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From the “you asked for it, you got it” department: Previously available only on the Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad) platform, our Proofpoint Mobile Archive app is now available for Android devices. The Proofpoint Mobile Archive app lets users of Proofpoint Enterprise Archive (our cloud-based email archiving solution) access their archived email from anywhere, at any time. The app lets you search your entire email archive from your iPhone or Android device, allowing you to quickly find messages, view message details, [...]

A crackdown on “phishing” scams has been announced by 15 of the top technology companies. Email providers such as Google and Microsoft will work with companies like Paypal and the Bank of America to improve authentication. Phishing attacks typically involve scammers posing as familiar companies in an attempt to trick users into sharing personal information. This co-ordinated effort aims to make this more difficult. Read the full story…. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16787503

Gradian Systems, a UK-based Proofpoint partner, are now offering Proofpoint Enterprise Governance as part of their enterprise information governance solutions. Proofpoint, a pioneering security-as-a-service provider, is extending its information archiving and governance capabilities with the introduction of Proofpoint Enterprise Governance, an enterprise information governance solution that allows organizations to easily track, classify, apply policies and monitor unstructured information across the enterprise. Proofpoint Enterprise Governance uses patented, Digital Thread® technology to fingerprint documents and track their versions and destinations across disparate [...]

Criminals are targeting internet users with a new gift certificate scam, according to security experts. Users receive an email that claims to be from Apple’s iTunes store, warns the Eleven security blog. The ZIP file attached contains malware that may allow hackers to gain access to the recipient’s computer. The blog says the attack appears to have been timed to coincide with Black Friday, one of the US’s busiest shopping days. Black Friday was the name used by Philadelphia’s police [...]

Hackers are alleged to have destroyed a pump used to pipe water to thousands of homes in a US city in Illinois. Hackers with access to the utility’s network are thought to have broken the pump by turning it on and off quickly. The FBI and Department for Homeland Security (DHS) are investigating the incident as details emerge of what could be a separate second attack. Experts said the news revealed a growing interest in critical infrastructure by cyber criminals. [...]

A clerk at an east London court who made legal history by becoming the first defendant to be convicted under new wide-ranging bribery legislation is due to be sentenced. In exchange for £500, Munir Yakub Patel, 22, used his job as an administration clerk at Redbridge Magistrates’ Court to avoid putting details of a traffic summons offence on a court database. Patel was caught on camera by a national newspaper agreeing to take the action for Jayraj Singh, who had [...]

A lack of understanding of cyber security issues is holding business leaders back from forming a sufficient strategy against cyber crime. According to former GCHQ director Sir David Pepper, too many businesses are ignoring the immensity of cyber crime, and strong leadership from both government and industry is needed to protect the nation against criminals, hacktivists, cyber terrorists and espionage. Speaking at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s annual Mountbatten Memorial Lecture, Pepper said many businesses are not spending enough [...]

Cyber criminals who are alleged to have made $14m (£9m) from advertising fraud have been arrested in Estonia. The FBI alleged that the gang infected more then four million computers in 100 countries with code that redirected users to online ads. The six arrested are Estonian nationals while the seventh member of the gang, a Russian, remains at large. Security firms hailed the arrests as the “biggest cyber criminal take down in history”. About 500,000 of the affected computers were [...]

Companies in the US now have an obligation to publicly disclose details of data breaches they suffer, and there are increasing signs that the UK will have to implement similar rules under proposed changes to the EU Data Protection Directive. The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a document clarifying a company’s obligations with regard to data breaches. The document stated that firms must disclose known or potential security incidents “if these issues are among the most significant factors [...]

The UK government is more trusted than banks, social networks and the NHS when it comes to keeping data safe. According to a survey of 2,000 consumers by LogRhythm, it found that 25 per cent consider the government to be trustworthy when it comes to keeping records safe, as opposed to banks (ten per cent), social networks (19 per cent) and the NHS (eight per cent). However, 81 per cent felt that organisations need to try harder when it comes [...]