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Cracks Emerge In A Web Security Scheme
Like many computer security threats, a new weakness in Web commerce emerged today from the grass roots. Researchers said Dec. 30 they’d used 200 PlayStation 3 vi... More »
Virgin Offers 30p Per Day Mobile Internet Tariff
Virgin Mobile is to introduce an all-you-can-eat internet access tariff at 30p per day, which the company said is up to three times cheaper than offers from rival networks. The ne... More »
7.4 Million Phone Users Browse Mobile Web In UK
Fresh research from Nielsen Online suggests that mobile web usage has increased by 25% between July and September of this year and that 7.3 million (up from 5.8 million) of Br... More »
NHS Chooses Optenet For Content Security
NHS organisations in south west Yorkshire have invested in a web gateway security appliance from Optenet to protect the 11,000-plus users on their books and ease the management of ... More »
Imeem Gets Into Mobile Ads With Android Updates
Social music service Imeem launched a mobile-advertising platform on Monday that enables advertisers to target consumers through "Imeem for Android," the company's Androi... More »
Cisco Plans 4-Day Shutdown To Cut Costs
Cisco Systems Inc. will close most of its U.S. and Canadian offices for 4 days over the holidays as part of a plan to cut $1 billion in costs in the current fiscal year, the compan... More »
Computing Awards For Excellence 2008
The best individuals, teams, departments, companies and projects in UK IT have been rewarded at the Oscars of the IT industry: the winners of the Computing Awards for Excellence 20... More »
Iran Blocks Access to Over 5 Million Websites
"The enemies seek to assault our religious identity by exploiting the internet," Abdolsamad Khoram Abadi, an advisor to Iran's prosecutor general, was quoted by Kargozara... More »
Internet Spending Growth At Its Lowest After Seven Years
Based on the report from comScore Inc., an internet research company, online spending rate has reached an all-time low since 2001, accounting a scanty one percent increase from th... More »
Computer Virus Forced London Hospitals to Shut Down
Following a virus attack, three hospitals in London were compelled to close down their computer systems. The hospitals include St Bartholomew's (Barts) in the City, the Royal Lond... More »
Ex-Con Goes Back to Jail for Breaching Prison Computer System
Francis Janosko, a former inmate at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts, was sent back to jail over charges of breaking into a prison computer system. Janos... More »
Security, Virtualization Top IT Organization's Priority List
Based on the research conducted by The Society for Information Management, security, server virtualization, as well as business-related technologies are among the main priorities ... More »
UK Identities Sold Cheaply on the Net
With just £80, anyone can purchase financial identities on the internet from cyber scammers. The package include names, addresses, passport numbers and classified financial ... More »
Hackers Strike at Thousands of Servers
Kaspersky Lab has identified another cyber attack carried out mainly in Western Europe and the U.S. Hackers were detected to have embedded malicious code on around 10,000 servers.... More »
Internet Addiction Considered as a Clinical Illness
According to an Internet Addiction Disoder (IAD) dignostic manual, internet craving is now regarded as a medical disorder. People itching to get online for over six hours... More »
Network Brute Force Attacks Proliferating
According to a report from network management company Arbor Networks, brute force attack is fast becoming a trend in the internet arena today. A brute force attack is a way of ... More »
Numerous Servers Hit by Huge Web Attack
A massive web hacking drive has been initiated by cybercrooks, embedding malicious links on approximately 10,000 servers, based on the report from Kaspersky Lab. The attack was... More »
Internet Crooks Extort US Drug Firm
A US drug company, Express Scripts, is being blackmailed by data thieves of releasing patient information lest the company complies with their demands. The drug firm received a... More »
Pakistan Imposes Death Penalty to Cyber Terrorism Perpetrators
Based on a decree issued by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday, any act of cyber terrorism causing death to individuals will be charged with death penalty. T... More »
Ex-Intel Engineer Pilfers Trade Secrets
An engineer previously working in Intel has been indicted by the federal prosecutors in Massachussetts this week for stealing the company's trade secrets amounting to $1 billion&n... More »
Researchers Crack Wi-Fi Encryption WPA
The previously regarded safe wi-fi encryption, WPA or Wi-Fi Protected Access, has been cracked by security researchers who deployed a practical attack. The details of the ... More »
Internet "Black Boxes" To Log Web Activities
Based on a report made by Telegraph, the British government is considering the idea of monitoring internet traffic with the use of internet black boxes. These black boxes record e... More »
Browsing Violent Websites Causes Violent Behavior, Research Says
According to a new research, teens who are exposed to violence on the the net have the inclination to exhibit violent behavior. Dr. Michele L. Ybarra of Internet Solutions for ... More »
Another Worm Attacks Windows Update
A worm that takes advantage of a bug thats been plaguing Windows for months is currently attacking systems. The bug was supposedly patched by Microsoft 11 days ago upon issuing a ... More »
