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RSS emails in news'Big Brother IT' fuels workplace stress
News Monitoring noted by the PSI study includes logging emails and internet usage, keystroke loggers, recording and timing calls and measuring shop-till throughput. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [08 Jan 2008]
Google calls for help in flagging up the bad guys
News These are ranked via information concerning whether the site hosts malware, if it is a spamming site - where entering your email address could result in thousands of spam emails, if the site is linked to sites hosting malware, or if it is a... [04 Dec 2007]
Who's been reading your emails?
News But in other situations your emails could be monitored or accessed by anyone from your line manager, other senior employees and the IT team. A number of different people in the workplace can monitor employees' emails as long as they have a... [30 Nov 2007]
HMRC email rejected filtering of sensitive data
News Emails released by the National Audit Office (NAO) reveal HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) did not strip out bank account and other sensitive details contained on the two CDs that have gone missing because of the extra cost it could have incurred. [23 Nov 2007]
Work-related files go walkabout
News Fourteen per cent of employees admit to storing company material on their laptop's hard drives, nine per cent on personal devices not owned by their workplace, eight per cent use portable hard drives and seven per cent use mobile devices to keep... [13 Nov 2007]
RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future
News And while BlackBerry-based software has been seen as being concerned only with emails and internet connectivity, now RIM is harnessing a host of new applications. But Waterloo, Canada, is also home to RIM's HQ - a company that makes one of the most... [06 Nov 2007]
Spammers switching on to YouTube?
News The spam run of 15 million emails lasted 36 hours and used Storm Worm-infected computers for the purposes of dissemination, MessageLabs said. Email security company MessageLabs has warned that spammers are already modifying their tactics when it... [30 Oct 2007]
Pump-and-dump MP3 email spam warning
News Most of the emails have no content in the subject line with just "Fwd:" or "Re:" and no message content. The MP3 attachments, which range from around 85KB to 147KB in size, feature a poor sound quality audio blast with a barely audible synthetic... [19 Oct 2007]
Yahoo! cracks down on eBay phishers
News is upgrading its Mail system with DomainKeys technology, to block phishing spam and other fraudulent emails that look like they come from eBay and PayPal but don't. Typically, the phishing scams masquerade as emails from trusted financial sources... [04 Oct 2007]
Google adds Postini security to its Apps
News The technology will give administrators access to all intra-organisational emails and allow users to restore messages that have been accidentally deleted in the last 90 days. Google Apps Premier Edition now boasts email security and compliance... [03 Oct 2007]
Gmail cookie flaw 'puts email at risk'
News Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming emails from Google Gmail users. While the obvious risk is to the home user, many organisations could be exposed since they do... [27 Sep 2007]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News A MessageLabs spokesman said: "All [the emails] were going after C-level management. Security vendor MesssageLabs reported that 1,100 emails containing malware-infected RTF attachments have been recorded over a 16-hour period this month. [26 Sep 2007]
Online retailers up their game
News The survey also found email marketing is seen as the most effective tool for customer retention, with 51 per cent of retailers saying emails sent to customers about new products are very effective. Online retailers are upping their game as shoppers... [21 Sep 2007]
Cyber bullying crackdown kicks off
News The guidance includes tips on preventing cyber bullying, including: not responding to malicious text or emails, saving evidence of cyber bullying, reporting incidents, keeping passwords safe and not giving out personal details over the web.silicon... [21 Sep 2007]
IT security breach pitfalls named
News Pescatore added: "We knew as soon as we saw the iPhone that [company] managers would want one and read [corporate] emails on this device. Facebook, the iPhone and operating systems were all named and shamed as the weak links in the IT security... [18 Sep 2007]
