is free of charge and simple to install, working with both PCs and Macs. The software protects customer data and prevents fraudulent activity by locking down browsers to prevent unauthorised access to web pages and to the confidential information that flows through the browsers.    The new software is not designed to replace customers’ antivirus or firewall packages, but to act in conjunction with them and protect the customer’s browser against financial malware attacks and fraudulent phishing websites. 

Advancement of integrated static and dynamic security technology, named Hybrid 2.0, provides more accurate and actionable results to reduce security risks for less cost London., February 22, 2010 — Fortify® Software, the market leader in Software Security Assurance (SSA) solutions, debuted the next generation hybrid security analysis technology for testing web applications. Developed in collaboration with HP, Hybrid 2.0 enables teams across the application lifecycle to improve visibility into security risks, increase test accuracy and produce more secure web applications through new advances in correlating static and dynamic testing results.  Using advanced correlation techniques, Hybrid 2.0 connects penetration test results directly to source code analysis results revealing hidden vulnerability relationships and exposing their root cause within the application source code.

Cyber-Ark Named Twice as a Finalist in 2010 SC Awards   23rd February 2010 - Cyber-Ark has been announced as the finalist in two key categories in the SC Magazine Awards 2010 Europe for its market leading Privileged Identity Management Suite (PIM) in the Best IAM Solution and also in the Best Enterprise Security Solution category.   The SC Awards Europe are universally recognised as one of the most coveted and prestigious awards for the European information security industry.   As Paul Fisher editor of SC Magazine says “It’s not easy to win and I congratulate Cyber-Ark for being the finalists in not one but two award categories which is a great accolade and achievement especially as the awards go up in-front of a panel of revered industry judges from the highest levels of the information security profession.

Basingstoke 22nd February 2010 - News that a report has classed Web 2.0 services a potentially severe security headache comes as no surprise to Origin Storage, the storage systems integration specialist.   The Webroot report found that 23 per cent of respondents thought their company was vulnerable to attacks on Web 2.0 applications such as Facebook and Twitter, while a quarter said they were open to hackers that exploit flaws in Microsoft operating systems.   According to Andy Cordial, managing director of Origin Storage, it is interesting to note that a quarter of companies were compromised by employees accessing social networks from corporate computers.   "This is despite the fact that 88 per cent of firms said they had an internet usage policy in place, and 95 per cent said they enforced those policies," he said.   "Our clients are also experiencing the same security headaches, which is also often caused by staff using the Internet to access their data resources whilst on the move," he added.