Security

VIDEO: Get Safe Online Week 2009 begins

Get out your bunting - Get Safe Online week 2009 has officially begun. Get Safe Online is an initiative between the government, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and various private sector partners which aims to educate individuals and small businesses on how to keep...

iPhones get jailbreak security warning

A number of Dutch iPhone users who had jailbroken their handsets came in for a shock recently, after a hacker was able to target them and attempt to extort 5 euros for instructions on how to "secure" the phone.

The hacker used port scanning to identify phones...

VIDEO: BlueWatchDog gadget alarm launched

A company called Secu4 has launched an alarm system that aims to prevent loss or theft of your property. It's about the size of a credit card and maintains a connection with your phone at all times.

You can set a range of 1 to 30 metres, if the distance between...

UMU StopThief launches for smartphones

UMU, a mobile security specialist, has developed the StopThief application to help protect consumer's mobile phones.

UMU StopThief is said to be a simple, easy-to-use application which blocks the use of your smartphone in the event of it being lost or stolen....

Black and Decker to offer remote home locking solution

Black & Decker is to launch a "state-of-the-art remote wireless residential access control solution" that could see you locking your front door remotely.

Black & Decker's motorised electronic deadbolts can be locked and unlocked remotely, with no direct human...

Orange launches SIM-based dog tracking system

Retrieva and Orange have announced the launch of a dog tracking system with the Retrieva Tracking and Anti-theft collar for dogs.

Offering instant tracking and an alert system linked directly to your mobile phone, the companies are hoping it will help reduce...

Free security software from Microsoft

Microsoft is to stop selling its all-in-one security and management package OneCare, but is launching a new software suite to keep machines protected.

The free security and anti-virus software is designed to protect PCs running XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

London hospitals hit by computer virus

A virulent computer virus is causing mayhem at three major London hospitals.

The virus has already defeated It staff at St Bartholomew's, The Royal London and the London Chest Hospital after striking on Monday, and now the computer systems have had to be shut...

Symantec chief steps down

Security software company Symantec is having a management reshuffle.

John W Thompson is to leave his role as chief executive at the end of this fiscal year.

In his place will step Enrique T. Salem, Symantec's current chief operating officer, who...

E-Tracker ID recovers your lost gadgets

A service in the States has been set up specifically ro reunite gadget fans with any gizmo they have mislaid.

E-Tracker I.D. isn't the first to offer a tracking service for electronics but is different in that it offers incentives for the finders to do the right...

Self-destruct tech for phones launches

British IT company Virtuity, has released "BackStopp Mobile" which is designed to obliterate the contents of lost or stolen mobile phones and other handheld devices.

Similar to the company's products for laptops, should a phone be lost or stolen, BackStopp Mobile...

VIDEO: A demo of Logitech's first ever security system

Michael from Logitech talks us through the company's new PC-based security system, which is claimed to take just 15 minutes to set-up, and is cheaper than competitors' systems.

Hit the play arrow above to see the overview.

Electromagnetic keyboard eavesdropping research revealed

What you type on an ordinary keyboard can no longer be considered secure, as scientists have discovered a way to analyse the electromagnetic signals produced by every key press - even at a distance of 20 metres.

Studying the signals made by keystrokes Swiss...

Logitech secures homes with new camera system

Logitech reckons you can set-up its new video security system in just 15 minutes.

And it also claims that the system is a fraction of the cost of rival security set-ups, and you don't have to configure a network or run any new wires.

The system...

Kingston DataTraveler Locker launches

Kingston Technology Company has launched the DataTraveler Locker, a hardware-based encrypted USB flash drive providing advanced data protection when on the move.

Kingston says the DataTraveler Locker is one of the first USB drives with high standard data security...

Fujitsu launches PalmSecure biometric log-in kits

Fujitsu has announced its new PalmSecure Login Kit and Mouse Login Kit.

Aimed at both individuals and businesses, these kits offer users high security through a palm vein biometric sensor and master password control on desktop and mobile PCs.

Fujitsu...

Daily Mail admits to losing personal info for 1000s of staff

It has always taken so much glee in lambasting the Government for its various data loss scandals, but now it seems that that bastion of British journalism, the Daily Mail, has gone and done the same.

Northcliffe Media, whch owns the tabloid paper, has admitted...

A third of IT workers "snoop" on their colleagues

A survey Stateside has revealed that that IT workers sometimes use their security knowledge to sneak a peek at their colleagues' personal information.

US information security company Cyber-Ark surveyed 300 American senior IT professionals, and found that one...

Exelite self illuminating safety strap range launches

Safety equipment manufacturer, Exelite has launched its range of self illuminating recreational safety straps.

Already widely used in industry, the new devices debut with the claim of greatly enhancing the safety of cyclists and other road users such as horse-riders,...

Garlik, the online ID fraud PIs, head stateside

It was our website of the day this time last year, and now the Garlik online fraud busting service is going international.

Garlik’s service is the world’s first designed specifically to counter the growing wave of ID theft.

For those of you lucky...

China and Russia harbouring cyber copyright criminals

The US has pointed the finger at China and Russia and told them to sort out their online pirating problems.

The blacklist of intellectual property abusers has now been published by the US Trade Office; and yet again China and Russia are at the top.

Hackers to target high street

Marks and Sparks, Tesco and other family friendly shops could be the next target of cyber criminals.

Some of the world's elite hackers today warned IT security experts that it was "only a matter of time" before the UK's biggest retail chains could become victims...

Hack attacks are down

Companies seem to be winning the constant battle to protect their IT systems and data from internet predators.

According to the latest Security Breaches Survey, organised by city giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, the number of security breaches has fallen by 33%...

myhome247 offers affordable home security starter kit

myhome247 has launched a new home security "Starter Kit" that claims to make home security, monitoring and control affordable.

Letting a home owner view their protected premises remotely, either from their mobile phone, or an internet-enabled PC or laptop the...

Encrypted data on laptops not safe

A team of US researchers are warning that encrypted data on laptops is far more vulnerable than previously believed.

They have shown that it is possible to recover the key that unscrambles data from a PC's memory.

These "encryption keys" were thought...