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  • VIDEO: Get Safe Online Week 2009 begins

    VIDEO: Get Safe Online Week 2009 begins

    Non-profit warns of the dangers of becoming a mule 16 November 2009 15:06 GMT

    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...

  • iPhone gets Rick Astley virus

    iPhone gets Rick Astley virus

    Only affecting jailbroken handsets 9 November 2009 9:22 GMT

    It seems like viruses for the iPhone are on the increase, following the discovery of a security hole by a Dutch hacker. A worm has popped up that appears to be infecting jailbroken handsets in Australia.

    The Ikee worm doesn't do anything terribly malicious - it...

  • The A to Z of cyber crime

    The A to Z of cyber crime

    Know your DoS from your IRC 26 October 2009 9:51 GMT

    The profile of the hacker has changed dramatically since their first appearance on the consumer internet radar 20 or so years ago and, with it, so has the nature of their crime. Whereas online attacks were anarchic attempts to undermine the system, what we've seen these...

  • Tips for creating a strong password

    Tips for creating a strong password

    Handy Do's and Don'ts 7 October 2009 19:24 GMT

    With Google confirming that a large number of passwords to its email accounts have been stolen in an "industry-wide phishing scheme", which affects Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL and a number of other service providers, there is no better time to change your password...

  • New AVG 9.0 available this month

    New AVG 9.0 available this month

    Both paid-for and free versions 5 October 2009 17:33 GMT

    AVG Technologies has announced that its next free and paid-for internet security products, AVG 9.0, will be available this month.

    "Significant enhancements" in speed see a 50% faster boast, while levels of protection, ease of use and end user experience are...

  • Microsoft's free Antivirus now available

    Microsoft's free antivirus now available

    Security Essentials graduates from beta 29 September 2009 17:23 GMT

    Microsoft's free antivirus package, "Microsoft Security Essentials", is now available to anyone, just over three months after it went into a beta test period in June that was limited to US users.

    But now everyone can grab the bare-bones security package from...

  • Microsoft free antivirus nears public release

    Microsoft's free antivirus software nears public release

    Security Essentials leaving beta 21 September 2009 10:43 GMT

    Microsoft's free antivirus product, "Security Essentials", is leaving beta and a final version will be released "in the coming weeks", according to an email sent to participants in the beta test.

    Although it's not been officially available in the UK, British...

  • Symantec launches Norton 2010 products

    Symantec launches Norton 2010 products

    New security software available 18 September 2009 11:26 GMT

    Following the beta releases earlier in the year, Symantec has now officially launched its 2010 Norton products.

    Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 get new security tech, codenamed "Quorum", for what's said to be fast detection of ever-changing...

  • Snow Leopard includes antivirus software?

    Snow Leopard includes antivirus software?

    Rumours suggest Apple worried about malware 26 August 2009 17:02 GMT

    If rumours are true, then the next version of OS X - Snow Leopard - contains baked-in antivirus software. A screenshot has surfaced of a DMG downloaded by Safari being stopped in its tracks by the operating system.

    The dialog box names the virus as "OSX.RSPlug.A"...

  • Changes to some tag homepages and feeds

    Changes to some tag homepages and feeds

    SITE NEWS: Some RSS feeds and URLs are changing 28 July 2009 0:08 GMT

    As we continue to tidy up the database and make the site work better for you, we are changing the names of a handful of categories.

    As a result, if you are subscribed to the RSS feed it will stop working and you will have to tweak the url in your feed reader....

  • First SMS trojan identified - "Sexy Space"

    First SMS trojan identified - "Sexy Space"

    Chinese firms blamed for virus 23 July 2009 9:39 GMT

    Malware defence company F-Secure has identified three Chinese companies as being behind the "Sexy Space" trojan. The virus, which got through the Symbian Foundation's digital signing process, spreads itself by text message.

    For applications to work on S60 handsets,...

  • Norton Internet Security and AntiVirus 2010 betas available

    Norton Internet Security and AntiVirus 2010 betas available

    Next-gen security software released 6 July 2009 11:16 GMT

    Symantec has released Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 betas ahead of their official launch in autumn 2009.

    Offering a new protection model, codenamed "Quorum", the new software features new "reputation-based security technologies" that...

  • Experts say websites should no longer mask passwords

    Experts say websites should no longer mask passwords

    Inconveniences users and has no security benefits 30 June 2009 14:35 GMT

    Two leading security and UI experts have said that websites should stop the practice of masking passwords as users type them in, as it doesn't improve security, but does impede the user experience.

