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Internet Security for Home Computers and Networks
White Paper This white paper describes how ZoneAlarm Pro helps home computers and networks to protect from viruses and threats. Once the user launches them, they can begin secretly sending data, including any sensitive personal or financial information stored... [03 Jul 2008]
Rising IM use poses corporate security risk
News Uncontrolled and insecure instant messaging (IM) use by staff is leaving corporate networks and data exposed to the threat of hackers and virus writers, according to Gartner. The main risks of uncontrolled IM use include a lack of regulatory... [01 Jun 2006]
Drive-by hackers still major threat
News That may be true to an extent for those accessing the networks, but for the business that runs the networks, the law is absolutely clear: if the personal data which you hold is not secure, you risk action by the Information Commissioner and by... [28 Jul 2003]
Pressure builds on UK government to ditch NHS data plans
News If I don't think electronic data is safe from the prying eyes of the government then I will simply boycott official NHS networks. Mike Bainbridge, chairman of the BCS group looking at the legislation, said: "The bill adds unspecified powers to the... [06 Feb 2001]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment There is the regular loss of confidential personal data by large companies and government agencies, such as HMRC, or, at the more sophisticated end of the spectrum, advanced identity theft from persistent bots and new exploits that seek to... [27 Feb 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment With critical and confidential data of UK citizens floating about everywhere from post boxes to rubbish dumps, the encryption of data is taking on a more and more central role. The simple solution would be not to copy huge reams of information to a... [21 Dec 2007]
Beyond the firewall
Comment But the practice of putting public material on the Internet, while keeping confidential data safely on a LAN (local area network), has gone out of date. Internal versus external networks is no longer the issue. [14 May 1999]
Encryption keys aren't safe on servers, report warns
News Private encryption keys can be held on a user's network and used to code and decode confidential data sent over the Web. But according to nCipher, hackers can find these keys and decode information sent over networks, putting ecommerce and online... [06 Jan 2000]
Canadians arrest teen over Randex worm
News The worm originally spread via IRC and file-sharing networks such as Kazaa and LimeWire but has been modified to automatically replicate in a similar way to the Sasser and MSBlast worms. They could read your confidential files, steal data, or... [27 May 2004]
Security woes surface over Microsoft's Smartphone
News Microsoft is telling users of its mobile applications that they can send confidential company information over wireless networks even though the technology they use isn't 100 per cent secure. Jose Lopez, security analyst at Frost and Sullivan, said... [14 Feb 2002]
The Ovum View: The wireless LAN security nightmare
Comment There is no such thing as total security but some wireless networks come pretty close to total insecurity, says Graham Titterington, senior analyst at Ovum. In security terms there is no comparison between cellular and wireless LAN networks. [20 Jun 2002]
Kaspersky warns of major Trojan hike
News These forms of malicious code are typically used to create networks of compromised machines - or botnets. The computer underground is becoming increasingly criminalised, focusing on accessing and using confidential information to gain access to... [10 Feb 2006]
VoIP takes hold with small businesses
Comment This trend is significant as VoIP lies at the heart of convergence; it allows voice to be carried over data networks, eliminating the historical divergence between voice and data. This set-up completely eliminates the requirement to have separate... [17 Dec 2006]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks, requested the information as part of its $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular online video service and its deep-pocketed parent, Google. [04 Jul 2008]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment The analyst firm warns web 2.0 applications could herald widespread identity theft and transaction fraud, give malware a new infection super highway, erode social networks and eventually create a total consumer loss of confidence in the web platform. [26 Nov 2007]
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