IT Employee Opens Ex-Employer's Server To Spammers
An IT manager has been sentenced to a year in jail for opening his previous employer's email server to spammers. In addition, he was fined US$54,000 and was compelled to undergo a... More »
Customers Get Their Own Web Space in Salesforce
Salesforce.com is slated to introduce a site that will allow users to operate their own website on the company's cloud infratructure. Salesforce.com is a vendor of Customer Rel... More »
UK Govenment Closes Down Tax Website Due To Data Leak
The UK government has closed down one of its major websites following a data leak which involves millions of passwords and personal data. The official website of the Department... More »
Social Networks Become a Trend at Work
Social networking sites were originally created for friends and families to communicate and build online communities. Now its use is being spread in the business industry where em... More »
Malicious Spam Proliferates
According to security firm Sophos, the number of spam consisting of dangerous attachments has increase eightfold. Sophos claims about one in every 416 emails received between J... More »
New Internet Security Already Deemed Unsafe
Researchers were able to break the McEliece encryption system through a software that speeds up attack on the technology. Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT) Netherlands p... More »
UK Firms Continually Hit With Cyber Espionage Attacks
A UK expert has cautioned that computer systems of utility firms and huge financial organizations remain to be the target of cybercriminals. Companies which provide UK's nation... More »
Couple Alleged of Illicit File Sharing
A couple from Inverness were accused by Atari, a game firm, of illegal sharing of Race 07 on their computer. Gill and Ken Murdoch were threatened with high court fines for their a... More »
HSBC Employs Biometrics To Secure Data
HSBC is currently using a state-of-the-art biometric technology capable of idnetifying 2,500 distinct features to manage access to its datacenters. The system utilizes cameras, ID... More »
Cybercrimes Proliferate as Tough Times Continue
Garlik, an online identity firm, reported that internet offenses committed in the UK have boosted compared to that of last year. The increase is attributed to the present worldwid... More »
Inadequate Security Afflicts London's Wireless Networks, RSA Says
According to a survey facilitated by RSA, there are a lot of organizations depending on traditional security protection when it comes to wireless networks. With this, London spear... More »
Superiors Disregard Toxic Data Risk, Report Says
UK's information regulator said managers should cease leaving data security to their IT support staff and be liable for their company's classified data. Information Commissione... More »
Thailand to Block Websites Criticizing the Royal Family
The Thai government announced its plan to create a firewall to block websites containing criticisms against the country's widely popular royal family. Various complaints have b... More »
Businesses Remain Sloppy on Storage Security
Despite the proliferation of data breaches, business organizations are still lenient when it comes to storage security. Most of the these firms do not encrypt their backup data al... More »
One in Four Legal Firms Fess Up to Losing Classified Data on Mobiles
A survey has revealed that around 25 percent of law firms in the UK acknowledge the fact that they've been losing highly classified information on mobile devices. This is attribut... More »
Email, Web Surfing Most Common Use of Work PCs
A survey released on Monday revealed that three out of four employees are using their office computers for personal matters such as checking email and surfing the net. The surv... More »
Teenager Hackers Take Dominance on the Net
Experts have expressed concern over the increasing number of teenagers committing cybercrimes. Most of the net forums are dominated by teenagers carelessly exchanging credit ca... More »
Ahern Supports EU Cybercrime Hotline
Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has expressed support over EU's move to set up a hotline to fight internet crime. On Friday, the European Union has decided to institute a E... More »
Microsoft Battles Cybercrime in Nigeria
Microsoft has teamed up with Paradigm Initiative Nigeria to spread awareness on youth about cybercrime and numerous ways to use their computer skills productively. Nigeria came... More »
Botnet-Based Click Frauds Remain A Major Concern in Advertising Business
According to Click Forensics, though the number of click-fraud attacks fell marginally in the third quarter, it remains a grave problem among businesses in the advertising market.... More »
Web Users Impelled to Report Abuse Sites
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is urging web users to help identify websites with lewd contents. The agency is running a campaign against the exploitation of children on the ... More »
Critical Microsoft Bug Attack Code Emerges
A new attack code that manipulates a critical Microsoft flaw has floated up hours after Microsoft released the details of the bug. The flaw is embedded in the Windows Server se... More »
Student Sentenced for Computer Fraud
Ryan Goldstein, a 22-year-old University of Pennsylvania student, has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for computer fraud charges and was fined US$30,000. He is also required t... More »
