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Lovers warned of Valentine's threat

As more consumers move online to buy gifts, cyber criminals increase their activity

Microsoft offers botnet bounty

$250,000 reward for capture of Conficker mastermind

Spammers exploit US stimulus package

Fake payment scams start already

SonicWall launches SMB backup and recovery appliance

New range offers greater protection for smaller firms

Kaspersky ups the ante in anti-spam battle

New technology detects image spam without the need for machine recognition

Government ploughs £6m into security initiative

Technology Strategy Board launches Information Infrastructure Protection competition

Financial institutions brace for rise in security breaches

Deloitte report warns of budgetary constraints and insider threats

Research highlights crippling data breach losses

Average cost rises to £1.7m per incident

Sunbelt targets malware with Vipre tool

Enterprise solution boasts faster processing and advanced detection techniques

Mozilla unveils Firefox update

Version 3.0.6 of open-source browser tackles six security and stability problems

Cloudmark simplifies email security for ISPs

Carrier-grade service promises to free up hardware resources

Hacker clones passports in drive-by RFID heist

White hat demonstrates security vulnerabilities in radio technology

FaceTime updates security gateway

Appliance guns for unauthorised applications

Microsoft responds to Windows 7 security gripe

UAC issue not considered a vulnerability

IBM urges rethink on vulnerability assessments

Common Vulnerability Scoring System too technically focused, says Big Blue

Web identity hijacking on the rise

Data at risk if staff do not take control of their online profiles, warns security firm

Google glitch puts surfers in a quandary

'Error' lists every site on the web as dangerous

vnunet.com weekly debrief, Jan 30

Phil Muncaster and Rosalie Marshall discuss the week's top stories, including the ongoing Oracle SAP court case

McAfee highlights perils of offshoring sensitive data

Global companies may have lost $1tn worth of intellectual property last year

Online retailers hit hard by fraud in 2008

Theft of customer data becomes number one concern

Physicists raise serious LHC safety doubts

Black holes from Large Hadron Collider may last longer than first thought

Barclays tightens mobile banking security

Deal with Kaspersky provides free virus, spam and ID theft protection

Websense bolsters anti-spam with Defensio buy

Technology detects spam posted on social web sites

New guide launched for security managers

ISACA offers help with information security environments

Spam bounces back from McColo bust

Google reports levels on the rise again

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