Kama Sutra PowerPoint named as one of the threats of the last three months 

Kama Sutra PowerPoint named as one of the threats of the last three months

"One of the most dangerous attacks in recent times."
Botnet sending Bredolab trojan dismantled, one arrested 

Botnet sending Bredolab trojan dismantled, one arrested

Dutch team behind take-down.
Facebook users get one time passwords 

Facebook users get one time passwords

Down with OTP?
One in three people believe that all websites are equally dangerous 

One in three people believe that all websites are equally dangerous

Only 13% see gambling sites as most dangerous.
Microsoft IE8 stops one billion malware attacks 

Microsoft IE8 stops one billion malware attacks

SmartScreen web spam filter reaches milestone.
Security firms issue Patch Tuesday warnings 

Security firms issue Patch Tuesday warnings

Latest updates need careful consideration.
Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent 

Twitter slashes spam levels to one per cent

Firm says it's winning the war on dodgy tweets.
One year later, McColo bust does little to slow spam 

One year later, McColo bust does little to slow spam

Junk mail levels higher than ever.
Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P 

Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P

The blueprints for US president Barack Obama's helicopter, Marine One, were downloaded from a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and onto a computer in Iran, a file-sharing monitoring ...
TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure 

TJX reports soaring profits one year after breach disclosure

TJX on Wednesday reported a 47 percent spike in quarterly profits, aided by a reduction in the reserve that was created to pay for costs associated with last year's reported ...
Microsoft trims one fix from Patch Tuesday roster 

Microsoft trims one fix from Patch Tuesday roster

Microsoft has made this week's Patch Tuesday release a bit easier on IT professionals.
Secunia: Corporate applications missing critical patches 

Secunia: Corporate applications missing critical patches

Nearly a third of all applications on corporate networks are missing critical security patches and are at risk to security breaches, according to a new report from Secunia.
US hacker sentenced to one year's imprisonment 

US hacker sentenced to one year's imprisonment

A US citizen who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment by a Florida court.
Study: one in three consumers shun online shopping 

Study: one in three consumers shun online shopping

One in three consumers shun internet shopping due to fraud fears, with online retailers losing out on a potential £1.6 billion in the run up to Christmas, new research shows.
Microsoft fixes one July Patch Tuesday fix 

Microsoft fixes one July Patch Tuesday fix

Microsoft fixed one of its July patches this week after reports that the patch appears to install correctly, but then is reoffered by Automatic Update and Windows Update.
Symantec settles one issue with the IRS 

Symantec settles one issue with the IRS

Symantec has agreed in principle to pay the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) $36 million to settle an outstanding tax obligation resulting from an audit of anti-virus giant’s ...
One third of U.K. firms have fired staff over email misuse 

One third of U.K. firms have fired staff over email misuse

More than a third of U.K. companies has fired an employee for violating email policies, according to new research.
Four of ten users have only one password 

Four of ten users have only one password

Simple passwords are putting companies at risk, according to a new survey unveiled at the Infosec Europe 2006 show in London.
One in 33 homes experience ID theft 

One in 33 homes experience ID theft

About 3 percent of the nation’s households were victims of identity theft during a six-month period in 2004, losing about $3.2 billion to fraudsters, the U.S. Justice Department...
One in five firms has no disaster recovery plan  

One in five firms has no disaster recovery plan

One in five global companies have no formalized business continuity (BC) plan, according to new research.
Sober now one in 13 emails 

Sober now one in 13 emails

The latest variant of the Sober worm, called the most widespread virus outbreak ever, has infected one in every 13 email messages, according to a leading online security company.
One third of Brits send fake emails 

One third of Brits send fake emails

Nearly a third of people in the UK have admitted to impersonating someone else when sending an email, according to new research.
One third of large enterprises admit being hacked 

One third of large enterprises admit being hacked

A third of large enterprises admit they have been victims of intrusions to their office networks and office servers in the last two years, research has claimed. According to a ...
Hackers pull a fast one on Fast24 

Hackers pull a fast one on Fast24

ISP Fast24 has advised customers to ignore emails after its support forum was hacked into over the weekend.
One third of London wireless networks insecure 

One third of London wireless networks insecure

Hackers have a one-in-three chance of finding an unsecured wireless network in the City of London, according to new research.
One third of London wireless networks 

One third of London wireless networks

Hackers have a one-in-three chance of finding an unsecured wireless network in the City of London, according to new research.
Rex Healthcare gets eight into one with single-sign-on system 

Rex Healthcare gets eight into one with single-sign-on system

Rex Healthcare, a private not-for-profit health care system that is part of the University of North Carolina Healthcare System has rolled out a single-sign-on system to ...
One in five firms bother to use WEP 

One in five firms bother to use WEP

Four out of five UK businesses are failing to use a basic standard of wireless network security.
One out of two firms prefer IT security to cost cutting 

One out of two firms prefer IT security to cost cutting

One in two UK businesses regard IT security as a higher priority than cost cutting.
One third of firms hacked in 2003 

One third of firms hacked in 2003

One in three major UK companies suffered hack attacks on their websites last year.
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