viruses and computer in news
Credit crunch could drive banks to SaaS security
News Web and email traffic for about 2,500 bank staff worldwide is sent through the companies' data centres, where it is screened and filtered for malware and viruses before... [10 Nov 2008]
UK struck by cyber crime wave
News Online identity theft dropped by eight per cent to affect just over 80,000 victims, while computer misuse offences - such as hacking and the spreading of viruses - affected 132,800... [30 Oct 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News The antivirus software runs from a user's Mac, not from the iPhone itself, and checks for viruses on the iPhone when the handset is plugged into a user's Mac. The company said the latest version of its... [21 Jul 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News Computer security is less of a priority in the UK, the index found only a third are very concerned about viruses and spam, with 38 per cent not concerned at all. Identity fraud,... [20 May 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News Photos: Viruses and Trojans come to life The GreenRoad Technologies box will record 120 different driving manoeuvres and tell military drivers where they are going wrong. The GreenRoad... [04 Apr 2008]
Computing museum at risk of being thing of the past
News Photos: Viruses and Trojans come to life The plea coincides with an appeal from the UK's other computing museum at Bletchley Park, which houses a rebuilt version of the Colossus World War II codebreaking... [01 Apr 2008]
Is dirty hardware making you sick?
News Enough dead skin falls off a human in a day to fill a teacup, according to the company, which said some cold and flu viruses can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours. Telephones are the worst... [29 Nov 2007]
In brief: Top wi-fi, zombie attack, paradise lost, malware costs
News The FBI is to contact more than one million PC users who have been infected by Trojans and had their computers hijacked by criminals for the sending of spam and viruses. The problem has... [15 Jun 2007]
Chat worm warning for Skype users
News He said in the statement: "Harmful viruses and Trojan horses may damage a user's computer and collect private data, regardless of whether a person is using Skype, email... [17 Apr 2007]
Worst week for viruses in a year?
News The virus then taps into a private peer-to-peer network where it can download new updates and upload personal information from the compromised computer. Email users should be on alert for messages with... [16 Apr 2007]
Next-generation Skype Trojan hits web
News Kurt Sauer, Skype chief security officer, said on Friday: "Harmful viruses and Trojan horses may damage a user's computer and collect private data, regardless of whether... [26 Mar 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News Computer viruses still pose a major threat to corporate networks despite the lack of a major outbreak for two years, according to leading UK IT chiefs. But three-quarters of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO... [25 Jan 2007]
The A to Z of security
News Most computer users should be aware by now that antivirus software will help protect PCs from viruses and other malware transmitted over the internet from device to device. It was also... [14 Nov 2006]
Brits beef up internet security
News Almost all (90 per cent) of Brits are taking measures to protect their home computers from viruses and spyware, research suggests, with the most popular security tools being antivirus... [08 Aug 2006]
Global cyber-crime treaty gets Senate nod
News It requires participating countries to target a broad swath of activities, including unauthorised intrusions into networks, fraud, the release of worms and viruses, child pornography and... [07 Aug 2006]
Keep updated for stories matching viruses and computer in news via RSS
