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Warning: The Storm still rages on

News O is for Orange Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm, the malware which contributes to the Storm botnet, is continuing to evolve and now has two further possible avenues of attack. A number of nascent Storm hosting domains using...

Tags: malware, botnet, storm

[07 May 2008]

Vodafone plugs iPhone gaps

News Vodafone was not one of the carriers which picked up the iPhone contract in its first foray into Europe; Orange was selected as Apple's iPhone partner in France, T-Mobile in Germany and O2 in the UK. Mobile operator Vodafone has struck a deal with...

Tags: italy, vodafone, iphone

[06 May 2008]

O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal

News The operator admitted it was late to market with home broadband, compared to rivals such as Orange, only launching its service in October last year. Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its...

Tags: broadband, smes, o2

[01 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News O is for Orange On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25 million...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News O is for Orange Global security software revenue is expected to reach $10.5bn worldwide this year, an 11.2 per cent increase over 2007, and will exceed $13.1bn in 2012, according to research firm Gartner.

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Kids flocking to Blyk to bag free calls and texts

News Blyk - a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) which piggybacks on the Orange network and gives users 217 free texts and 43 free voice minutes per month in exchange for receiving no more than six targeted ad texts/picture messages per day - has...

Tags: mobile advertising, blyk, mvno

[25 Apr 2008]

Orange SME mobile tariffs get a new flavour

News Orange has updated its small-business-oriented mobile tariffs. Momentum customers get unlimited Orange-to-Orange calls on contracts more than 18 months, along with 20 per cent more inclusive minutes. The operator launched the Solo, Venture and...

Tags: tariff, mobile, orange

[25 Apr 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News O is for Orange The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. The aim of the council is to standardise ethical penetration testing and provide...

Tags: body, industry, hacking

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News O is for Orange Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to...

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds

News O is for Orange Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one web page being infected every five seconds, according to a report from security vendor Sophos. Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report...

Tags: malware, email, web, security

[24 Apr 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News O is for Orange A government-sponsored security survey reports that while the number of security breaches has dropped considerably in the past two years, the drop has come at a price. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published...

Tags: breach, data

[23 Apr 2008]

Vodafone CEO: We will slash CO2 by 50 per cent

News Vodafone recently entered into a network-sharing agreement with Orange but, according to a Vodafone spokesperson, this will not factor significantly into the CO2-reduction goals as the agreement covers the sharing of mast sites, rather than base...

Tags: co2, green it, vodafone, sharing

[22 Apr 2008]

Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm

News O is for Orange Logistics firm TDG has implemented a single-sign-on technology which will help save up to £8,000 per month in support overheads. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: password, argos, security, sign

[21 Apr 2008]

Security experts criticise Phorm

News O is for Orange Security experts have criticised targeted-ad company Phorm, claiming the nature of its infrastructure could increase the likelihood of successful denial-of-service attacks against its ISP customers.

Tags: threat, ads, phorm

[18 Apr 2008]

O2 to launch mobile broadband offering

News O2's pricing for its mobile broadband service is not the most expensive - Orange charges £25 per month for a similar deal - but it does come with an important caveat. O2 will launch its mobile broadband service on Friday, becoming the last major UK...

Tags: dongle, mobile, broadband, o2

[17 Apr 2008]

Beware the insider security threat

Beware the insider security threat

News O is for Orange Employees and insiders are bigger threats to corporate security than external threats such as denial of service attacks or malware. Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner of...

Tags: insider, security

[17 Apr 2008]

Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges

News O is for Orange Two major figures in virtualisation security have warned of challenges facing IT managers in implementing secure virtual environments. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: security, challenge, virtualisation

[16 Apr 2008]

Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers

News O is for Orange Computers that 'phone home' after being stolen are guiding police to the doorsteps of thieves across the world. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus

Tags: software, police, tracking

[14 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News O is for Orange A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure.

Tags: vista, uac, microsoft

[14 Apr 2008]

PayPal wages war on phishing

News O is for Orange PayPal is stepping up its battle against phishing with new technology and by collaborating with others in the industry. Speaking at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, Michael Barrett, PayPal's chief information...

Tags: certification, education, isps, paypal

[11 Apr 2008]

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