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Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News M is for Microsoft 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... [23 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News M is for M2M Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. [22 Jul 2008]
Microsoft goes mobile with Live Mesh
News From a phone's web browser users can access the service via m.mesh.com. Microsoft has quietly released an update to its Live Mesh product to support mobile access. If using a Windows Mobile device, or any other phone that supports file system... [22 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News M is for Microsoft 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... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News M is for Microsoft 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... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News M is for Microsoft 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]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News M is for Murdoch O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News M is for Murdoch BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News M is for Murdoch Brits are still not satisfied with broadband speeds - and with good reason since actual line speeds are still on average 50 per cent less than the headline speeds advertised. Almost a third (28 per cent) of fat pipe subscribers... [14 Jul 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Golightly said in a blog post: "I'm always just a little disappointed when someone goes about creating their own new textual format syntax on arbitrary grounds, rather than adapting an existing format to their needs. [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News M is for Microsoft 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... [10 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News M is for M2M The spread of WiMax networks across the UK is continuing, with two providers announcing extensions of their business-oriented networks in the past week. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for... [10 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News M is for Money Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and "creepy" on a website to canvas their views. People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National Identity Scheme (NIS). [09 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News M is for Microsoft 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... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News M is for Microsoft 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]
