Security

Conficker – No Big Outbreak, But Threat Remains

April 1 has come without major trouble from the worm, but users should remain vigilant, apply the existing defences -…

16 years ago

EC: Major Cyberattack Could Cost £179bn

There is a 10 to 20 percent risk of a major failure in communications networks within the next 10 years,…

16 years ago

Security Researchers Open New Front In Conficker War

Security vendors are taking advantage of a discovery by two members of the Honeynet Project who uncovered a new way…

16 years ago

Why Hackers And Regulations Cost The Earth

Security threats like Conficker, along with the regulations and measures to combat them, are a nightmarish waste of resources, says…

16 years ago

Conficker: How Scared Should We Be?

A major update is due for Conficker on Wednesday. But should we fear such a well-understood piece of malware?

16 years ago

Psyb0t – The First Linux Botnet

Psyb0t exposes router and broadband vunerabilities.

16 years ago

Google’s Enterprise Credibility Is On the Line

Security flaws reported in Google Docs have been described. If Google doesn't take these reports seriously, it will lose the…

16 years ago

Google Denies Severity Of Google Docs Flaw

Google says that security concerns about its online document service Google Docs are "not significant", despite claims that users can…

16 years ago

Microsoft SharePoint – Are You In Control?

30 percent of SharePoint servers are deployed outside the management of the IT department.

16 years ago

Malware Is Getting Stronger, But All You Need Is A Little Common Sense

There's plenty you can do to protect yourself against malware. The best precautions are tough policies, common sense and experience,…

16 years ago

How The Spam Jam Became Business As Usual

Why do we still have spam, when we have the tools to eliminate it? Because the spam problem is simply…

16 years ago

Web Browsers Need Better Security

IE 8, Firefox and Safari all need to keep boosting security, even though hackers are concentrating on Web applications

16 years ago

UK Online Fraud Up 132 Percent

A new police e-crime unit will help combat the threat, according to payments industry body

16 years ago

Intel Chip Flaw Could Be Used By Rootkits

Security researchers have released proof of concept exploit code for an Intel chip flaw that could be abused to compromise…

16 years ago

AT&T Launches Smart Grid Despite Hacking Concerns

Security consultants have engineered a worm which can bring down smart grids - while AT&T launches a product and the…

16 years ago

Panda Updates Hosted Security Application

Panda says the updated release is up to 50 percent more efficient than traditional endpoint security

16 years ago

Adobe: Consider the Alternatives

With Adobe releasing further patches and vulnerability updates for Acrobat and Reader, the question has to be asked, is it…

16 years ago

Widespread IT Broadens The Attack Surface

Threats are growing, and companies simply do not have the option to ignore the problem. This will drive a more…

16 years ago

Free Security Analyser from Microsoft

Microsoft to launch open-source security analyser for application developers.

16 years ago

Microsoft IE8: An Essential Upgrade

Some features catch up with rival browsers, others add new abilities and security functions. If you are an IE user,…

16 years ago

Microsoft Releases IE8

Security, ease of use, and improvements in RSS, Cascading Style Sheets and AJAX support are key priorities for Internet Explorer…

16 years ago

IBM/Sun: The Technology Fall-Out

If the merger goes ahead, IBM will have to make choices: Which database, which directory, and which virtualisation technology?

16 years ago

Recession Or No, We Are In It For The Long Haul

While all around are making short term decisions, you have to keep you head, and make sure your long term…

16 years ago

New Technologies vs Business Security

Social Networking and Cloud Computing are proving a headache for organisations.

16 years ago

GFI LANguard 9.0: Network and Security Scanner for SMBs

GFI LANguard network vulnerability and patch management software is most useful to SMBs.

16 years ago

Malware Uses Geo-location To Lure Victims

The minds behind the Waledac botnet are using the physical location of victims' machines in a scheme to lure them…

16 years ago

How To Keep Control Of Employee-Owned PCs

Employees are increasingly using personal PCs in their jobs, and IT staff have to support them. eWEEK Labs explores some…

16 years ago

“British Botnet Corporation” Should Apologise

What the BBC did was wrong. The corporation should stop defending its botnet antics, and act responsibly

16 years ago

BBC Defends Botnet Purchase

Programme makers claim that use of illegal networks was justified

16 years ago

Latest Version Of Firefox Being Developed

Mozilla has released its Firefox 3.1 beta 3 Web browser, intended for developers and testers for evaluation and feedback.

16 years ago