Security

Intel Xeon 5600 Launch Targets Data Centre Upgrades

New Westmere-based server chip range aims at single-core server refresh lifecycles, touting a 15:1 server consolidation ratio and 5-month payback

15 years ago

US Internet Fraud Tops Half A Billion Dollars, Says FBI

A new report from the Internet Crime Complaint Centre found the amount of losses from cyber-crime doubled in 2009, with…

15 years ago

Government ‘Hack Day’ Delivers Public Data Innovation

A Facebook quiz and local policing feedback board are just two of the ideas that have emerged from a government…

15 years ago

New IT Security Product Assessment Tool Launched

A new self-assessment tool from Jericho Forum aims to establish a baseline for checking the effectiveness of IT security products

15 years ago

New Street View Images Raise Privacy Concerns

Google has received complaints since it expanded its Street View service last week to cover 96 percent of UK roads

15 years ago

Researchers Questions Zeus Botnet Future Threat

Will the takedown of more than 25 percent of the command-and-control servers tied to the Zeus Trojan have a lasting…

15 years ago

Twitter Reveals Geolocation-Based Opt-in Credentials

Twitter has switched on its long awaited location-sharing feature and made the service opt-in, tagging users' tweets based on where…

15 years ago

Home Secretary Defends McKinnon Extradition Decision

Alan Johnson has defended his decision to extradite hacker Gary McKinnon, claiming he needs to "face the music"

15 years ago

MPs Urge Facebook to Add Child Protection Button

Harriet Harman says MPs are "taking action" to make Facebook adopt the UK's CEOP online protection scheme for children -…

15 years ago

Cisco CRS-3 Router Answers Demand According to Analysts

Cisco's powerful CRS-3 router will meet rapidly growing demand for bandwidth, according to analysts, but its closest rival, Juniper Networks,…

15 years ago

Facebook Threatens Lawsuit Against Daily Mail

Facebook is threatening to sue the Daily Mail, after the newspaper published an article suggesting children who used the site…

15 years ago

RSA: Feeding Security Into The Cloud

The RSA conference seeks to use lessons from single-tenant data centres to build security into cloud computing infrastructures. But what…

15 years ago

Twitter Takes On Malware With Link Scanning Tools

Twitter has announced it will begin scanning links posted by users to thwart phishing attacks and the spread of malware…

15 years ago

Fasthosts Debuts Virtual Server Range

Fasthosts targets UK firms’ growing appetites for virtual server solutions, featuring Hyper-V technology and customisable RAM, CPU and disk space

15 years ago

Microsoft Issues Patch Tuesday IE Warning

The company warns that attackers are targeting a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that can be used to hijack machines

15 years ago

Dell Powers New Laptops, Workstations With Latest Intel Chips

New lineup of Dell Vostro laptops feature Intel Core i7 processors and high-end M4500 workstation is first to combine Nvidia…

15 years ago

Data Centre Management Costs Continue To Grow

Despite increased automation capabilities, IDC points to a range of data centre approaches that are driving higher management spending

15 years ago

Investigation Continues Into Malware In Battery Charger Software

A Trojan hidden within software for the Energizer Duo USB battery charger may have been around since May 2007, according…

15 years ago

Cloud Continues To Confuse UK Businesses

Almost a quarter of industry professionals are unable to define cloud computing, but will a new industry forum’s code of…

15 years ago

Protecting Your Critical Infrastructure

As the government prepares to launch its Cyber Security Operations Centre, Reed Henry of ArcSight discusses the importance of protecting…

15 years ago

Review: Google Apps Premier Provides Mobile Device Management

Google Apps Premier and Education editions allow companies to enforce security and policy controls over some ActiveSync-enabled mobile devices in…

15 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday To Offer Office Fixes

Microsoft is planning two security updates for Patch Tuesday to address eight vulnerabilities, and reminded users it is terminating support…

15 years ago

Google Steps Up Data Protection With Synchronous Replication

Files stored in Google Docs or in Gmail are broken up into digital pieces and stored on random servers for…

15 years ago

RSA – Russian Banking Trojan Unmasked

The details of a Russian botnet that targets Russian banks instead of Western victims has been revealed at the RSA…

15 years ago

Google China Hack Stole Source Code

A security researcher believes that the Chinese hackers responsible for the Google attack managed to steal valuable source code

15 years ago

Greenpeace Admits Using ‘Dirty’ Power

Greenpeace has admitted that its hosting operations are powered by coal and nuclear power, after it criticised Facebook for building…

15 years ago

Data Watchdog: Privacy Must Not Be An Afterthought

The ICO has released a new report which includes tools to help enterprises argue a business case for data protection

15 years ago

RSA: US Defence Experts Discuss Security Versus Privacy

Former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and former Bush administration cyber-security advisor Richard Clarke laid out the privacy…

15 years ago

RSA: Sophos Warns On Social Networking Scams

Sophos security expert Graham Cluley outlined some of the main threats targeting Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites

15 years ago