The latest research from SecureWorks reports that India came top in its security world cup, beating the Netherlands, Germany and Brazil in terms of the lowest number of computers originating cyber-attacks from within its borders.

UK web users are ignoring basic online fraud-prevention measures in their quest for the ultimate holiday bargain, research has revealed.

Social networking has gone from zero to hero in terms of business-to-consumer support and interactions, allowing organizations to increase their rapport with customers, as well as reducing the cost of customer support. But it's not all wine and roses, as there's the regulatory and compliance issue to address before you allow staff to access Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and all sites in between.

Apple has denied a design fault in the antennae of the iPhone 4 and has blamed instead the formula used to calculate signal strength.

There has been spate of high-profile Facebook, Twitter and other social networking account hacks recently, the most recent of which was the compromise of the Facebook and Twitter accounts of Conservative MP Therese Coffey.

Reports have been coming in overnight that a growing number of iTunes' accounts have been hacked, with unauthorised charges appearing on user accounts, as well as a 'take-over' of a number of apps on the iTunes store apparently by a Vietnamese software developer.

Kaspersky Lab has patented technology in the US which it claims allows the potential scale of malware epidemics to be predicted accurately to stop them from spreading.

Danish security tracking company Secunia has reported that around half of third-party software applications are failing to use two key Windows security features developed by Microsoft.

Passwords are fundamentally insecure and represent the biggest security threat facing organisations, says Jason Hart, senior vice-president for Europe at security firm Cryptocard.

The UK's approach to security needs radical reform, says Martin Sutherland, managing director of information intelligence firm Detica.

IBM today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire BigFix, Inc., a privately-held company based in Emeryville, California.

The latest monthly threat landscape report from IT security vendor Fortinet asserts that obfuscated Javascript attacks are starting to hit internet users again.