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RSS threatsNet looks forward to Christmas shopping spree
News Figures from the Gartner Group suggest that online shoppers plan to spend even more money than last year, despite threats of a worldwide recession and ongoing military action. E-tailers can expect some seasonal cheer... [23 Oct 2001]
Microsoft blames laidback sys admins for IIS breaches
News A Microsoft security expert claims system administrators do not do enough to shore up IIS web servers from security threats, with the result that the software looks more vulnerable than it actually is. [12 Oct 2001]
IT spend, spend, spend?
Comment It looks as though current concerns about threats may actually create some kind of virtuous circle, however small. Cash is still flowing through the hands of those in charge of European IT budgets even though we appear... [08 Oct 2001]
FBI unveils top 20 IT gaffes
News The FBI has teamed up with virus specialists the Sans Institute to produce a list of the top 20 computer security threats facing companies today. The list is a revision of a top ten list of threats... [03 Oct 2001]
Microsoft's .NET could turn virus victim
News Microsoft's .NET technology is subject to a range of virus threats which could make network security even harder to ensure in the future. Despite including a rigorous security in much of the .NET platform, Eric Chien,... [01 Oct 2001]
Celtic Tiger - an endangered species?
Comment The government needs to do an urgent and careful assessment of the threats to this sector," opposition TDs (equivalent of MPs) Nora Owen and Richard Bruton told the country's parliament, the Dail, recently. [18 Sep 2001]
Top ten viruses: Old pretender still number one
News Sophos's Cluley said: "You begin to ask just how many times to I need to say this before people start taking these threats seriously. The SirCam virus is the world's most prevalent virus for the second month in a row,... [03 Sep 2001]
Hotmail users' privacy violated by hacker tool
News Immediate threats to personal security are limited, as hackers and script kiddies are unable to target specific addresses, alter messages or get access to an entire inbox. Hackers have developed a tool to exploit a fault... [21 Aug 2001]
Intel set to set lawyers on Via
News The latest round of threats and accusations mirrors a similar dispute between the two companies last year when Intel sought legal action to prevent Via producing Pentium III compatible chipsets. US chip giant Intel is... [13 Aug 2001]
Campbell's Arsenal move prompts online death threat
News The Metropolitan Police are investigating death threats made against England defender Sol Campbell on the official Tottenham Hotspur website. The 'fan' responsible for the posting on a message board was upset at... [09 Aug 2001]
FBI out-smarted by SirCam bug
News Although the incident is highly embarrassing for the NIPC (National Infrastructure Protection Centre) unit - used to tackle technology-based threats to the US - no sensitive information was released. The FBI's... [26 Jul 2001]
Civil servant receives death threats
News A moderator on the government's flagship web portal has received death threats for removing postings considered to be 'unsuitable'. UKOnline has caused considerable controversy since Tony Blair launched the service last... [11 Jul 2001]
The Bloor Perspective: Website confidence, the open source war and IT's in the dog house
Comment While it would never admit it, one of the main threats to Microsoft's strategy is the open source movement and especially the Linux operating system. Hand-cuffed systems managers The internet provides systems managers... [02 Jul 2001]
Dubya says everything's fine, except for Russia and China
Comment Not for the first time, senior US military figures have gone on the record to talk up the danger high-tech attacks pose to the security of the 'free' world, claiming the greatest threats come from Russia and the country... [29 Jun 2001]
John Lamb's Week: Carly, Cary and getting ebusiness right
Comment What emerging cyber threats are companies seeing? Both Egg and smile have relaunched their websites to improve usability. In comparison, the bricks and mortar services have been unable to maintain a consistently high... [08 Jun 2001]
