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Low-cost security tag for mobile phones
Low-cost security tag for mobile phones
An Edinburgh-based company has developed a relatively low-cost security tag that alerts users when a linked mobile phone moves more than 25 metres away. The Bluetooth-enabled keyring tab - known as Nio - comes with its own USB-rechargeable battery and sells for around £40.
Sept. 11, 2009
Wigan council lost personal data on children and teenagers
Wigan council lost personal data on children and teenagers
Wigan Council has been been forced to sign an undertaking with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following the theft of a laptop, which resulted into the personal data on around 43 000 children and teenagers being potentially open to abuse.
Sept. 11, 2009
Security software spending up 4% in 2010
Security software spending up 4% in 2010
Security software budgets are expected to grow 4% in 2010, and security services budgets could grow almost 3%, according to Gartner.
Sept. 11, 2009
Home Gateway broadband and networking hub reaches fruition
Home Gateway broadband and networking hub reaches fruition
After four years in gestation, the Home Gateway (HG) - an intelligent broadband/networking interface device designed to act as a hub for homes and small offices - is reaching fruition.
Sept. 10, 2009
Barclays fined £2.45m after IT errors
Barclays fined £2.45m after IT errors
Barclays' investment arm has been fined £2.45m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to report its investment details correctly.
Sept. 9, 2009
Card spending research reveals UK electronic fraud hotspots
Card spending research reveals UK electronic fraud hotspots
Research by the 3rd Man, an electronic fraud and security specialist, has uncovered some interesting statistics about cardholder-not-present transactions, as well as fraudulent mail order plus online card purchases in the UK.
Sept. 8, 2009
Delphi programming tool hit by virus
Delphi programming tool hit by virus
A ‘proof of concept’ virus called Win32/Induc.A is causing problems for programmers – including malware writers, according to this month’s ESET ThreatSense Report.
Sept. 8, 2009
O2 and Plusnet respond to potential XSS modem security issues
O2 and Plusnet respond to potential XSS modem security issues
O2 - as well as BT subsidiary internet service provider Plusnet - have both responded to a potential XSS security flaw identified in the Thomson TG565 and TG565n wireless broadband routers they issue to their internet users.
Sept. 7, 2009
Bloxx warns on anonymous proxies
Bloxx warns on anonymous proxies
Bloxx, a web filtering firm, has issued a warning that anonymous proxies - which are now being used by students to bypass campus blocks on inappropriate content - pose a serious information security threat to young people.
Sept. 4, 2009
Cross-site scripting (XSS) security problem hits broadband routers
Cross-site scripting (XSS) security problem hits broadband routers
The problem of cross-site scripting (XSS) security flaws - which have affected hundreds of websites this year - has spread to broadband routers, as a security researcher claims that the Thomson wireless box III supplied by O2 leaves internet users
Sept. 4, 2009
Learn about how to keep security and IT ready for a pandemic
Learn about how to keep security and IT ready for a pandemic
With the recent scares about the swine flu, more and more businesses feel the need to plan for a pandemic, but are their security and IT up to the challenge?
Sept. 4, 2009
Toll-free PBX hack highlights need for code auditing
Toll-free PBX hack highlights need for code auditing
Reports that a North Carolina business has been left with a US$2500 phone bill after phone phreakers hacked its PBX via the firm's toll-free number shows the danger of failing to audit all aspects of a systems' software, said Fortify, the application vulnerability specialist.
Sept. 4, 2009