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Nigerian government uses music in cybercrime fight
Nigerian government uses music in cybercrime fight
The Nigerian Government is working with Microsoft on a public awareness program that uses music to fight cybercrime in the country.
Feb. 11, 2010
Romantics targeted with Valentine’s Day spam
Romantics targeted with Valentine’s Day spam
Virus protection company, PandaLabs, is warning internet users that cyber criminals will use Valentine’s Day-themed content to spread malware.
Feb. 11, 2010
Stakkato to be tried in Sweden for Cisco hack
Stakkato to be tried in Sweden for Cisco hack
The US Government has handed over responsibility for the trial of a young hacker accused of stealing Cisco source code to Sweden, his home country.
Feb. 10, 2010
Prolexic chase botnet cybercriminals
Prolexic chase botnet cybercriminals
Network service security vendor, Prolexic, has released a report highlighting the difficulties in tracing the activities of cybercriminals using botnets.
Feb. 10, 2010
F-Secure lands international security deal with Vodafone
F-Secure lands international security deal with Vodafone
IT security vendor F-Secure has extended its mobile data protection deal with Vodafone, which dates from two years ago, to cover users of PCs supplied by the international communications giant.
Feb. 10, 2010
Komercní banka win Gartner business intelligence award
Komercní banka win Gartner business intelligence award
Information technology research and advisory company, Gartner, has named Komercní banka as the winner of its Business Intelligence Excellence Award, in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Feb. 9, 2010
Safer Internet Day – watch out for fake updates says Webroot
Safer Internet Day – watch out for fake updates says Webroot
Today, as you may have noticed, is Safer Internet Day, when vendors in the IT security world will almost certainly be appearing on the radio and TV explaining how to surf the net more securely. But, says Webroot, one of those vendors, users should watch – especially today – for fake updates to their security software.
Feb. 9, 2010
Lancashire police install new audit and security software
Lancashire police install new audit and security software
3ami has announced that Lancashire Constabulary is using its Monitoring and Audit System (MAS) software to comply with new data security regulations from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
Feb. 9, 2010
Barracuda moves into distributed firewall technology
Barracuda moves into distributed firewall technology
Barracuda Networks has taken the wraps off a new technology firewall platform for distributed architectures that it claims will allow companies to enhance their firewall protection.
Feb. 9, 2010
Kaspersky highlights trojan threat
Kaspersky highlights trojan threat
Anti-virus company, Kaspersky lab, has issued a warning about the continual and increasing threat of trojans
Feb. 8, 2010
Trend Micro invests $300 million in cloud computing
Trend Micro invests $300 million in cloud computing
Trend Micro has set up a new company – TCloud Computing – to develop a cloud operating system for release in the second quarter of this year
Feb. 8, 2010
Fourty-four percent of employees steal hardware and intellectual property when leaving their employers
Fourty-four percent of employees steal hardware and intellectual property when leaving their employers
Research just release by Landesk claims that 44% of employees have stolen IT hardware and intellectual property – including software and databases – when leaving an employer.
Feb. 8, 2010