theft
RSS theftQualcomm chief loses "secret" laptop
News Police are treating the incident as theft. Irwin Jacobs left his laptop unattended for 20 minutes in the ballroom of a Californian hotel. Only minutes before, he had told an audience of US business reporters that the... [18 Sep 2000]
Love Bug suspect walks free
News Onel de Guzman, who was charged in June under theft and credit card laws, has been let go because the prosecution said the laws cannot be applied to his case and that the police failed to provide sufficient evidence. [25 Aug 2000]
Demon customers' card details at risk after PC theft
News Demon Internet said in a statement: "We experienced a minor breach of security with a burglary at one of our London locations, which involved the physical theft of a stand-alone system amongst other equipment. [03 Aug 2000]
'Love Bug' suspect finally charged
News The Philippines, until last week, did not have a law covering computer crimes and de Guzman was charged with the more traditional theft and violation mandates. Criminal charges have been filed against the Philippine... [29 Jun 2000]
Software: how do you want to pay today?
Comment The decision is also good news for smaller companies with less time to waste trying to placate the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Federation Against Software Theft (Fast). Microsoft announced yesterday that in the... [13 Jun 2000]
FBI report shows cybercrime hits nine out of ten
News Philippsohn told silicon.com that the most significant crime affecting UK companies is the internal theft of information. Electronic resources make theft easier for a company insider to steal vital... [08 Jun 2000]
Behind the Headlines: ASPs could banish software stiffing
News He said: "I am absolutely behind the campaign by Fast (Federation Against Software Theft) that licences must be paid for, but if it is administratively complex and not open to change and doesn't work the way that real... [01 Jun 2000]
Licence to bill: vendors and their licensing practices
Comment Users also criticised silicon.com for running a story in which the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) said organisations aren't doing enough to crack down on unlicensed or pirated software on their networks. [29 May 2000]
Is ignorance bliss? IT directors pull a Fast one
Comment No-one should be under the impression that silicon.com condones theft - but if a company neglects to pay for something because it forgot or lost track of its inventory, then that's a different matter. [23 May 2000]
IT staff turning blind eye to illegal software use
News That's the view of the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast), whose CEO, Geoff Webster, told silicon.com that IT managers must do more to regain control over the software on their networks. IT departments are not... [23 May 2000]
WHSmith settles out of court for software breach
News The BSA is a global anti-theft organisation looking after the interests of software vendors. WHSmith Online has reached an out of court settlement with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) over the use of unlicensed... [18 Apr 2000]
Vendors get right to shut down users' systems
News The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has issued a warning about legislation which gives software vendors the right to shut down users' systems. The legislation - called the Uniform Computer Information... [17 Apr 2000]
Government earmarks £15m to fight hackers
News The project is among six approved for funding under the first call of the DTI's Management of Information (MI) programme - a three year collaborative initiative to encourage the development of new technologies and systems, that will... [24 Mar 2000]
MI5 claims stolen laptop not a security risk
News It's thought the theft was not deliberately targeted at the MI5 agent, who lost the laptop at London's Paddington train station. UK intelligence service MI5 has admitted that sensitive government information was lost... [24 Mar 2000]
CBI urges IT directors to fight fraud
News Jan Babiak, partner in Ernst & Young's Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Service, said one of the most common crimes - intellectual property theft - is easy to perpetrate with the increased connectivity... [23 Mar 2000]
