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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 being sent on to Rothschild's... [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 people compared to... [30 Oct 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X, released last week, was also able to scan the iPhone for viruses. The antivirus software runs from a user's Mac, not from... [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, and... [20 May 2008]
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 or other IM clients. A new... [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. The largest proliferation of email virus attacks in more than a... [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 a person is... [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 the first time a... [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 and firewall... [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 copyright infringement. [07 Aug 2006]
Virus writer suspects bagged by police
News The Metropolitan Police representative said: "This highly organised group is suspected of writing new computer viruses in order to avoid detection by antivirus products. The computer... [28 Jun 2006]
Ill-gotten web gains falling further
News Viruses, laptop theft and insider abuse of net access are still the most reported threats but all have decreased compared with last year. For the fourth straight year running, the financial losses incurred by businesses... [15 Jun 2006]
Sony DRM settlement passes final legal hurdle
News The software's presence was masked by a "rootkit" that can make the PC more vulnerable to viruses and other hacker attacks. The court action picked up last autumn when security researchers discovered... [23 May 2006]
CIO Jury: Employees are biggest security headache
News The threat comes from criminal 'insiders', disgruntled staff and employees who unwittingly download viruses or reveal their passwords, according to 10 heads of IT on this week's silicon.com 12-man CIO Jury IT user panel. [28 Apr 2006]
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