Internet Security 'Needs to Move Beyond IT', Report Says
A report released by the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) indicated the need for business firms to concentrate on internet sec... More »
Firms Found to be More Vulnerable Due to Virtualization
A recent research conducted by IT security and control firm Sophos revealed that majority of businesses are oblivious to the fact that employees are running virtual desktops which... More »
French President Preyed by Cyberattackers
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is the latest victim of cybercrooks who hacked his bank account and stole an undisclosed amount of money. The hackers removed a few small sums aft... More »
China Imposes Photo-Taking Policy on Net Cafe Users
Chinese internet users will be photographed everytime they use a net cafe as mandated by the government. The new regulation will be strictly carried out by the middle of December ... More »
Security Behavior Differs by Country, Cisco Says
Based on a survey conducted by Cisco, each country has a distinct security behavior. The survey was participated by 2,000 employees across 10 countries by which Cisco found that a... More »
Vulns Found in IRS Systems
As reported by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, security vulnerabilities have been identified in two key systems that the Internal Revenue Service is adoptin... More »
International Fraud Web Site Closed Down
A disreputable website dealing credit card information has been closed down by an international operation. Several people behind the operation of the website were apprehended b... More »
Solution to Internet Congestion Revealed
A novel way to lessen network bottleneck caused by P2P applications was recently discovered. The new technology is slated to end its beta stage soon, but it seems like some m... More »
Firms Store Excessive Personal Data
According to analyst firm Burton Group, business organizatins are storing a disproportionate amount of personal data which lures more attackers to pose threats on company networks... More »
Botnets to Strike Smarthphones in 2009
Security researchers are alerting users of smartphones for being the possible prey of botnet based attacks. The Georgia Tech Information Security Center said that spam and other b... More »
Government to Develop Email and Phone Calls Database
According to Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, the UK government is set to launch a database of emails and phone calls, but not until a consultation is initiated. Possible concerns... More »
Government Sues Massive Spam Attack Perpetrators
Government agencies in the US and New Zealand have filed lawsuits against the criminals behind the one of the world's biggest spam hit. The charges were filed in US federal court ... More »
FBI Sees Boost in Cybercrimes
According to FBI's cyber division head, the agency has seen a considerable rise in computer spying and identity theft cases last year. This is caused by the convenience of preying... More »
Leading Security Packages Fluff Exploit Tests
In a series of tests made to check the efficiency of security software, most leading security suites failed. Some of the companies who develop such software include McAfee I... More »
Major Data Loss Exposes Personal Information of 1.7 Million People
According to a government minister, an unencrypted hard drive containing personal data of 1.7 million people went missing last week from the the EDS site in Hampshire. The drive i... More »
US Government Promotes Digital Signing on DNS Root Zone
The American government is now moving to take on a digital signing process on the records in the DNS root zone. This is to lessen the addressing system's vulnerability&n... More »
Data on 30 Million German Phone Users Displayed on the Internet
Classified information on 30 million German phone users were mistakenly posted on the internet giving potential attackers access to millions of unsecured data. Deutsche Tele... More »
Hackers Preying on World Bank
A recent report from Fox news revealed that the World Bank has been the consistent target of cyber attackers last year, accounting six attacks. The bank was breached two times ... More »
Web 2.0 Used to Carry Out Spams
A series of attacks has been reported which makes use of various Web 2.0 services. According to Websense Security Labs, spammers build phony Youtube and Blogspot accounts. Profile... More »
Hackers Not Accountable for Corporate Data Loss
A survey participated by IT experts has revealed the insignificant involvement of hackers in corporate data outflow. Results showed that 75 percent of the breach cases are adminis... More »
US President Ratifies Broadband Data Collection Bill
US President George Bush has approved a bill that would administer the accumulation of data concerning broadband access in the United States, also known as the Broadband Data Act.... More »
Virgin E-mail Plagued with Spam Attack
Thousands of Virgin customers were not able to access their emails due to a purported spam attack. The attack targeted a company which administers email messages through the Virgi... More »
Businesses Incapable of Identifying Online Ad Fraud, Study Says
According to a research study, business organizations lack the technological advancement to spot online scams. The study, which was conducted by Harvard assistant professor and... More »
Several Tech Stocks Rise Despite Extensive Deficits
A number of tech companies managed to bounce back despite the sweeping losses of the entire financial industry. Apple, eBay, Research in Motion, Oracle and Amazon.com were among t... More »
