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Microsoft hits back at Vista security critics

News Details of Vista SP1 revealed Software giant Microsoft has claimed user "complacency" is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista operating system is less secure than Windows 2000. The claim that Vista is less secure than Windows...

Tags: xp, windows, vista

[16 May 2008]

Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes

News The Serious Organised Crime Agency's (Soca) 2007 to 2008 report details work by the agency over the past year. Soca has also sent out 46 alerts to UK business, which included 11 alerts to UK financial institutions detailing more than 46,000 online...

Tags: nhtcu, soca, cyber crime

[15 May 2008]

NHS puts brakes on electronic record system

News The British Medical Association says the SCR breaches confidentiality as currently patients' details are put on the system unless they opt out and backs the report's recommendations to change the ability to opt out.

Tags: nhs, cfh

[14 May 2008]

Outlawed: Reckless loss of data

News The issue of public data loss shot into the public eye with the HMRC's loss of 25 million people's details on two CDs, which sparked a host of revelations about missing data in government and business.

Tags: data breach, full disclosure, data loss

[12 May 2008]

MoD fights data losses with encryption

News The MoD has previously admitted several embarrassing data losses including mislaying 11,000 ID cards and losing more than 600,000 servicemen's details. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to protect 20,000 laptops using encryption software.

Tags: security, army, mod

[08 May 2008]

Ballmer on Yahoo!: Price in mind and not "a dime" more

News Ballmer told employees on Thursday that he has a price in mind, according to Silicon Alley Insider, which reported details of the employee meeting yesterday. Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, told employees he has a figure in mind as to...

Tags: bid, microsoft, yahoo

[02 May 2008]

600 HMRC workers caught snooping

News A shadow home affairs spokesman said: "It's shocking that so many public officials have been sacked or disciplined for abusing people's private details. The government-commissioned Poynter Review of the breach that led to the loss of 25 million...

Tags: data loss, hmrc

[01 May 2008]

Virgin Atlantic passengers flying through check-in

News The travelling process has been smoothed by linking up customer details, flight information and limousine service information. By supplying their check-in details to the limousine driver on their way to the terminal, Upper Class passengers can pass...

Tags: planes, virgin, heathrow

[29 Apr 2008]

AMD chips into business market

News Although no details were released of integral system management features, the company has said it was working with chipmakers Broadcom and Marvell to let its OEM partners "deliver consistent and competitive Dash-compliant solutions beginning in...

Tags: chips, intel, amd

[29 Apr 2008]

Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'

News Details of Vista SP1 revealed Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development organisation, claim they have successfully bypassed User Account Control, a security feature in Windows Vista.

Tags: hack, uac, vista

[29 Apr 2008]

House of Lords backs data loss law change

News The issue of public data loss shot into the public eye with the HMRC's loss of 25 million people's details on two CDs, which sparked a host of revelations about missing data in government. Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a...

Tags: data breach, full disclosure, data loss

[28 Apr 2008]

Java - 100 per cent open source by end of this year

News These rights seem to have been renegotiated, or are being renegotiated - at the time of writing Sun had not given further details on this point. Sun is to open source the last closed-source parts of Java, a move that should make it possible to...

Tags: linux, java, sun

[28 Apr 2008]

Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer

News Details of Vista SP1 revealed The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand it stick around.

Tags: vista, xp, windows, microsoft

[24 Apr 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News The survey details many of the improvements in security made by companies across the UK, including the following statistics: The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the Infosecurity...

Tags: breach, data

[23 Apr 2008]

Facebook under attack: The spam and phishing threat

News Asked about a privacy and security flaw that had been identified in Facebook's mobile variant last year - in which the user's contacts had their email addresses listed, regardless of whether those contacts had opted into revealing such details...

Tags: phishing, spam, facebook

[23 Apr 2008]

Who is the UK's IT hero of the year?

News Full details of the categories and entry criteria can be found on the awards website here. The deadline for entering the awards is 30 May 2008 and there are details of how to enter and some handy hints and tips here to help you out.

Tags: cnet networks uk

[22 Apr 2008]

UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months

News Information has been stolen, gone missing in the post and while in transit with a courier, and the ICO said the material includes a wide range of personal details, including financial and health records.

Tags: security, ico, data breach

[22 Apr 2008]

Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'

News Details of Vista SP1 revealed The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both claimed Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML (OOXML) accredited as an international...

Tags: ooxml, iso, microsoft, vista

[21 Apr 2008]

Security experts criticise Phorm

News More technical details of how Phorm systems work can be found in a paper by Richard Clayton. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA

Tags: threat, ads, phorm

[18 Apr 2008]

Windows XP SP3 a go this month?

News Details of Vista SP1 revealed The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft schedule. The alleged schedule for the release of XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) - obtained by the Neowin...

Tags: vista, microsoft, sp3

[16 Apr 2008]

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