Recent articles by Dan Ilett

Police to guard chat rooms

Police to guard chat rooms

British police are teaming up with international counterparts to spy on internet chat rooms to stop paedophiles grooming children online.
Dan Ilett Jun 9 2004 3:53PM Security
EC: IT industry should stop spam

EC: IT industry should stop spam

The EC has asked anti-spam experts to review their strategy.
Dan Ilett Jun 9 2004 3:50PM Security
Parisian spammer ordered to cough up

Parisian spammer ordered to cough up

A Parisian court has fined a French spammer €22,000 ($27,000 dollars) for sending streams of bulk mail.
Dan Ilett Jun 8 2004 5:41PM Security
US firms expect to pass the compliance test

US firms expect to pass the compliance test

Almost 100 per cent of US firms believe they will pass the Sarbanes Oxley test.
Dan Ilett Jun 8 2004 5:17PM Security
Brightmail and IronPort systems stay friends

Brightmail and IronPort systems stay friends

Security firms Brightmail and IronPort Systems have renewed their partnership.
Dan Ilett Jun 8 2004 5:14PM Security
Kumar quits CA

Kumar quits CA

Chief software architect and ex-CEO of Computer Associates Sanjay Kumar has resigned from the company.
Dan Ilett Jun 7 2004 4:08PM Security
BT blocks child porn

BT blocks child porn

British Telecom is to block thousands of its users from accessing child pornography websites.
Dan Ilett Jun 7 2004 3:57PM Security
BT blocks child porn

BT blocks child porn

British Telecom is to block thousands of its users from accessing child pornography websites.
Dan Ilett Jun 7 2004 3:56PM Security
Wireless hacker faces 15 years in jail

Wireless hacker faces 15 years in jail

A wireless hacker faces up to 15 years in jail for stealing credit card numbers from a chain of shops in the US.
Dan Ilett Jun 7 2004 3:40PM Security
Netegrity names Vadim Lander chief technology officer

Netegrity names Vadim Lander chief technology officer

Security firm Netegrity's Vadim Lander has been promoted to chief technology officer for the firm.
Dan Ilett Jun 4 2004 2:19PM Security
Ben Barnes to head ActivCard

Ben Barnes to head ActivCard

Smartcard firm ActivCard has appointed a new CEO.
Dan Ilett Jun 4 2004 12:06PM Security
Kargo.F causes red alert

Kargo.F causes red alert

Anti-virus firms are stepping up warnings about a worm that affects Microsoft applications.
Dan Ilett Jun 3 2004 5:23PM Security
Department of Homeland Security to pay up to $10bn for biometrics

Department of Homeland Security to pay up to $10bn for biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security is to pay up to $10 billion for biometrics to screen foreigners entering America.
Dan Ilett Jun 3 2004 3:54PM Security
Irish bank chief quits over internet porn

Irish bank chief quits over internet porn

The Bank of Ireland’s chief executive has resigned after IT staff found he was using his computer to access pornographic websites.
Dan Ilett Jun 3 2004 3:52PM Security
NAI patents anti-spam techniques

NAI patents anti-spam techniques

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Network Associates a patent for its spam filtering methods.
Dan Ilett Jun 3 2004 3:45PM Security
Newspaper group monitors desktops

Newspaper group monitors desktops

UK publisher Northcliffe Newspapers is to implement a management tool to monitor its 320 employees' desktop behaviour.
Dan Ilett Jun 1 2004 5:22PM Security
Prudential cuts out junk mail

Prudential cuts out junk mail

One of the UK's largest pensions firms has rolled out an email security solution to reduce its spam and virus problems.
Dan Ilett Jun 1 2004 5:20PM Security
Chicago Bears roll out two factor authentication

Chicago Bears roll out two factor authentication

Chicago Bears staff are using authentication keys to secure data.
Dan Ilett Jun 1 2004 5:17PM Security
AO Fox Memorial Hospital tightens email security

AO Fox Memorial Hospital tightens email security

A New York hospital has implemented an email security solution for its users.
Dan Ilett May 28 2004 4:22PM Security
Utah firm opts for patching service

Utah firm opts for patching service

A 1,200 employee firm in Utah has outsourced its patch management to Computer Associates.
Dan Ilett May 26 2004 1:16AM Security

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