UK Charges Iceland for Interntet Bank Downfall
The UK government is incriminating Iceland over the bankruptcy of UK internet bank Icesave. The bank's customer account savings are currently frozen. Uk has promised to recover de... More »
Palin Email Attacker Indicted
The 20 year-old son of a Democratic Tennessee Congressman was formally charged for hacking the email account of Republican vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. David Kernell ... More »
Counterterrorist Data Mining Requires Privacy Protection
The National Research Council or NRC suggests that the U.S government reconsiders its move against counterterrorism amidst the privacy risks brought by unverified data mining and ... More »
Internet Watchdog Busts Child Abuse Websites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority and Australian Federal Police acted to quash websites promoting sexual abuse following an international alert by a web surfer in ... More »
Lords Pushes for Tighter Internet Security
The House of Lords will host a debate arguing the importance of a more constricted internet security on Friday. Downing Street will, once again, be pressured to imple... More »
Deutsche Telekom Hijacked
Attackers have stolen classified information on millions of Deutsche Telekom customers. The company acknowledged the data breach on 17 million mobile users. The attack is dated... More »
UK Prime Minister Refutes Three Strikes Proposal
The British Prime Minister has repudiated allegations of developing a three strikes proposal for P2P users. The Prime Minister posted a blog claiming the government is no... More »
Europe Battles with US Internet Search Engines
The European data privacy officials have been combating with U.S. Internet search engines, pushing them to adapt with European restrictions on the storage of personal information ... More »
Britain to Introduce Countrywide Spying Scheme
The UK will shell out up to 12 billion pounds ($21.31 billion) to build a database which will censor Internet browsing, e-mails and telephone calls of every UK resident. Furthe... More »
'Ransomware' Virus-Writer Found
Authorities have already identified the author of notorious Gpcode 'ransomware' virus that attacked computers in July. He is purported to be a Russian national who made cont... More »
False Tales on Steve's Job's Heart Attack Cause a Slump in Apple Stock
Rumors have been flying around regarding Steve Job's heart attack which caused the company's shares to tumble. Prices, however, recovered after Apple confirmed that its CEO is in ... More »
Online Banking Fraud Costs Boost, APACS Says
According to APACS or Association for Payment Clearing Services, losses incurred from online banking fraud has already reached £21.4m in the first half of 2008, showing a 18... More »
Huge Criminal Database Uncovered
A criminal database enclosing access information for 200,000 global servers was uncovered by a security researcher, Ian Amit. Servers were owned by various organizations including... More »
Skype Users Spied in China
A study conducted by Nart Villeneuve at the University of Toronto revealed that Skype users are being monitored in China. Skype, however, insistently denies the allegation. ... More »
Web Mac Usage Intensifies
Net Applications, a web metrics firm, revealed an increase in Mac usage on the web. Macs accounted 8.23% of all traffic to websites last month, an almost two percent increase f... More »
UK Banks Used in Spam Proliferation
There has been an overwhelming increase in the number of spam and phishing emails associated to several banks. Security firm ClearMy Mail has found a 246 per cent increase in mali... More »
Spyware-Driven Ad Fraud Soars, Survey Says
A new survey has identified the effects of spyware-driven advertising fraud on VistaPrint, a company that offers online graphics services to consumers and businesses. Benjamin ... More »
Netflix Features Starz Movies
Netflix has reached an agreement with Starz Entertainment LLC to feature Starz movies in its streaming service. The deal is part of Netflix' move to license newer content for i... More »
CA Sees IT Security as the Lifeblood of Businesses
According to IT services supplier CA, IT security is fast becoming a vital business enabler during economic setbacks. Tim Dunn, vice-president of security business at CA, expre... More »
Popular Websites Plagued with Security Vulns
Widely known web sites such as YouTube, MetaFilter, the New York Times and ING's website are now facing security threats. Cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities have been i... More »
MIllions Contest Facebook's New Design
Almost 2.7 million Facebook users have expressed dissent over the site's new design. A Facebook group was even formed calling for a boycott on the social networking site as a way ... More »
UK Launches Internet Regulator
The UK government is slated to launch a new internet overseer which will be tasked to keep children from accessing suicide web sites, bullying, and pornography. The UK Council ... More »
Web 2.0 Security Enhancement Urged
A study has revealed that business organizations are less insistent when it comes to Web 2.0 security. Companies tend to focus more on email security albeit an increasing number o... More »
Internet Innovator Warns on IP Drought
Vint Cerf, known as the "father of the internet", has warned on a possible IP drought. Cerf has stressed the need to shift to IPv6 before the number of available IP addr... More »
