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IT students have fees paid by criminals
News Security company McAfee claims some gangs are prepared to fund technology students through university courses.
Internet is a 'lawless space', says expert
News Former U.K. government offical warns of the increasing threat from cyberterrorism, and calls for a coordinated international response from governments.
Tags: Web sites, Viruses and worms, Hacking, IT Governance, Threat, Google Earth, violence, Business World, NATO, Internet Activity
Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
News Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Wireless LANs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, windows alerts
UK police raid chip and PIN hacking operation
News Fraud police have discovered that criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details.
Tags: Hacking, Network security, Security, Chip, Fraud, Card, Environment, payment, software, Silicon.com
Shooting linked to Nigerian e-mail fraud
News One of the most notorious scams operating on the Internet has been blamed for the death of a Nigerian diplomat in the Czech Republic.
ID theft ring hits 50 banks, security firm says
News The operation is gathering personal data from "thousands of machines" using keystroke-logging software, Sunbelt Software says.
Tags: Data security
IP infringement fines to increase tenfold in UK
News The maximum fine will increase from US$7,520 to US$75,200, following a consultation by the Intellectual Property Office consultation in the United Kingdom.
Tags: Copyright, Patents, IP, prosecutor, intellectual property, U.K., alliance, Patents, executive director, Copyright
Change of tactics in war on viruses
Insight Could quarantining e-mail be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?
Tags: PC security, Data security, Firewalls, Spam and phishing, E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Spam filtering
Why new European data retention laws won't keep us safe
Techguide Jonathan Yarden isn't convinced that legislation concerning data retention will help law enforcement find and capture terrorists and other criminals more easily. The only thing this legislation will accomplish will be increased costs for companies and consumers.
Be aware of the growing threat of botnets
Techguide Botnets are a rapidly increasing risk to Internet security. Jonathan Yarden examines this growing threat and discusses what it means for Internet security.
ID fraud reports rocket
News U.S.-headquartered financial information firm Experian sees 69 percent year-on-year rise in ID fraud victims during the second half of 2006.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Authentication and encryption, Security Management
Vendors failing to secure applications
News Software application vendors are still failing to sell secure products, a leading security expert has said.
Tags: Security
Sophos: Brace up for more Trojans
News The security vendor estimates that Trojan horses account for nearly two-thirds of all new malware this year, and warns there'll be more to come.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Thanksgiving will bring a Sober hangover
News The largest virus outbreak this year will gain new momentum when PC users in the U.S. come back from the Thanksgiving break, say experts.
Tags: Business security, PC security, Viruses and worms
Systems should be sold secure, says Interpol
News Cybercrime could be drastically cut if computers were sold with security software pre-installed, according to experts.
Tags: Security
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