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RSS risk in newsMalware-infected site detected every five seconds
News Senior technology consultant at Sophos, Graham Cluley, said: "Many businesses are increasingly putting themselves at risk by not scanning web activity and employees are going to these websites and getting infected. [23 Jul 2008]
Businesses fear Sepa debit fraud risk
News Financial administrators feel being unprepared for the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) directives could expose businesses to an increasing level of Direct Debit fraud. The Sepa initiative seeks to create a common framework for cross-border Euro... [22 Jul 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News As a result, government and commercial organisations should approach open-source applications with "great caution", carrying out risk analysis and code review before it is used, Fortify said. The security practices of open-source IT developers... [22 Jul 2008]
PAYE system not ready for rollout
News One of the key findings of the Poynter Review into HMRC data handling was duplication of information in the HMRC's 650-plus systems increased the risk of data loss. The launch of a computer system to handle all PAYE tax claims has been suspended... [21 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Intego claimed that because Apple was allowing third-party developers to create applications for the iPhone by using Apple's Software Developers Kit (SDK), there was a risk of installing applications that could harm these devices, or take control... [21 Jul 2008]
Location-based services mean business
News While the growth of LBS is good news for mobile carriers, Bonte warned there is also a risk they could become mere bandwidth providers as independent LBS app and software providers step in with offerings. [17 Jul 2008]
BlackBerry PDF flaw puts business networks at risk
News According to Sense of Security's principal consultant, Jason Edelstein, this means that corporate networks are at risk due to the flaw. Maarten Van Horenbeeck, security researcher at the Internet Storm Center, said: "This vulnerability is.one of... [17 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [15 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News That's why we're saying that we would set a rate of return that reflects that risk. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps - and potentially up to 1,000Mbps in the future. [15 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! rejects latest Microsoft deal
News s existing business plus its recently signed commercial agreement with Google has superior financial value and less complexity and risk than the Microsoft/Icahn proposal…The major component of the overall value per share asserted by Microsoft... [14 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News You are taking the risk out of running the contract. Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource $1bn worth of back-office work. The world's fifth largest insurance group, owner of Norwich Union, struck an eight-year... [11 Jul 2008]
Businesses have mixed feelings on IM
News This means many are at risk of failing to comply with regulations around the retention of communication data. Businesses are shying away from adopting instant messaging technology (IM) despite seeing the benefits it can have in the workplace. [11 Jul 2008]
UK must overhaul data sharing rules
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [11 Jul 2008]
City slickers addicted to email
News But this diligence could also present a security risk with roughly a third of workers taking their work laptops on holiday with a fifth of these failing to secure them with a password and 68 per cent not encrypting information on them. [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News And they need a time horizon that gives them a degree of assurance for a realistic period in the future; that they know for example that the regulator will not suddenly change the rules of the game to reduce the returns just as the rewards for the... [04 Jul 2008]
