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The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up According to antivirus companies, there's been a spike in Halloween-themed viruses as malware merchants attempt a spot of trick or treating: offering their intended victims the treat of what appears to be a Halloween... [30 Oct 2009]
Legal Eye: Social networkers get smart about privacy rights
Comment A is for Antivirus Social networking fans are getting more aware of their privacy rights online, says Ruth Hoy, and they're using web 2.0 technology to protect them. Since their introduction, social networks have always... [05 Mar 2009]
As crunch bites: Don't neglect the logs
Comment A is for Antivirus Managing log files may seem like a mundane issue but doing it well tightens data security and boosts compliance efforts, says Quocirca's Fran Howarth. Managing risk, compliance and security are... [05 Feb 2009]
Inbox: Home Office hacking powers go too far
Comment Readers also got heated over the pros and cons of antivirus following a story on a virus that hit Navy warships, and finally the Department for Work and Pensions came under fire for IT projects that are running years... [23 Jan 2009]
A first look at Windows 7 in action
Comment Windows 7 recommended I installed a third-party antivirus package but its anti-spyware package Defender comes pre-installed. Microsoft appears to have an antivirus package installed under the hood; when... [08 Jan 2009]
Legal Eye: Tech could brighten retailers' gloom
Comment The code has always advised customers to "use up-to-date antivirus and spyware software and a personal firewall". It is anything but a season of goodwill on the UK high street. The bright side? Technology might just save... [10 Dec 2008]
Minority Report: Macs threatened by virus terror?
Comment Is Apple pushing antivirus software? However, in an apparently unprecedented move, Apple this week announced it is recommending antivirus programs for the Mac. The company's website said: "Apple... [03 Dec 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why your broadband's so slow
Comment And just a week ago I was privy to observing the broadband speeds of a variety of laptops running different antivirus applications. The chart below shows the per cent data throughput on a modern, high performance machine... [03 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: New niche for 3G?
Comment A is for Antivirus Written poolside at my hotel in Rome and dispatched via a 3G HSDPA data service. The economic downturn and collapse of the dollar have resulted in a lot of my business migrating out of the US into the... [05 Aug 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment A is for Antivirus Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. [30 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment A is for Antivirus Soon, even a window seat above the Atlantic will no longer be beyond the reach of the chirping mobile phone. What's the tech behind that change and just how welcome is it, asks Anthony Plewes. [26 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment A is for Antivirus But now the problem for mobile workers is how to tap into all that increased connectivity, says George Malim. The ubiquitous wi-fi hotspot, present in hotels, airports and coffee shops the world over,... [12 Jun 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment A is for Antivirus Security experts are having to admit that traditional antivirus scanning approaches are no longer able to keep pace with the growth in malware products, increasingly purpose-designed... [29 Apr 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment People are not doing the basics, using antivirus software, downloading patches, using firewalls, using passwords that are not easy to guess, being careful where they surf and what they click on and opening email with... [15 Apr 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment The code makes it possible for consumers to be held liable for their online losses if, for example, they have out of date antivirus software or fall for phishing scams. Failing to act with reasonable care includes not... [15 Apr 2008]
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