A man may spend five-years in prison under US anti-hacking laws for reading his wife's emails without permission
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Apple Sued For Allowing Apps Access To Owners’ Data
Apple is hit with a pair of lawsuits claiming it allowed advertisers to access personal data of iPhone owners
Stuxnet Variants Will Wreak Havoc In 2011
Stuxnet may have damaged over 1,000 centrifuges and variants will target other non-PC devices
2010: Dawn Of National Cyber Wars, says Citrix CTO
"Conficker is still out there - and that's 28 terabits/second. If that thing was pointed at any national interest, it would go down in a heartbeat," says Simon Crosby
Tuesday Is Mega Malware Day Says SonicWALL
Researchers analysed the malware landscape and found that Tuesdays are the most threat-laden days
Government Moves Towards Bills By Crowdsourcing
The government is pushing its scheme to allow successful online petitions to be debated as parliamentary bills
Data Grows Apace As We Look At 2010 Storage Trends
The most significant trend continues unabated: the mounting deluge of newly created and duplicated files
Kindle Tops Off Amazon Xmas As Best-Selling Product
Potter magic was no match for the spell cast by Kindle this Christmas, according to Amazon's unaudited figures
A Hacky Christmas Surprise From ‘Owned & Exposed’
An unwanted Christmas gift arrived for some websites as the Happy Ninjas vigilante group wrought revenge
MMA Guidelines Will Highlight Mobile Data Privacy
The Mobile Marketing Association has announced plans to publish guidelines to honour users' privacy concerns
Apple Said To Expect 20 Million iPhone Sales In Q1 2011
Taiwanese iPhone makers claim Apple has increased shipment numbers to target fresh markets in the New Year
IBM’s Racetrack Storage Under Starter’s Orders
Racetrack memory will be 1,000 times faster, low power and could store over 5,000 movies on a mobile device
Microsoft BPOS Error Exposes Cloud Customers’ Data
Microsoft has reported a Business Productivity Online Suite configuration error that exposed customer data
UN Supports WikiLeaks’ Right To Publish
A UN statement argues the human right to publish in the public interest, but restraint should be exercised
New iPad Cases Reinforce Camera Rumour
Protective cases for the iPad 2 have reinforced rumours that Apple's new tablet will come with a camera
Snowy Weather Blamed For Closure Of Solar Factory
The harsh winter in Europe is being blamed for the closure of a factory making photovoltaic cells for solar power modules
Nearly Quarter Of US Adults Plan On Owning A Tablet
In just three years time, one in five American adults plan on owning their own tablet device
Skype Outage Threatens Millions Of Christmas Day Calls
Millions of Christmas day calls with friends and families may be threatened by the ongoing disruption to Skype
Santander And Halifax Hit With Christmas Woes
Santander has accidentally sent the wrong statements to thousands of customers, while Halifax's payment system suffered an outage
IBM Predicts Holographic Phones, Air-driven Batteries
IBM predicts holographic phones by 2015, batteries charged by air, cities heated by servers, and more
10 Reasons Why Steve Jobs Earned ‘Person Of The Year’
An incredible comeback year has seen Apple's profits reach record levels, CEO Steve Jobs deserves his place as the FT's “Person of the Year”
WiMax Network For Clackmannanshire Approved
Another rural broadband project has been given the nod with a Scottish Parliament grant for a WiMax network
DDoS Fears Shatter WikiLeaks Mirror Site Hosting
Web host SiteGround has suspended at least two WikiLeaks mirror sites, citing fears of disruptive attacks
‘Highly Critical’ Microsoft ActiveX Security Bugs
Secunia Researchers have warned about critical ActiveX bugs but Microsoft is unaware of any exploits
Cold-Calling Cyber-Criminals Tout Fake Antivirus
Scammers are using call centres to push fake antivirus software, pretending to offer free services
Skype Outage Still Hitting Millions of Users
Millions of Skype users are still struggling to connect more than 24 hours after a supernode failure
Mozilla Touts Improved Sync Setup With Firefox 4 Beta
Mozilla has released a Firefox 4 beta which promises better support for 3D graphics among other features
ICO Gets Tough On Information Access Laws
The Information Commissioner's Office has issued its first demand under the Freedom of Information Act
Enterprises To Increase Spend On Social Software
Enterprise organisations are getting the social software bug, with spending edging towards the billion dollar mark
Shetland Fibre Project Gets European Green Light
The EU has given a green light for a new fibre optic network connecting residents to superfast broadband