New Industry Group Battles Piracy
A group of technology giants have been in a massive campaign against piracy dissuading the consumers from supporting illegal file sharing. Arts+Labs, as the group is known, inc... More »
"Clickjacking" Forces to Disable Browser Plug-ins
A web browser exploit known as "clickjacking" has steered a demand to disable all browser scripting and plug-ins until a patch is available. A warning was sent by U.S... More »
Computer Glitch Triggers Chaos at UK Airports
A computer glitch at Britains air traffic caused flight delays and cancellations all over Britain which lasted overnight. According to NATZ, provider of air traffic control ser... More »
Web Threats to Rise Amidst Economic Downturn
Gerhard Eschelbeck, CTO of Security firm Webroot Software, Inc., emphasized the growing complexity of controlling computer threats in light of today's economic slump. Webroot rese... More »
Egham, Surrey Labelled as UK Spam Capital
Egham, a small town in Surrey, has been identified as the UK spam capital, according to reports released by security provider MessageLabs. The town has been recounted to receiv... More »
UK Releases New ID Card
Britain uncovered its new biometric identity card which is aimed to help its fight against illegal immigration and terrorism. The ID scheme will be the very first of its kind a... More »
Data Management Viewed Irrepressible
McAfee and IBM executives revealed at Gartner's IT Security Summit held in Sydney that data management in businesses has become out of control, Most organizations, they say, ar... More »
Cyberattacks Carried Out by U.S-based Computers
According to data distributed by security-as-a-service provider SecureWorks, computers in the United Stated sends off most of the cyberattacks in 2008. Majority of the country'... More »
Intrusion-Prevention Systems Still Not in Full Use
New research reveals that network-based intrusion-prevention system is still used in the wrong means. Most organizations are employing the sytem to inertly monitor traffic in... More »
Number of Active Viruses Quantified
Network Box has revealed that August had the most number of cybercrimes where 51 percent of threats was recorded. Virus activity reached a record high of 14,600 new viruses in ... More »
Company Alleged of Tolerating Scammers Takes Drastic Action
The Pacific Internet Exchange, an internet service provider, terminated Intercage's service due to alleged support to online scammers. After a few days of peering on Intercage,... More »
Teen Arrested for Music Uploads
A 14-year old boy was apprehended by Hong Kong customs officials for uploading 2,000 Chinese-language pop songs on a website for free downloading. The unnamed suspect is allege... More »
Porn Spreads in Teen Mobile Phones
A new youth ABC talk show investigation disclosed the alarming increase of porn videos being spread in mobile phones of teenagers. The probe further revealed that teens are mostly... More »
Palm Reports Loss Despite Rising Smartphone Sales
Palm has reported its fifth straight loss even with the upturn of its smartphone sales. The company announced a net loss of $41.9 million from June to August. Palm's shares fel... More »
Wall Street Financial Bedlam Thwarts Web Traffic
The RTC or Resolution Trust Corp. has become the most searched company name in Google since the federal government announced it would form a unit with the same functionality as th... More »
YouTube Vetoes Videos Featuring Gun Crimes
Video sharing website YouTube is trying to ban video submissions featuring guns and knives in an effort to ease the growing deification of gang and gun culture in the UK. The m... More »
BT Break-In Causes Major Internet Outage
A lot of internet users all over London lost connectivity following a break-in that cost BT Group £2 million worth of telecoms equipment. Sophisticated equipment ... More »
Employers Check Social Networking Sites Before Hiring
A recent survey conducted by Careerbuilder.com showed that 20 percent of employers run a web check on probable applicants. About 3,100 participated in the survey, and majority of ... More »
Web Site Displaying Social Security Numbers Uncovered
A web site maintained by the Iowa County Recorders Association (ICRA) has been discovered to be showing Social Security Numbers of Iowa residents since January 2005. Phil Dunsh... More »
Homelands Security Uses MySpace Links for Alerts
MySpace has teamed up with the US Department of Homeland Security to send alerts on natural disasters through users of the social networking site. A tool has been devel... More »
SARS Employees Jailed for Yet Another Cyber Crime
Two former South African Revenue Service (SARS) employees and two others have been sentenced to 15 years in jail for VAT fraud orchestrated through a username and password. ... More »
Internet Capacity Boosts as Internet Usage Surges
Some may think that today's skyrocketing internet traffic is causing an internet jam. On the contrary, as internet usage increases, internet capacity is also taking the ... More »
Internet Leak Caused US Author to Stop Writing
Stephenie Meyer, an American author famous for Twilight and The Host, has decided to cease writing a book series following the leak of its final installment. An unfinished version... More »
Tech Giants Proposing Internet Human Rights Law
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are pitching internet human rights laws to the Congress. The three colossal companies are offering a platform on how human rights law can be best appl... More »