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  • 03 December 2007

  • News: MI5 accuses China of hacking businesses

    According to reports in the weekend newspapers, the government has accused China of hacking into the computer systems of leading companies.

  • News: Hackers target Apple Quicktime exploit

    An unpatched vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime software is being targeted by hackers, according to Symantec. The flaw could allow hackers to run code on a victim's computer, Symantec warned in a DeepSight Threat Management System alert issued on Sunday.

  • 01 December 2007

  • News: 30 quick fixes for Windows XP & Vista

    Despite years of refinement and the collective experience of millions of users, Windows remains as buggy, enigmatic and failure-prone as ever. These tips will accelerate your startups and shutdowns, automate your system maintenance, and even get you browsing at full throttle.

  • News: Why old Wi-Fi security is vulnerable to attack

    Forty-one percent of businesses — and an even higher percentage of home users, say experts — still use WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), an outdated and vulnerable Wi-Fi security protocol. Trust us when we tell you the phrase: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is not the motto to live by when it comes to wireless-network security.

  • 30 November 2007

  • News: Alleged 'botmaster' raided by police

    The home of the alleged ringleader of an international group of cybercriminals said to be responsible for infecting more than one million computers has been raided by police.

  • News: McAfee: Governments are launching cyberattacks

    Governments the world over are using the internet to spy and launch cyberattacks on their enemies. The governments target critical systems including electricity, air traffic control, financial markets and government computer networks, according to McAfee's annual report examining global cybersecurity.

  • 29 November 2007

  • News: Hacker says PS3 is a password-cracking genius

    Sony 's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console could be the perfect tool for hackers to crack passwords, according to a security research in New Zealand.

  • 28 November 2007

  • News: Lotus Notes users warned of email exploit

    Users of IBM's Lotus Notes software have been warned of a dangerous flaw in the Autonomy KeyView software used by the suite to process Lotus 1-2-3 files.

  • 27 November 2007

  • News: McAfee: Windows Vista hacks to surge in 2008

    Malware authors will step up efforts to attack Windows Vista in 2008, as Microsoft's latest desktop operating system passes the 10 percent market share milestone, according to security firm McAfee.

  • News: Firefox 2.0 users get cross-scripting fix

    Firefox users have been given a new security update which fixes a widely publicised flaw in the open-source browser.

  • News: Webroot buys UK email security firm

    Antivirus and antispyware firm Webroot plans to acquire UK security vendor Email Systems. The acquisition will give Webroot a new line of 'software as a service' (SaaS) products to complement its existing security software.

  • News: Lost child benefit discs to cost banks £250m

    Last week's loss of computer discs containing bank details and other personal records for 25 million people could cost UK banks £250m, according to research firm Gartner.

  • 26 November 2007

  • News: Windows users exposed to QuickTime exploit

    Windows users are vulnerable to a QuickTime bug, according to security researchers. The critical bug in Apple QuickTime 7.2 and 7.3 is in the player's handling of the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), an audio/video streaming standard, according to alerts posted by Symantec and the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).

  • 23 November 2007

  • News: Anti-SPIM security tool added to Microsoft IM

    Microsoft is adding a new security feature to the next version of Windows Live Messenger to allow users to report those sending spam over IM (SPIM).

  • News: VoIP hacking made easy by SIPtap

    New proof-of-concept code shows how easy it is to eavesdrop on the VoIP phone calls, according to its developer.

  • 22 November 2007

  • News: Is antivirus software a security threat?

    One security researcher believes the software we use to protect our PCs from viruses, spyware and other malware is becoming a major liability.

  • News: Microsoft confirms Windows XP encryption bug

    Microsoft has admitted that Windows XP includes the same encryption flaws that Israeli researchers recently disclosed in Windows 2000.

  • 21 November 2007

  • News: YouGov poll reveals level of online anxiety

    A YouGov poll conducted on behalf of Microsoft has found that almost half of us are concerned about personal information being collected online. Date of birth, gender and demographic information such as age and ethnic group were among the details survey respondents believed to be of most value to marketeers and black marketeers.

  • News: XP & Vista users wary of Windows 2000 exploit

    Windows 2000 weakness could affect newer Microsoft operating systems, but is it a minor 'design error' or a major PC security threat?

  • News: Firefox 2.0 users to get important security fix

    Firefox users will get a bug-fixing update next week to repair a long-standing security flaw in the software.

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