cyberspace in news
Xmas shoppers making merry in cyberspace
News So much for speakers blaring out decades' old Christmas hits and shop windows groaning under truck-loads of fake snow, cyberspace is fast replacing the high street as the place of choice to net Xmas gifts. [17 Dec 2007]
Data security a top priority for Europe
News Better data protection would also have a positive impact on consumer trust in cyberspace. The European Commission is intent on boosting data security and raising awareness around the protection of personal information. [05 Dec 2007]
Stories of the Month - August 2007
News The author of cyberpunk classic Neuromancer and person who first coined the phrase cyberspace has predicted much of today's major tech development and he stated technology is now the main driver of change around the world. [31 Aug 2007]
William Gibson: Tech drives all change
News The novelist is famous for inventing the word 'cyberspace' and predicting the implications of the networked world long before it became a reality. Even renowned science fiction author William Gibson has given up guessing what the future looks like... [06 Aug 2007]
Web 2.0 still a minority pursuit for the wired world
News The Pew Internet & American Life Project has released a study of people's "evolving relationships to cyberspace" called A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users. The study defines web 2.0 users as people who take advantage of... [08 May 2007]
Regulating the net - should we or shouldn't we?
News But he added the issue of regulating cyberspace is "much bigger than the BBC, much bigger than broadcast". Google's Rachel Whetstone questioned if there was really any need to regulate the web at all during the Oxford Media Convention yesterday. [19 Jan 2007]
Corporate blogs split cyberspace
News When it comes to corporate blogging, readers of silicon.com are split over the value of what they are reading - with a small majority most likely to cast a sceptical eye over your company's latest missive. [08 Sep 2006]
Schools do battle with cyber bullies
News He said the new guidelines will help every school tackle bullying in cyberspace with the same vigilance as in the playground. New government guidelines have been introduced to crack down on 'cyber bullying' by kids via mobile phones or over the... [25 Jul 2006]
Cyber security 'not keeping pace with threats'
News On Valentine's Day three years ago, the Bush administration signed off the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. Progress has been made on the US government's strategy for protecting the internet and securing information systems but the work is... [15 Feb 2006]
Chip and PIN heads for cyberspace
News Chip and PIN debit and credit cards have all but conquered the high street and will soon be taking on internet fraudsters. There are around 140 million payment cards in circulation in the UK and 107 million are now chip and PIN cards. [27 Sep 2005]
'Bring crime fighting into the internet age'
News Virgo believes this would be an important step in protecting UK consumers from those sat in relative safety within other countries committing crimes within UK 'cyberspace'. Criminals are using computers more than crowbars according to one... [22 Mar 2005]
Net history sold cheap at Christie's
News The collection, known as "The Origins of Cyberspace: A Library on the History of Computing, Networking & Telecommunications", was the first of its kind to be sold at Christie's. The recent auction of rare documents and artefacts related to the... [24 Feb 2005]
Christie's flogs off the history of IT
News Among the pieces that will be going under the hammer in the 'Origins of Cyberspace' sale will be first editions of works from the father of the computer, Charles Babbage. Auction house Christie's is holding a sale of computing history. [02 Feb 2005]
High-tech crime hits police budgets
News Police forces are facing a £350m shortfall in budgets as chief police officers are struggling to juggle funds because of new responsibilities, such as fighting cybercrime. In its National Strategic Assessment, the Association of Chief Police... [24 Nov 2004]
'Robin Hoods' in the dock over DrinkorDie
News Two UK citizens are appearing in court in London this week charged with illegally copying software worth several millions of pounds. Steven Dowd, 39, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, and Alex Bell, 29, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, are both accused... [20 Oct 2004]
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