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Chip & PIN invades Australia
Chip & PIN invades Australia
The Chip & PIN system pioneered by French banks in the 1980s - and rolled out across the UK and Europe in recent years - is to be extended to payment cards in Australia, Visa's operation there has announced.
Nov. 3, 2009
US opens cyber security command centre
US opens cyber security command centre
The US has officially opened a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity in Arlington, Virginia.
Nov. 2, 2009
Window 7 users struggle to boot up
Window 7 users struggle to boot up
Windows 7 owners are having problems installing their new operating system, especially over Vista, according to comments on Microsoft's support site.
Nov. 2, 2009
Gartner and US GAO worry about swine flu net congestion worries
Gartner and US GAO worry about swine flu net congestion worries
The rapid rise in the number of swine flu cases - up by more than 50% in the UK in recent weeks and with similar infection rises in North America - has got some IT experts worried, with Gartner Group and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) both expressing concern over the internet's `last mile' delivery infrastructure.
Oct. 30, 2009
Tipping Point gets multi-threaded with intrusion prevention system launch
Tipping Point gets multi-threaded with intrusion prevention system launch
Tipping Point unveiled its latest intrusion prevention system this week, featuring an updated software / hardware combo that the company said is better at handling many tasks at once.
Oct. 29, 2009
FBI director almost fell for phishing attack
FBI director almost fell for phishing attack
The director of the FBI and the man charged with protecting the US from cyberthreats, Rober Mueller, has given up online banking after a phishing scare.
Oct. 28, 2009
BlackBerry users warned by US-CERT on eavesdropping PhoneSnoop application
BlackBerry users warned by US-CERT on eavesdropping PhoneSnoop application
The ability of the latest BlackBerry series of mobile phones to create a secondary remote eavesdropping voice stream has reached the headlines again, with the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issuing a warning about a new application called PhoneSnoop.
Oct. 28, 2009
Biometrics 2009: Schools are spear-heading the use of biometrics
Biometrics 2009: Schools are spear-heading the use of biometrics
Approximately 10% of schools are deploying biometric technologies, according to Alasdair Darroch, director of Biostore
Oct. 28, 2009
Economic climate increases fears of identity theft
Economic climate increases fears of identity theft
Annual research from Lloyds TSB has revealed that 76% of adults are currently worried about identity theft and 39% feel more at risk now than they did six months ago, with the recession playing a major contributing factor.
Oct. 28, 2009
51 000 reasons for data encryption hit Zurich Insurance
51 000 reasons for data encryption hit Zurich Insurance
Reports are coming in that Zurich Insurance has lost the details of 51 000 UK customers after an unencrypted data tape went missing in South Africa.
Oct. 27, 2009
UK CIOs reported 356 data loss incidents last year
UK CIOs reported 356 data loss incidents last year
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has turned up the revelation that there were 356 data loss incidents reported in the 11 months to September of this year. The figures compare to 190 data loss incidents in the period October 2007 to November 2008.
Oct. 27, 2009
Hackers successfully target Guardian Jobs site
Hackers successfully target Guardian Jobs site
Reports are coming in that the Guardian Jobs website has been compromised by hackers, and that as many as half a million users of the portal have had their personal details compromised.
Oct. 26, 2009