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IT education org takes Microsoft grumbles to EC

News However, at the start of this year the Commission began its own investigation into Microsoft's interoperability issues, an investigation that has since expanded to take in questions over how Microsoft may have used its dominance in the sector to...

Tags: becta, ec, eu, microsoft

[14 May 2008]

Warning: The Storm still rages on

News Q is for Questions 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.

Tags: malware, botnet, storm

[07 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News Q is for Questions 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...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News Q is for Questions Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. Security from A to Z

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

E.ON powers down to cut carbon and costs

News Asking such questions helped E.ON narrow a long list of possible targets to a short list of carbon quick wins. By looking in "the most obvious places" - and asking some simple questions - Middleditch said E.ON was able to identify carbon reduction...

Tags: green, e.on, carbon emissions, travel

[25 Apr 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News Q is for Questions 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 Q is for Questions Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard Schmidt, said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys.

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds

News Q is for Questions Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web pages were compromised daily between January and March. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: malware, email, web, security

[24 Apr 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News Q is for Questions 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]

Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm

News Q is for Questions 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 D is for DDoS E is for Extradition F is for Federated identity G is for Google

Tags: password, argos, security, sign

[21 Apr 2008]

Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'

News Mason said: "We know that most of ISO/IEC 29500 has been implemented; the questions for a lot of us are mainly over whether the standard really describes the product accurately. The developer of XML and a former International Organization for...

Tags: ooxml, iso, microsoft, vista

[21 Apr 2008]

Security experts criticise Phorm

News Q is for Questions 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]

Beware the insider security threat

Beware the insider security threat

News Q is for Questions 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...

Tags: insider, security

[17 Apr 2008]

Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges

News Q is for Questions 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 Q is for Questions 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 D is for DDoS E is for Extradition F is for Federated identity G is for Google

Tags: software, police, tracking

[14 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News Q is for Questions 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 Q is for Questions 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...

Tags: certification, education, isps, paypal

[11 Apr 2008]

Insider security risks exposed

News Q is for Questions Employees are still one of the biggest threats to corporate IT security both through malicious and accidental actions. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: "You see a whole range of people through which your...

Tags: threat, vulnerabilities, laptops, hackers

[10 Apr 2008]

How Google keeps its tech security tip top

News Q is for Questions Google has outlined some of the ways it keeps its IT security tight. Google director of product management Scott Petry - founder of Postini, which is now owned by the search giant - gave the low-down on the web giant's approach...

Tags: rsa, search, security, google

[10 Apr 2008]

Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts

News Q is for Questions Botnets are the biggest global threat facing the internet today, according to security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week. President of the Internet Security Advisors Group, Ira Winkler, said: "The...

Tags: isps, law, fbi, security

[10 Apr 2008]

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