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News The security threat from email attachments has fallen dramatically during the same period, dropping from one infected attachment in every 332 emails in the first six months of 2007 to one in every 2,500 during the first six months of 2008. [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. Z is for Zero-day 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. [21 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Society depends on the information infrastructure; the ability to steal information and deny access is a serious threat. Black said that eventually "threat prints" could be developed by analysing potential targets, such as the London 2012 Olympic... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan and 'bot' rolled into one. The most obvious challenge is that, when we see one part of a multi-component threat, we don't automatically know where... [02 Jul 2008]
CIOs not taking security breaches seriously
News CIOs and internal auditors don't feel IT fraud and data privacy is a serious threat to their business despite the spate of high profile data losses and privacy breaches. Security A to Z From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's... [27 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News The spokesperson said: "We believe that the threat by some to introduce 'receiving party pays' is an empty threat, as a company that would introduce this in Europe would kick themselves out of the market. [19 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. Z is for Zombies [18 Jun 2008]
O2 hits 3G target at last
News Broadband from A-Z Click here for all there is on broadband, from fibre to zombies. O2 has finally met the 3G coverage obligation that was part of the licence it acquired in 2000 for providing mobile broadband. [06 May 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News Schmidt also stressed the current security threat around applications in general. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. Z is for Zero-day A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA [24 Apr 2008]
Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds
News Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web pages were compromised daily between January and March. Click on the links below to find out more. [24 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News The main data security threat comes from poorly trained or disgruntled employees who are authorised to have access to data and file stores, according to Alastair Behenna, CIO at Harvey Nash. But spending vast amounts on the latest security... [17 Apr 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News Botnets are the biggest global threat facing the internet today, according to security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week. Ronald Teixeira, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, said: "Botnets... [10 Apr 2008]
Malicious software overtakes friendly apps
News Malware now makes up the majority of all new applications: 65 per cent of the 54,609 applications developed and released to the public for Windows-based PCs in the past six months were malicious, according to Symantec's latest threat report. [09 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News A major threat is browser scripting attacks, which use web browsers to get through corporate firewalls, allowing access to confidential information. The security experts also warned about the threat from malware being spread through embedded... [09 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News Social-networking websites are fast becoming a key target for online fraud, according to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report. There is an increased security threat from portable media devices, whether it be a USB flash drive or an MP3... [09 Apr 2008]
