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• 09 June 2008

• News: Online crime climbs police agenda

  According to a new report online crime and credit-card fraud are now serious criminal threats in the UK.

• 07 June 2008

• News: The best ways to protect your identity online

  With identity theft on the rise and personal information at a premium, it's never been more important to be cautious about what you reveal online.

• News: Tips to solve 3 common PC security disasters

  Here's how to banish spyware, stay safe on unsecured public networks, and what to do if you seem to be spamming yourself.

• News: Five simple ways to thief-proof your laptop

  We've put together five tips workers can use immediately to protect their laptops and data from loss and theft.

• 06 June 2008

• News: Virgin Media to 'educate' illegal file sharers

  Virgin Media and the the BPI are working together on an 'education campaign' aimed at users believed to be illegally sharing copyrighted files.

• News: Patch Tuesday to fix DirectX, IE and Bluetooth

  Microsoft's next major monthly update will include seven sets of security patches, including critical fixes for DirectX, Internet Explorer and Bluetooth wireless software for Windows.

• News: 15,000 caught by 'spear-phishing' attack

  Two groups of criminals have stolen data from an estimated 15,000 victims over the past 15 months, using targeted 'spear-phishing' email attacks, according to researchers at Verisign.

• 05 June 2008

• News: Concerns over media use of personal data online

  Eight out of 10 social networkers would be more careful with the information they post online if they knew it would later end up in the mainstream media, reports the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).

• News: Apple gets serious with Mac OS X security

  Apple has released a 200-page security guide for Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' operating system featuring general security tips and advice for advanced Mac users.

• 04 June 2008

• News: Hong Kong home of most 'dangerous websites'

  McAfee has named ".hk" as the world's most dangerous top-level internet domain. However, McAfee's survey methodology may mean .hk is not as risky as its seems.

• News: Microsoft opens up on XP SP3 Flash 'bug'

  Microsoft has finally broken its silence over concerns from users that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) may be vulnerable to online attacks by revealing which XP users need to upgrade their Adobe Flash Player software.

• News: 6 Brits arrested in illegal file-sharing case

  Six Brits have been arrested for illegally sharing music files.

• News: Smartphones a greater security risk than laptops

  A survey of IT staff has highlighted that smartphones are a bigger security risk than laptops. According to endpoint data protection supplier Credant Technologies, which conducted the research, 94 percent of the IT staff surveyed claimed PDAs present a security risk, followed closely by mobile storage devices, which were identified as a worry by 88 percent.

• 03 June 2008

• News: The web's 10 best free security downloads

  We've rounded-up our 10 favourite security downloads for Windows that will help to keep your personal information private and secure

• News: Face-recognition used to tailor billboard ads

  Billboards that changes to display products relevant to the person walking past could soon be hitting a high street near you soon.

• 02 June 2008

• News: Safari flaw puts Windows users at risk

  Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed flaw in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users.

• News: Facebook violates 22 Canadian privacy laws

  Facebook has breeched 22 different privacy laws in Canada, claims privacy group the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.

• 31 May 2008

• News: 9 ways Apple, Microsoft and others make us mad

  While we love technology, sometimes its purveyors make our blood boil. We're talking about annoying policies and practices, whether a new PC stuffed with junkware or how we have to switch providers just so we can get a better mobile phone.

• 29 May 2008

• News: Symantec: We were wrong on Adobe Flash 'bug'

  After warning on Tuesday that hackers were exploiting an unpatched bug in Adobe Systems' Flash Player software, Symantec has backtracked from this claim, saying the flaw is "very similar" to another vulnerability that was patched last month.

• News: Reporting of security breaches should be mandatory

  Companies should be forced to reveal if their computer systems have been breached, claims a European internet security body.

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