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Don't trust some 'trusted' websites 

Don't trust some 'trusted' websites

By William Eazel, 12 May 2006 1:21 PM
Although most of web users feel relatively safe when we click on search results or visit the web sites or blogs of trusted businesses or friends, we should not be so carefree, ...
FTC charges internet marketers over CAN-SPAM violations 

FTC charges internet marketers over CAN-SPAM violations

By William Eazel, 12 May 2006 10:18 AM
The Federal Trade Commission has charged two internet marketers with violating the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act.
U.S. court jails Ukrainian software pirate  

U.S. court jails Ukrainian software pirate

By William Eazel, 11 May 2006 11:12 AM
Self-confessed software pirate Maksym Vysochanskyy, a Ukrainian national, has been sentenced in a San Jose, California, federal court to 35 months in prison, three years ...
Firm: BSA may unintentionally encourage piracy 

Firm: BSA may unintentionally encourage piracy

By William Eazel, 10 May 2006 10:01 AM
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today came under fire for launching a U.K. anti-piracy program that appeals to disgruntled employees by offering generous financial ...
Spyware stages ‘significant counterattack’ 

Spyware stages ‘significant counterattack’

By William Eazel, 10 May 2006 9:58 AM
Spyware made a significant comeback during the first quarter of 2006, new threat-monitoring research has revealed.
Viruses still the biggest IT fear for U.K. firms 

Viruses still the biggest IT fear for U.K. firms

By William Eazel, 9 May 2006 10:11 AM
The vast majority of U.K.-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that viruses are the biggest security threat to their IT systems, according to new research.
NCSA launches national children's safety campaign 

NCSA launches national children's safety campaign

By William Eazel, 9 May 2006 10:08 AM
The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), yesterday launched a national awareness campaign titled, "Help Keep Kids Connected and Protected" to educate teachers and parents ...
Zombie hacker pleads guilty to hospital infection 

Zombie hacker pleads guilty to hospital infection

By William Eazel, 8 May 2006 10:07 AM
A U.S. man has pleaded guilty of creating a zombie network of 50,000 computers to launch a devastating attack against a Seattle hospital.
Malware targeting Linux on the increase 

Malware targeting Linux on the increase

By William Eazel, 8 May 2006 10:03 AM
The number of malicious programs that attacked Linux operating systems during 2005 was more than double the previous year’s figure, according to new research.
Study: Most malware made to make money 

Study: Most malware made to make money

By William Eazel, 5 May 2006 10:06 AM
Malicious software coded by cyber criminals for financial gain accounted for some 70 percent of all malware detected during the first quarter of 2006, according to a report ...
Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years 

Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years

By William Eazel, 5 May 2006 10:01 AM
Security experts warned today that malware attacks targeting Macintosh OS X are on the rise - and by no small margin.
Russian virus exchange creator jailed 

Russian virus exchange creator jailed

By William Eazel, 4 May 2006 9:45 AM
Russian authorities have jailed a hacker who not only created his own malware, but ran two websites distributing more than 4,000 different computer viruses.
Postini study: IM attacks jump sharply 

Postini study: IM attacks jump sharply

By William Eazel, 4 May 2006 9:41 AM
Instant messaging (IM) attacks jumped sharply during April, while spam and virus volumes held steady, new threat assessment data from Postini has revealed.
Vietnamese DDos attacker arrested 

Vietnamese DDos attacker arrested

By William Eazel, 3 May 2006 12:48 PM
A Vietnamese man accused of launching a large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a commercial website was arrested by local authorities.
MessageLabs: U.S. top malware nation 

MessageLabs: U.S. top malware nation

By William Eazel, 3 May 2006 12:44 PM
U.S. hackers account for more malware, spam and phishing attacks than those in any other nation, new research has claimed.
U.K. Cabinet Office backs security enhanced Linux 

U.K. Cabinet Office backs security enhanced Linux

By William Eazel, 2 May 2006 10:58 AM
Steve Marsh, director of the U.K. government’s Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA), has announced that IBM, and its partners Tresys Technology and Belmin Group, ...
MessageLabs gains U.K. quality award 

MessageLabs gains U.K. quality award

By William Eazel, 2 May 2006 10:58 AM
The MessageLabs Anti-Virus Service was awarded the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA) Claims Tested (CCT) mark - a U.K. government quality award initiative for ...
Quiz: Web users blind to spyware 

Quiz: Web users blind to spyware

By William Eazel, 28 April 2006 10:59 AM
Internet users who think websites with clean, appealing graphics and national advertisers on their home pages are safe need to think again, as such seemingly respectable sites ...
U.K. squeezes BlackBerry security  

U.K. squeezes BlackBerry security

By William Eazel, 28 April 2006 10:59 AM
CESG - the information assurance arm of the U.K. government communication headquarters (GCHQ) yesterday granted approval for government employees to use BlackBerry devices from ...
E-crime experts warn of ‘enemy within’  

E-crime experts warn of ‘enemy within’

By William Eazel, 27 April 2006 1:05 PM
A new survey revealed today that almost half of global e-crime experts believe the biggest threat to organizations’ data comes from “the enemy within," rather than external ...
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