Google's Schmidt faces Colbert on privacy 

Google's Schmidt faces Colbert on privacy

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 24 September 2010 9:08 AM
Blame computers, not Google.
McAfee names dodgiest domains 

McAfee names dodgiest domains

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 3 December 2009 10:35 AM
Cameroon's .cm domain tops the list of shame.
Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space 

Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 5 November 2009 11:03 AM
Attacker could gain free reign over principal production domain.
New ICANN rules trigger phishing fears 

New ICANN rules trigger phishing fears

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 4 November 2009 10:17 AM
Cyrillic characters could be mistaken for Latin characters.
Jessica Biel tops Hollywood malware list 

Jessica Biel tops Hollywood malware list

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 26 August 2009 5:33 PM
Actress trumps Brad Pitt as top cybercrime lure.
Rod Beckstrom confirmed to lead ICANN 

Rod Beckstrom confirmed to lead ICANN

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 26 June 2009 2:51 PM
Civil libertarian puts dictators and spooks on notice.
Rod Beckstrom appointed ICANN chief 

Rod Beckstrom appointed ICANN chief

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 26 June 2009 12:28 PM
Australian out, cybersecurity expert in.
Cybersquatting hits record, agency fears worse yet to come 

Cybersquatting hits record, agency fears worse yet to come

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 17 March 2009 10:02 AM
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said Monday it received a record 2,329 domain name dispute complaints last year, up eight percent over 2007.
Email ruse uses Federal Reserve Bank name to drop PDF exploit 

Email ruse uses Federal Reserve Bank name to drop PDF exploit

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 17 November 2008 10:03 AM
Bucking the trend of declines in spam last week, a new socially engineered attack is making the rounds.
Spammers use Google name in junk mail assaults 

Spammers use Google name in junk mail assaults

In Messaging - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 22 August 2008 10:25 AM
Google's hosted applications are always a favourite for spammers, and now Google Sites, a free hosting service, is moving to centre stage.
New virus tries to dupe victims into googling its name 

New virus tries to dupe victims into googling its name

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 March 2008 10:04 AM
A new virus that appears to harken back to the days when malware was written for notoriety and annoyance is actually a craftily executed social engineering scheme that seeks ...
International web-use explosion fuels domain name growth 

International web-use explosion fuels domain name growth

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 31 August 2007 10:17 AM
Increased international use of the internet has driven the number of domain names registered globally to 138 million, according to a report from VeriSign, the firm that ...
VeriSign: Increased domain name fees for security 

VeriSign: Increased domain name fees for security

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 10 April 2007 10:58 AM
VeriSign announced this week that it will raise registry domain name fees for .com and .net addresses by seven percent this October, per a December 2006 deal inked with the ...
Phishing fraud emails target domain name owners 

Phishing fraud emails target domain name owners

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 27 March 2007 1:20 AM
Domain name owners are the target of a sophisticated scam disclosed by the US SANS Internet Storm Center late last week.
ISPs name U.K. government 'internet villain' 

ISPs name U.K. government 'internet villain'

By Rene Millman, 24 February 2006 2:12 PM
The U.K. government was named “internet villain” of the year last night by a panel of ISPs for its push to have stringent European laws enacted on data retention.
Superhero name for Microsoft anti-spyware program 

Superhero name for Microsoft anti-spyware program

By Frank Washkuch, 9 November 2005 9:08 PM
What’s in a name? For Microsoft, there’s an added sense of confidence in its abilities to ward off spyware from users' PCs.
Network Associates sells Sniffer line, changes name 

Network Associates sells Sniffer line, changes name

By Marcia Savage, 22 April 2004 11:55 PM
Network Associates Thursday announced the sale of its Sniffer network analyzer product line and said the company will change its name to McAfee.
FBI allows name to be used on anti-piracy seals 

FBI allows name to be used on anti-piracy seals

By Steve Gold, 23 February 2004 5:29 PM
Building on its existing copyright warning appearing on VHS tapes and Region 1 DVDs, the FBI has announced it is giving DVD and software producers permission to also use its ...
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