As we come to the end of yet another interesting month in 2010, we look back at some of the major developments in the field of IT & Computer Security in March.

So here is a quick wind-up of all the events that kept the security analysts busy:

1. Hackers bypass Captcha: In a shocking incident, the highly secure captcha system was broken by US based miscreants. The impact of the attack was huge, with the fraud value of the event being estimated at $25 million.
2. Review of our Laptop Encryption Protection: Next, we talked about our full disk encryption which is superior to other encryption methods when comparing security, performance, robustness and ease-of-use for both administrators and users.
3. Hack attack on St. Louis Police: Next in line was another shocking incident, a malicious attack on police department came to light. The name, address and social security number of about 24 victims was revealed.
4. UK Tops Cyber Security: This is a piece of news which would made have our friends in UK certainly very proud. A report released by House of Lords committee analyzed and encouraged how the United Kingdom has geared up towards the defence mechanism in the Cyber space.
5. Some of Our Happy Customers: We showcased the words of praise from some of our happy customers.
   Alertsec Xpress is a very easy and convenient service which enables us to secure valuable information on our laptops. Through the Alertsec Xpress service our laptops are secured in just a few minutes.
6. New ICO Penalties from April: The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) will be rolling out new penalties starting first week of April, the level of financial penalty is set to rise to a maximum of £500 000 (from £5 000), for those companies who do not comply with the Act.
7. Brazil, India & Korea top the Spam Sending Chart: In terms of percentage spam, Brazil topped with 13.76% of spam, while India came in second with 10.98% and Korea was at third position with 6.32% of spam expressed as percentile of total messages analysed.