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Fifth Syrian cybercrime event hailed a success
Fifth Syrian cybercrime event hailed a success
The Fifth International Forum on Combating Cybercrime - a two-day security conference - opened in Damascus, Syria, yesterday and, say the organisers, is a great success.
July 28, 2009
Kaspersky Lab: watch out for Twitter-linked scamware
Kaspersky Lab: watch out for Twitter-linked scamware
Veteran IT security vendor Kaspersky Lab has warned internet users to be aware of rogue or scam software that purports to be an IT security application, but is merely a vehicle to extract revenue - and possibly even card details - from unsuspecting web users.
July 27, 2009
Russia starts ball rolling against Skype
Russia starts ball rolling against Skype
One of Russia's most powerful business lobby groups has told the country's government that Internet telephony services like Skype are a threat to the country's businesses and to national security.
July 27, 2009
Zero-day Adobe exploit zapped by Finjan
Zero-day Adobe exploit zapped by Finjan
Finjan, the business internet security specialist, claims its gateway security technology can easily counter a zero-day vulnerability of Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player
July 24, 2009
HSBC hit by three million pound fine
HSBC hit by three million pound fine
A three million pounds-plus fine imposed on three of HSBC's divisions for failing to adequately protect customer data could easily have been avoided if the banking group has made use of digital data vaulting technology, says Cyber-Ark.
July 24, 2009
Kaspersky reveals price list for botnet attacks
Kaspersky reveals price list for botnet attacks
A sophisticated underground economy has grown up to exploit the millions of personal computers that have been infected with rogue software that turns them into 'zombies' controlled by botnet masters, says an IT security expert.
July 24, 2009
TuCows review shows how to start WinXP without a password
TuCows review shows how to start WinXP without a password
If you ever wondered how to start Windows XP without a password and without going down to source code level, wonder no more, as Butterscotch's content producer Stacey Reed has posted an informative video tutorial showing how it's done.
July 23, 2009
Twitter email account hack highlights cloud dangers
Twitter email account hack highlights cloud dangers
Imperva, a data security specialist, says that last week's hacking of a Twitter senior executive's email account - details of which are now fully emerging - was the result of a combination of poor security practices and safeguards.
July 23, 2009
Watch out for more mobile trojans on the horizon says Fortify Software
Watch out for more mobile trojans on the horizon says Fortify Software
Fortify Software, the application vulnerability analysis firm, says that the recent faux pas by the Symbian Foundation - in which the foundation effectively `signed' a malicious application for release on its software referencing service - is an indicator of further slip-ups on the mobile malware front in the future.
July 22, 2009
Smartphone security has privacy problems
Smartphone security has privacy problems
WXPI, a Pittsburgh, Pennylvania-based TV station has quietly broken a story which could have profound repercusions on the security of so-called smartphones - mobile phones with computer-like qualities.
July 21, 2009
UK's first mobile phone directory goes offline
UK's first mobile phone directory goes offline
The UK's first mobile phone directory - which went live on the web and over the phone earlier in July - has been taken offline, just days after it went live amidst a fanfare of publicity.
July 21, 2009
Google wins UK court battle over search content
Google wins UK court battle over search content
Google is not responsible for the content of its internet search results, a UK court has ruled.
July 21, 2009