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  • 16 November 2007

  • News: Webroot warns of new UK malware tactics

    Webroot says malware distributors are increasingly using "passing off" techniques to get their programs on to UK PCs.

  • 15 November 2007

  • News: 'Negligent' doctors face fines for losing laptops

    The Information Commissioner is drawing up new rules that could leave Doctors and health officials facing prosecution should they lose laptops containing patient details.

  • News: Mozilla leaves 80% of Firefox 3.0 bugs untouched

    Around 80 percent of the known bugs in Mozilla's upcoming Firefox 3.0 web browser will be left untouched, the company has revealed.

  • News: eBay plans Red Team security event in 2008

    eBay is taking a lead from Microsoft's Blue Hat security event by launching the Red Team eBay conference next February. It will be invitation-only, where security team members can meet and exchange ideas with industry experts. But unlike Blue Hat, the conference will be open to attendees from other companies.

  • 14 November 2007

  • News: Microsoft denies Windows 2000 security risk

    Microsoft has hit back at claims that Windows 2000 users are exposed to a loophole in the operating system's random number generator, a flaw researchers claim allows hackers to retrieve users' personal information.

  • News: Windows Live OneCare 2.0 shipping next week

    Online retailer Amazon has started accepting orders for Windows Live OneCare 2.0 in the US, indicating that Microsoft is planning to release a major update to its security suite next Thursday.

  • 13 November 2007

  • News: Windows 2000 users warned of ID threat

    Windows 2000 users have been warned that a loophole in the operating system's random number generator can expose their email, password and credit card details.

  • 12 November 2007

  • News: Secure your Wi-Fi network in five easy steps

    Simply following our five easy steps can ensure that no one intercepts your Wi-Fi traffic.

  • News: Microsoft kills ActiveX 'click to activate'

    Microsoft is working on a modified version of Internet Explorer 7.0 that kills a 'click to activate' warning that first popped up when the software giant began requiring users to approve ActiveX controls the first time they were run from the browser.

  • News: Concern over widespread MySpace malware

    The widely reported problems with pop singer Alicia Keys' MySpace profile have been cropping up on the social-networking site for the past 10 days and are likely to continue, a security expert said on Friday.

  • News: Major news site distributing malware

    One of India’s largest news websites - IndiaTimes – exposed vistors to malware, according to ScanSafe.

  • News: Hacker created 250,000-strong botnet army

    A hacker faces 60 years in prison and a $1.75m fine after pleading guilty to infecting hundreds of thousands of computers with malware in order to steal money from PayPal accounts.

  • 09 November 2007

  • News: 'Critical' Windows patch coming next week

    Security administrators should have a pretty easy time of it next Tuesday as Microsoft says it will issue just two updates in its monthly security software release.

  • News: Microsoft stands by arrested hacker

    Microsoft's security team took a bit of a chance a few weeks ago, when it invited Roberto Preatoni to give a talk at its Redmond campus.

  • 08 November 2007

  • News: PlayStation 3 gets free web security service

    Trend Micro has launched a security service for Sony's PS3 (PlayStation 3) that blocks access to some potentially malicious websites. Trend's service is available as part of Sony's 2.00 firmware update for the PS3, also released today.

  • 06 November 2007

  • News: Internet security: what data should you divulge?

    It’s almost impossible these days to use the internet without giving out some personal data. You can’t, for instance, make an online purchase without coughing up your card details. And all the little conveniences that make the web worthwhile require some sacrifice of online security. We all know by now that our bank will never email us to ask for our details, but where should you draw the data line? Here’s PC Advisor’s rough guide to what information you should, and should not, hand over.

  • News: Microsoft to patch Macrovision driver hole

    Microsoft has warned that a faulty driver used for copy protection could allow a hacker to gain high-level access to a PC.

  • News: Apple patches seven QuickTime bugs

    Apple patched seven bugs in QuickTime as it updated the media player to Version 7.3 for both Mac OS X and Windows yesterday.

  • 05 November 2007

  • News: Bullguard releases updated Internet Security Suite

    BullGuard today released Bullguard Internet Security 8.0.

  • News: Analyst: Leopard's firewall is a 'mess'

    A security researcher last week said that Leopard's firewall is confusing, inconsistent, switched off by default and incompatible with some applications. "This firewall is a mess," said Rich Mogull, a security consultant and former Gartner analyst, after spending two days digging into the new firewall's capabilities.

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