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RSS im in newsMalware-infected site detected every five seconds
News I is for IM A website infected with malware is detected every five seconds - a dramatic increase over the last 12 months due to the rise in SQL injection attacks. Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors' machines are being... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News I is for IM Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News I is for IM Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based Gemalto, to... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News I is for IM Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of... [17 Jul 2008]
Businesses have mixed feelings on IM
News Businesses are shying away from adopting instant messaging technology (IM) despite seeing the benefits it can have in the workplace. Nearly three-quarters of businesses (74 per cent) see IM as a useful collaborative tool, according to research... [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News I is for IM Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News I is for IM Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack
News I is for IM Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday warning about targeted attacks that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database-management system. [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News I is for IM Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being used... [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News I is for IM Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary of... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News I is for IM A US judge's order for Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News I is for IM Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a... [02 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Chris Broad, head of IM & technology, UK Atomic Energy Authority Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 after dropping out of his course at Harvard University and silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel unanimously voted that he leaves behind a... [26 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News I is for IM NHS trusts will not have completed encrypting patients' personal data held on their computers until later this year. A number of health trusts are expected to be months late meeting a target to encrypt all data on non-secure machines by... [24 Jun 2008]
BT gets chatty with business customers
News BT is using instant messaging (IM) technology to allow its business customers to contact its customer service team. The company has started to use RightNow's Chat application so customer service staff can quickly respond to queries made via its... [23 Jun 2008]
