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clickBot attacks target those looking for romance
News Those entering online dating forums risk having more than their hearts stolen. A program that can mimic online flirtation and then extract personal information from its unsuspecting conversation partners is making the rounds in Russian chat forums... [10 Dec 2007]
Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News UK shoppers are forecast to spend more than £5bn online during December, according to UK payments association Apacs. And Monday 3 December is predicted to be the most popular day for online shopping on the record breaking run up to Christmas. [30 Nov 2007]
$8m illegal software haul from online auctions
News Online auctions selling illegal software worth more than $8m have been detected and closed down during the first half of 2007. Anti-software piracy body the Business Software Alliance, which represents the likes of Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and... [02 Oct 2007]
PC security warning for banking online
News Victims of online banking fraud who repeatedly fail to take appropriate security measures could be left out of pocket, the industry has warned. The online banking section of the latest Banking Code from the British Bankers Association suggests... [16 Jun 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure organisations. [24 Jan 2008]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News Carphone Warehouse has been warned it could face prosecution for exposing the personal details of thousands of customers online and, in some cases, inadvertently setting debt collectors on them. Up to 4,000 online customers were also linked to the... [16 Jan 2008]
Nato: Cyber terrorism 'as dangerous as missile attack'
News Suleyman Anil, head of Nato Computer Incident Response Capability Co-ordination Centre, said a determined cyber attack on a country's online infrastructure would be "practically impossible to stop". Nations need to focus on improving their ability... [07 Mar 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. Take-up of the devices has been higher than expected, exceeding 30 per cent of the online user base, Barclays said. [18 Jul 2008]
Online casinos 'failing customers'
News The UK online gambling industry is ignoring customer enquiries and failing to offer adequate customer service, new research has found. Out of the 100 UK online gambling sites contacted by customer services company Talisma, only 60 per cent replied... [27 Nov 2006]
Can Microsoft/Yahoo! deal take on Google?
News would help both companies fight Google in the online advertising and services market but it also faces some major challenges and obstacles. The second reason, he said, is a straight "toe-to-toe online advertising fight" with Google. [01 Feb 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Security software will jump off PCs and into 'the cloud', with spending on online security services forecast to triple by 2013. Security company Symantec is also forecasting a shift from home users and businesses installing security packages on... [17 Jul 2008]
Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction
News The number of local government websites offering transactional services - such as online council tax payment - has increased by 36 per cent. But the survey also found some council online services still suffer from poor usability, while others are... [04 Mar 2008]
First Direct banks on Apple
News First Direct is now offering its online banking services through Apple's Safari web browser, as well as on the recently launched iPhone and iPod Touch. Just under 80 per cent of First Direct's customers bank online and 87 per cent of all... [24 Jan 2008]
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News Bret Hartman, CTO at security company RSA and former IT specialist with the National Security Agency, described the battle between authorities and the online fraudsters, terrorists and other cyber criminals as an "arms race". [14 Feb 2008]
ID cards-based criminal record checks 'are A-OK'
News The volunteers piloted two potential online services developed by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) and the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) which could be used to authenticate the identities and information of job applicants.silicon.com's A to... [01 Oct 2007]
