Security

Insurance Company Loses Customer Data

Eight laptops have been stolen or lost from the London Mutual Insurance Society, containing details of more than 2,000 customers

15 years ago

Facebook Reaches Compromise Over CEOP Button

The social network has finally agreed to use the child protection button on its site, while launching a PR offensive…

15 years ago

RSA Reveals Zeus Trojan Cyber-Crime Infrastructure

Security researchers at RSA spotlight the cyber-infrastructure that props up malware like the Zeus Trojan by providing so-called bulletproof hosting…

15 years ago

Lords Demand NATO, EU Cooperate On Cyber Security

The House of Lords has criticised NATO's lack of cooperation with the EU, claiming member states are being left vulnerable…

15 years ago

Home Secretary Meets Facebook Over Child Protection Button

The social network giant’s sustained refusal to adopt the UK's Ceop online protection scheme for children has led to a…

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Approved By Lords

The House of Lords has approved the Digital Economy Bill, leaving the fate of file-sharers in the hands of the…

15 years ago

Red Hat Virtualisation To Power IBM Cloud Service

By including the new Red Hat virtualisation-layer offering, IBM is making available another option for IT systems that didn't exist…

15 years ago

Microsoft Responds To Virtual PC Security Warning

Microsoft is disputing Core Security Technologies' description of a security issue affecting Microsoft's Virtual PC software as a vulnerability

15 years ago

Cisco Touts Borderless Networks With Revamped Switches

Cisco unveiled a refreshed line of fixed Ethernet switches, new services and enhanced routers as part of its larger Borderless…

15 years ago

Facebook: Does Social Beat Search?

If Facebook traffic really is going to be bigger than Google traffic, then a lot of people will have to…

15 years ago

Microsoft Supporting Open Source Cloud Tools

Microsoft has upped its ante in support of the open source JavaScript library known as jQuery

15 years ago

Researchers Warn Of Microsoft Virtual PC Flaw

Researchers at Core Security Technologies are warning of a vulnerability affecting versions of Microsoft's Virtual PC software that can be…

15 years ago

Watchdog Investigates US Law Enforcement Social Networking Tactics

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has obtained documents on federal law enforcement approaches to gathering data on Facebook and other social…

15 years ago

CA Has Head In the Cloud With 3Tera Acquisition

Another CA cloud buy will integrate 3Tera’s AppLogic with other technologies to provide cloud management tools as part of overall…

15 years ago

Salesforce.com Follows Twitter Trend With Chatter

Salesforce Chatter preview promises to make social networking features available for developers to build enterprise social apps

15 years ago

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