More Security Articles

• 04 November 2008

• News: Microsoft: Firefox and IE more vulnerable than Vista

  Software applications in particular browsers are responsible for nine out of 10 published vulnerabilities, that's more than operating systems says Microsoft.

• News: CAPTCHA-cracking leads to surge in Google spam

  The wide-spread availability of CAPTCHA-breaking tools has lead to an increase in spam on blogging sites, says MessageLabs.

• News: Report: UK cybercrime fighters are a light touch

  Cybercrime has increased because it's easy get involved and offenders are rarely caught or punished, says the Corporate IT Forum.

• News: CreditExpert.co.uk launches ID fraud pack

  Recent research by Experian Victims of Fraud highlighted that ID theft was up 46 percent between January and June 2008 compared to the same period last year. With this in mind CreditExpert.co.uk has launched a Stop Identity Fraud Pack, which will be available from WH Smith and is designed to protect consumers against identity theft.

• 03 November 2008

• News: Orange opposes controversial Phorm scheme

  Orange has announced it will not use the controversial advertising system Phorm.

• 31 October 2008

• News: New Google Chrome beta fixes security bug

  Google has released the third beta version of Google Chrome, the web browser it introduced nearly two months ago.

• News: Symantec to cut 4.5% of workforce

  Symantec expects to begin laying off employees next month ahead of an anticipated slowdown in the IT market.

• News: Intel chip would expose Apple iPhone security

  Putting Intel's Moorestown chip package inside a future version of the iPhone would make the smartphone less secure, according to an independent security researcher.

• News: Critical OpenOffice patches released

  OpenOffice.org has released two patches that repair older versions of its open-source office productivity suite.

• 30 October 2008

• News: Facebook: Change password to stop IM spam

  Since the new Facebook IM service launched there's been a huge spurt in the amount of instant-messenger spam the site has to deal with. And Facebook is recommending that users change passwords to help curb the threat.

• News: London's primitive Wi-Fi security slammed in study

  A survey from security firm RSA claims too many organisations are relying on primitive security protection when it comes to wireless networks, with London coming out especially badly with 20 percent of wireless access points unencrypted and half of the remainder relying on poor security technology.

• News: Windows 7's UAC overhaul is purely 'cosmetic'

  Microsoft's claims that it is overhauling User Account Control in Windows 7 have been met with cynicism, with one developer describing a change to the security feature as nothing more than "lipstick"

• News: Google Reader & Picasa used to spread malware

  A malicious program that sprang up on Facebook in late July has surfaced again, this time using Google's websites to sneak around security filters.

• 29 October 2008

• News: Microsoft and Yahoo fight to stop lottery scams

  Microsoft and Yahoo have joined forces in a bid to put an end to bogus lottery scams.

• News: Symantec splits off 'startup' to develop ideas

  Symantec has created a startup-style Incubator division for new projects.

• 28 October 2008

• Webroot Internet Security Essentials software

  Webroot has announced an addition to its security software line-up: Webroot Internet Security Essentials.

• News: Surge in British teens turning to cybercrime

  More and more teens are turning to cybercrime, say security experts.

• News: US military: Twitter poses terrorist threat

  Social networking site Twitter could be used by terrorists as a tool in planning attacks, says the US military.

• News: Hackers use Google to get sensitive data

  Hackers are employing search engines such as Google when attacking web applications that hold sensitive data, says a security expert.

• News: Windows 7 & Windows Azure explained

  Microsoft revealed a significant shift in its strategy this week, introducing two new and drastically different Windows products at its annual Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles

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