    Jakob Nielsen and Bruce Schneier say that the masking process...

  • VIDEO: New Twitter threats identified

    VIDEO: New Twitter threats identified

    Sex vid and zip file could catch out the unaware 24 June 2009 10:22 GMT

    Two new Twitter security threats have been revealed, as users of the micro-blogging site appear to be increasingly targeted for malware attacks.

    Sophos brings news that Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account has been used to spread malware that targets both Windows...

  • Microsoft Security Essentials not available in Britain

    Microsoft Security Essentials not available in Britain

    Anti-virus beta avoids UK 23 June 2009 17:32 GMT

    We brought you the news that Microsoft's free security software, codenamed "Morro" would launch very soon - and it has - but not for those in the UK.

    The Microsoft Security Essentials beta is now available now in the US for download for Windows XP, Windows...

  • Worm attacks greedy Twitter users

    Worm attacks greedy Twitter users

    "Taking advantage of the current trend of amassing Twitter followers" 27 May 2009 13:47 GMT

    Twitter users are being targeted in a new scam that promises to dramatically increase the number of their Twitter followers.

    Twitter users may see a tweet in their stream that reads. "OMG I just got over 1000 followers today from http://twittercut.com".

  • D-Link adds CAPTCHAs to routers

    D-Link adds CAPTCHAs to routers

    For protection against Trojans 15 May 2009 15:05 GMT

    D-Link says it has become the world's first company to add CAPTCHA to its home routers, which is says provides an extra level of security for its users.

    As most of you will know, a CAPTCHA, graphical authentication technology, is a challenge response test that...

  • 17-year-old admits to Twitter StalkDaily worm

    17-year-old admits to Twitter StalkDaily worm

    Did it out of boredom says programmer 13 April 2009 11:26 GMT

    “I am aware of the attack and yes I am behind this attack”, said Mikey Mooney a 17-year-old programmer who did it out of boredom, sending users to a website which he was trying to promote.

    The comments, made to newswire service BNO come as Twitter says that...

  • Twitter compromised by StalkDaily attack

    Twitter compromised by StalkDaily attack

    Rogue website infecting twitter accounts 12 April 2009 11:07 GMT

    Twitter has been compromised by a virus the micro blogging service is reporting.

    "Earlier today we were informed of a malicious site that was spreading links to StalkDaily.com on Twitter without user consent via a cross-site scripting vulnerability. We’ve taken...

  • Mac users warned of web-based malware

    Mac users warned of web-based malware

    Don't hide your head in the sand, says Sophos 25 March 2009 11:52 GMT

    Sophos is warning Apple Mac users to "be on their guard" against websites hosting malicious code designed to infect their systems.

    This follows the discovery of a new version of the OS X/RSPlug Trojan horse that is being distributed via a legitimate-looking...

  • Auctiva infected with Trojan virus

    Auctiva infected with Trojan virus

    eBay auction tools site hit by malware 23 February 2009 16:26 GMT

    Auctiva.com, a web site that offers eBay auction tools, has infected user's PCs with a Trojan virus. The malware was detected by Google that displayed warnings to users.

    "It appears the reason these virus alert warnings started showing up on our site is because...

  • Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Conficker conviction

    Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Conficker conviction

    Part of a "coordinated, global response" 13 February 2009 10:36 GMT

    Microsoft has announced a $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Conficker worm.

    Part of a wider announcement that sees Microsoft in partnership with tech industry leaders and academia in a coordinated,...

  • Pirated iWork 09 could contain trojan horse

    Pirated iWork 09 could contain Trojan horse

    Happy Trojan free days are over 23 January 2009 0:33 GMT

    Mac users who've chosen to avoid the £54 price tag for Apple's newly announced iWork 09 software suite could get a nasty surprise.

    Intego, a company that specialises in security software for the Mac, has discovered a Trojan horse, the OSX.Trojan.iServices.A....

  • Hacker puts message in Trojan for Microsoft

    Hacker puts message in Trojan for Microsoft

    "Good luck guys!" 13 January 2009 14:43 GMT

    An unnamed Russian hacker has sent Microsoft's Windows "Defender" team a message written into the code of a malicious Trojan horse program.

    The message was found in a variation of "Win32/Zlob", a Trojan program that tricks its victims into installing it on...

  • London hospitals hit by computer virus. Software, Viruses And Malware, Security 0

    London hospitals hit by computer virus

    Systems have had to be shut down 19 November 2008 15:01 GMT

    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...

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