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Google glitch puts surfers in a quandary 

Google glitch puts surfers in a quandary

In Web/client - By Sylvie Barak, 3 February 2009 11:03 AM
A glitch at Google in which every site on the internet was labeled as potentially harmful to users' computers has been blamed on human error.
India and Pakistan hack it out online 

India and Pakistan hack it out online

In Web/client - By Sylvie Barak, 28 November 2008 11:06 AM
India and Pakistan have taken to hacking away at each other, with cyber hooligans from both countries using their tech skills to deface their rival nation’s websites.
Online job applications raise fears of identity theft 

Online job applications raise fears of identity theft

In Risk - By Sylvie Barak, 21 October 2008 10:09 AM
People who send their CVs to online job sites may be putting themselves at risk of identity theft according to a fraud prevention experiment.
Thai government censors Internet for 'national security' 

Thai government censors Internet for 'national security'

In Web/client - By Sylvie Barak, 4 September 2008 9:54 AM
The Thai government has decided to close down and block over 1600 websites, purportedly in the name of national security.
Most spammed man 

Most spammed man

In Messaging - By Sylvie Barak, 7 July 2008 11:14 AM
A list of the five most spammed people in Britain, found one person received 44,000 unwanted emails a day.
Dutch boffins work on open source smart card 

Dutch boffins work on open source smart card

In Crypto - By Sylvie Barak, 20 June 2008 10:39 AM
Dutch Boffins at Radboud University in Nijmegen are developing new privacy-protecting smart cards for public transport, using good old open sauce.
Symantec snaps up online storage firm 

Symantec snaps up online storage firm

In Risk - By Sylvie Barak, 12 June 2008 2:13 PM
Symantec has snapped up private online storage firm Swapdrive for an estimated $123 million.
French Government decides to censor the Internet 

French Government decides to censor the Internet

In Hackers - By Sylvie Barak, 11 June 2008 10:16 AM
The French government has decided that it would like to censor the Internet.
How IT security could go green? 

How IT security could go green?

By Sylvie Barak, 16 May 2008 10:15 AM
THE CHAIRMAN OF Wick Hill Group in the UK, which sells security infrastructure for ebusiness, has written a whitepaper outlining his views on how IT security could become more ...
US soldiers pick up viruses from pirated porn 

US soldiers pick up viruses from pirated porn

By Sylvie Barak, 13 May 2008 9:35 AM
Sexually transmitted diseases are not a new phenomenon for soldiers stranded for months in foreign countries but one type of STD is definitely a recent development, and is ...
Hacker exposes six million Chilean's data to make a point 

Hacker exposes six million Chilean's data to make a point

By Sylvie Barak, 13 May 2008 9:35 AM
A Chilean hacker posted sensitive information about six million of his compatriots on the Internet, apparently in an act of protest against the government’s lax data security.
US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent 

US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent

By Sylvie Barak, 6 May 2008 2:09 PM
A US court report on wiretapping shows that the phenomenon is up by 20 per cent on last year, reaching its highest ever level, with not even a single surveillance application ...
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