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Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News In Security Bulletin MS08-041, Microsoft warned that attackers could further use the internet to exploit a vulnerability in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access. Microsoft has released six critical patches for August's... [13 Aug 2008]
Gov't spends £18m on comms surveillance
News Telecommunications companies and internet service providers have received more than £18m from the government in the past five years to cover the costs of collating databases of communications information, security minister Admiral Lord West... [07 Aug 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News Microsoft UK's chief security advisor attacks the UK's lack of effective reporting channels for internet-related crime UK police unprepared for security 'arms race' says former US intelligence tech specialist [12 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown - silicon.com launches national campaign
News While Britain spent £4.6bn combating drugs in 2004/05 it spent only a fraction of that tackling internet and computer crime - accounting for a small part of Soca's overall £416m annual budget. The campaign has received backing from the Metropolitan... [12 Mar 2008]
Microsoft's 'patch Tuesday' releases six 'critical' plasters
News Most of the critical vulnerabilities addressed in this month's patches affect Office, while one affects Internet Explorer, according to Microsoft's security bulletin summary. Security-management company Lumension advised IT administrators to... [14 Feb 2008]
Old malware can affect Vista, admits Microsoft
News At least three well-known internet worms - labelled Stratio-Zip, Netsky-D and MyDoom-O by Sophos - are able to execute on the operating system, according to Sophos. Security vendor Sophos reported last week that Microsoft's Vista is vulnerable to... [05 Dec 2006]
Alert over Spybot worm
News When installed on a PC, Spybot opens a back door in the system and connects to an internet relay chat (IRC) server to let the remote attacker control the compromised computer. The security company said: "We are seeing a spike in traffic on port... [30 Nov 2006]
First release Firefox 2 up for grabs
News Firefox has been steadily gaining ground against market leader Microsoft's Internet Explorer since version 1.0 was officially released in November 2004. According to web analysis company Net Applications, Firefox has 10 per cent of the web surfing... [27 Sep 2006]
Browser taps into web privacy fears
News Browzar is an Internet Explorer shell browser, in that it exclusively works alongside Microsoft's browser - which means it benefits from IE security updates, said Ahmed. Although it is not the only way to surf the internet without leaving easily... [31 Aug 2006]
Microsoft severs Windows 98, ME security lifeline
News Win9x PCs used regularly on the internet need up-to-date security software. From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to flirt with alternative operating... [11 Jul 2006]
Virus writer suspects bagged by police
News Once compromised, the computers could be controlled using internet relay chat (IRC), a protocol used for instant online communication. McAfee UK security consultant Greg Day said in addition to installing a backdoor, the Trojan would attempt to... [28 Jun 2006]
Oracle patch is holey, says security researcher
News The exploit, released on the internet last week, isn't for a flaw that Oracle patched but for a new problem. Oracle's latest update fails to tackle a database flaw that has already been exploited, a security researcher has warned. [27 Apr 2006]
Microsoft battles piracy on the desktop
News Since last July, Windows XP users have had to validate their operating system to be able to download additional Microsoft software, such as Windows Defender, Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer 7. [25 Apr 2006]
US still worst spam offender
News But educating the public is also key and the OECD says governments should run nationwide campaigns to raise awareness and include lessons on spam and internet security in computer courses in schools and for senior citizens. [20 Apr 2006]
MIT hosts spam pow-wow
News Others proposed solutions that would clearly bypass the issue of email postage, or creating a hierarchy of email senders, an idea that goes against the internet's equalising spirit. Jon Praed of the Internet Law Group, a boutique high-technology... [29 Mar 2006]
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