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Internet blacklisting tool unveiled
News Security researchers have taken a page out of Google's book in reinventing the blacklist, a tool for blocking internet attacks. DShield and similar sites offer firewall filters enabling administrators to block a list of the internet's worst... [28 Jul 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News Maarten Van Horenbeeck, security researcher at the Internet Storm Center, said: "This vulnerability is.one of those cases where it appears the BlackBerry, which opens a file, may be at risk, but what is really exposed is the enterprise set-up... [17 Jul 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) voted Thursday to relax rules for naming websites. Paul Twomey, the chief executive of Icann, told the BBC earlier this week that allowing the new naming conventions would create new... [27 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Lee Doyle, group VP and general manager of network infrastructure and security products and services at IDC, said in a statement: "The findings of this survey make it very plain that bandwidth is not infinite. [20 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Of this year's top 10 vulnerabilities, seven were found in last year's report and all are associated with services being made available to internet users. Internet Information Servers internet printing protocol is enabled: Enables print jobs to be... [19 Jun 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News We are not aware of any justification for the state to hold every UK citizen's phone and internet records. The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has been consulting with the government over the draft bill. [20 May 2008]
Wi-fi for free on board commuter coach
News The service offers us not only the managed wi-fi service but the ability in the future to connect other systems such as ticketing and security over the internet to our operations centre. The buses, which are used to ferry commuters from Nottingham... [19 May 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News However, modifying the URL runs a script which attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in various applications, including AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MySpace and RealNetworks RealPlayer. Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm... [07 May 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News Wielding both an iPhone and BlackBerry, Schmidt said the sheer ubiquity of mobile devices and their greater connectivity to the internet means they are the next logical focus area. Security from A to Z [24 Apr 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News While Phorm could always just switch off its web server in the event of attack, said Clayton, he said the system makes browsing the internet "more complicated and less stable". The spokesperson told siicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk: "We disagree... [18 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News Mike Roberts, IT director at private Harley Street hospital The London Clinic, agreed: "We find the misuse of the internet and using company email addresses the biggest problem. Employees and insiders are bigger threats to corporate security than... [17 Apr 2008]
Sales staff: Worst IT offenders
News Sales staff were the worst bandwidth wasters according to 43 per cent of network managers and 34 per cent of security managers - with remote workers and senior management the least likely to waste resources. [11 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News Hacking expert at the Sans Institute, Ed Skoudis, said most security threats stem from the fact so many applications are now linked to the internet. 'Pass the hash' and metasploit are two of a new breed of emerging security threats facing corporate... [09 Apr 2008]
Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, companies told
News Internet security consultancy company NTA Monitor says recent testing showed that organisations are still failing to ensure the smart phone devices are locked down. Companies are being warned to make sure they correctly configure BlackBerrys - or... [10 Mar 2008]
Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'
News Mark Webb-Johnson, CTO of Network Box, said in the report: "The ATM industry is presented with the same security issues that we all face with our workstations that are connected to internet. Up to 90 per cent of the ATMs in the UK could be at risk... [04 Mar 2008]
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