Ubisoft has confirmed that its database of users' details has been hacked, and has urged those with an account to change their passwords right away. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab has reported that spam may have decreased slightly in the last month, but reiterated its call for users to be vigilant, particularly of phishing attacks. FULL STORY >

With Bring Your Own Device becoming a hot topic, HP's Lorna Hardie explains how employees could be given the freedom to bring their device of choice to work while security concerns are addressed. FULL STORY >

With new trends come new dangers. TechSmart talks to Kaspersky Lab's Riaan Badenhorst about the latest security threats facing companies and the solutions on offer. FULL STORY >

McAfee has launched its new LiveSafe security offering, which is intended to offer protection to users of multiple connected devices. FULL STORY >

Accurate identification is fast becoming a critical tool in business processes. This is mainly due to identity fraud affecting every part of business, with traditional methods such as access cards, PINs and passwords just not effective anymore. FULL STORY >

Targeted attacks, which aim at stealing intellectual property, are apparently on the rise, while small businesses are in attackers' crosshairs, according to Symantec. FULL STORY >

HP has announced the formation of its HP Security Research organisation, as well as the core findings of its most recent Cyber Security Risk Report. FULL STORY >

Marius Coetzee, MD of Ideco Biometric Security Solutions, provides the benefits behind a cloud-based visitors register. FULL STORY >

Roelof Louw, cloud expert at T-Systems in South Africa, believes there are 12 elements that should be considered to ensure the security of both data and applications when moving to a cloud platform. FULL STORY >

Gamers are finding themselves under threat from cyber-criminals; ahead are the top three tips for dealing with this scourge. FULL STORY >

According to Kaspersky Lab there has been a marked drop in email spam in the past year, although malware attachments remain a problem. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab has released its annual Kaspersky Security Bulletin, which provides the overall malware and cyber-threat statistics for 2012. FULL STORY >

In response to the serious threat of identity fraud, a web-based identity authenticated service, Identicate, has been launched that could help curb identity theft. FULL STORY >

With the latest releases, internet security packages have kept pace with increasingly sophisticated security threats by becoming smarter in their own right. Here are six solutions well worth considering. FULL STORY >