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RSS passwords linksRound three for BT's Phorm trials
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. BT is to perform another trial of Phorm's ad-serving technology, after delays of more than half a year. Phorm's technology, which BT will use... [29 Sep 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Andrew Miller, chairman of the parliamentary information technology committee, cast doubt on the value of requiring ISPs to hold such a vast... [04 Sep 2008]
UK crime fighters grapple with iPhone wipe threat
News P is for Passwords The team cracks low-grade encryption using 100 quad-core PCs but for high-grade encryption it relies on the threat of a prison sentence for individuals refusing to hand over passwords... [02 Sep 2008]
Virtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News P is for Passwords Also increasing in number and frequency are data-stealing Trojans that use keystroke loggers and other software to record IDs and passwords, mouse movements and even screenshots, the... [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have released an extension for Firefox 3 that can protect wireless network users from so-called... [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. A fundamental issue affects the OpenID authentication system, due to its reliance on the Domain Name System, a Sun identity-technology... [14 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. The thousands of UK ePassports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20m on the black market, say privacy experts. A van carrying... [29 Jul 2008]
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. According to the Sophos security threat report Blogspot.com, the blog publishing system owned by Google, was found to be hosting two per cent... [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. The UK's third-largest... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security revenue to 60 per cent... [17 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone... [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Mobile phone use... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security... [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News P is for Passwords Click on the links below to find out more. Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards... [07 Jul 2008]
