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First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News S is for Spyware Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS... [21 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News S is for Spyware The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone records under the draft Communications Data Bill. [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News In his report entitled Disrupting the supply of illicit drugs into prisons, Blakey warns the technology would cost "many millions" and should be rolled out to the highest security prisons first. S is for Spyware [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News S is for Spyware 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 hole to allow remote code execution. This would provide the attacker with as much access... [08 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News S is for Spyware Terrorists are increasingly using technology to achieve their aims, according to the government. In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary... [04 Jul 2008]
Jonathan Zittrain on why the internet is on a knife edge
News But he believes the spectre of viruses, spyware and other security threats is driving us away from these open systems. Some of the problems are systemic - so it's not easy for Firefox to address vulnerabilities in the OS on which it runs, or to... [30 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News S is for Spyware Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a "large number of attacks" and that the government is "taking action" to deal with those backed by hostile regimes. [16 Jun 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News Despite the relatively good news, the report warns companies and organisations are still leaving themselves open to attack. S is for Spyware Ninety-eight per cent of companies now have software to scan for spyware [23 Apr 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment It usually comes down to how people behave in institutions," he warns. S is for Spyware Life would be simple if curing security headaches were just a matter of buying some new technology. In reality, good security requires fundamental... [28 Mar 2008]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News S is for Spyware Along with Romania, China and Russia were also pinpointed as the source of the majority of phishing emails targeting eBay users for personal and account details. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [10 Mar 2008]
Google warns: Malicious 'drive-by downloads' on the up
News S is for Spyware Drive-by downloads, in which malicious websites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code, have increased since April 2007, Google researchers have warned. Security from A to Z [20 Feb 2008]
Gates: Security challenges to grow despite Vista
News S is for Spyware Though Microsoft has made leaps in security over the years, even more challenges lie ahead as additional devices go online, company executives said yesterday. Only last week, Microsoft released Windows Vista and Office 2007... [07 Feb 2007]
Bosses buy Bond gadgets to protect company secrets
News At least 20 foreign intelligence services are operating to some degree against UK interests, MI5 warns, trying to get secrets from people by exploiting technology such as communications and computer systems. [17 Nov 2006]
Kaspersky warns of major Trojan hike
News Kaspersky also noted a dramatic rise in the amount of spyware in the wild, saying increases in both figures are further evidence of the financial motivation driving the production of malicious code. The number of compromised computers at large on... [10 Feb 2006]
Windows flaw could hit enterprise systems
News The note, written by analysts Amrit Williams, Jay Heiser and Neil MacDonald, said URL filtering products should be activated and inline network intrusion prevention systems, antivirus and anti-spyware tools should be updated with the latest... [04 Jan 2006]
