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RSS cma l'Big Brother' listening for angry exchanges
News C is for CMA Smarter CCTV cameras have been given the ability to listen out for disturbances as well as keeping an eye on citizens. The system has already been deployed in the Netherlands to listen out for aggressive tones to counter violent... [22 Nov 2006]
"Highly critical" Mac OS X kernel hole unearthed
News C is for CMA A security researcher has published attack code for an unpatched flaw in Mac OS X. The proof-of-concept code exploits a security hole in the way Apple's operating system handles disk image files, the researcher wrote on a blog devoted... [22 Nov 2006]
Vista security: What's in it for you?
News C is for CMA A raft of security features in Microsoft Vista will help many consumers become 'secure enough' but for businesses they aren't going to be the improvements which drive sales - and nor do they deserve to be, according to some experts. [20 Nov 2006]
ID card procurement timetable revealed
News C is for CMA The contracts to build and run the UK's national ID card system will not go out to tender before April of next year, the head of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has admitted. James Hall, the new CEO of the IPS, revealed more... [17 Nov 2006]
Bosses buy Bond gadgets to protect company secrets
News C is for CMA It's not just James Bond that gets to play with all the cool gadgets. More and more business executives are investing in secret agent-style hardware to make sure their top secret company plans stay under wraps. [17 Nov 2006]
Ten things not to do with your data
News C is for CMA Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company that has released a list of the most remarkable cases of data loss... [16 Nov 2006]
Top hacker targets named
News C is for CMA Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been named one of the internet's top 20 hacker targets by a leading security organisation. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [15 Nov 2006]
Home chip and PIN readers 'make shoppers feel secure'
News C is for CMA Personal chip and PIN readers would make the majority of consumers feel more comfortable about buying over the phone using their credit and debit cards. According to MasterCard-commissioned research, one in four (28 per cent) of... [15 Nov 2006]
Microsoft 'slapped' by foul-mouthed DNS listing
News C is for CMA Microsoft has become the victim of pranksters who have replaced DNS information held on several sub-domains, which look like they are held by Microsoft - though they are not - with a string of potty-mouthed insults aimed at the... [15 Nov 2006]
Leader: Phishers raise their game
Leader C is for CMA This morning news broke that the Nationwide building society had suffered the theft of a laptop which contained customer account information. The Financial Services Authority is currently investigating. [14 Nov 2006]
Worried customers force data safety rethink
News C is for CMA Prodded by worried consumers, companies are only now starting to wake up to the need to invest in privacy and data protection. For the first time in nine years organisations are listing privacy and data protection as a significant... [14 Nov 2006]
The A to Z of security
News C is for CMA The long-awaited CMA revamp means DoS attackers now face up to 10 years in jail. C is for CMA CMA The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) is, as its date stamp suggests, a 16-year-old UK government law dealing with malicious use of computers. [14 Nov 2006]
