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The hacking attack that hobbled Sony Pictures Entertainment in recent days has left other Hollywood studios examining their own security measures.

The presence of debug information in the malware, as well as the lack of any identifiable command-and-control capabilities, has led researchers to believe that TSPY_POSLOGR.K is in a beta testing phase, Christopher Budd, global threat communications manager with Trend Micro, told SCMagazine.com in a Monday email correspondence.

A security researcher came across what appears to be a new family of point-of-sale malware that few antivirus programs were detecting.

Nick Hoffman, a reverse engineer, wrote the Getmypass malware shares traits that are similar to other so-called RAM scrapers, which collect unencrypted payment card data held in a payment system’s memory.

Companies are already seeing wearables around the workplace but it seems many haven't considered the wave of adoption that could be imminent — and the privacy and security issues it will raise.

The use of wearable technology devices at work is set to soar over the coming 12 months, but UK IT leaders appear to be taking a worryingly laid back approach to securing them against data theft, according to Trend Micro.