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More joy as Sox causes less headache
Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) compliance is to become less of a headache, the head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has promised.
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Man in Japan canned for spam
A Japanese man has been arrested in his country’s first spam case.
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May 17 2005 11:41AM
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Companies fail to lock the IM backdoor
Nearly two-thirds of companies are totally unprotected against the risks of Instant Messaging (IM) misuse, according to a new study.
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May 16 2005 3:22PM
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Chicago schoolboys play the hacker game
Two schoolboys have hacked into their school's network and dredged social security numbers from its database.
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May 16 2005 11:44AM
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NZ teen does 'the hacker'
Members of the New Zealand Army, Air Force and the Mayor of Auckland had their voice mailboxes accessed by a teenage hacker.
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May 13 2005 5:11PM
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Expert blasts Windows OneCare
Microsoft has unveiled controversial plans for a subscription service that could charge customers for using antivirus, anti-spyware and firewall protection.
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May 13 2005 4:41PM
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Antivirus champion
When F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen comes to town, people listen. David Quainton talks to the malware guru about the future of antivirus
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May 13 2005 4:06PM
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How good are government departments at IT security? David Quainton tried to use the
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May 13 2005 3:12PM
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Oz strikes anti-spyware blow
Australia has begun steps to introduce a new anti-spyware bill. The bill, if passed, will bring fines of up to $10,000 per incident.
David Quainton
May 13 2005 11:34AM
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Spammy albino gorilla creates viral hell
A deceased gorilla is aiding the global spread to the extent that antivirus firms are upping its threat rating.
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May 12 2005 4:59PM
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RSA patches major vulnerability
RSA has issued an unexpected patch to plug a hole in its web application tool.
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May 12 2005 11:39AM
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Sumitomo repeat inevitable, warns MP
A British MP who specializes in security has warned the Sumitomo Mitsui experience will be repeated if companies don't improve their security.
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May 11 2005 5:19PM
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MMS mobile virus begins to spread
Commwarrior, the mobile phone virus that spreads via MMS, could be even bigger trouble than Cabir, anti-virus experts are warning.
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May 11 2005 11:15AM
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Lock stock and spam scams
Spammers are turning to the stock market in order to make money.
David Quainton
May 10 2005 4:38PM
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Japan hits Korea in cyber war
Political hacktivism in the Far East has risen sharply in the past month following a sovereignty dispute between Japan and Korea.
David Quainton
May 10 2005 12:04PM
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Test shows cars virus-proof
Car Bluetooth systems are more stable than most mobile phones or computers, it has emerged.
David Quainton
May 9 2005 4:20PM
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Firefox is vulnerable too
An “extremely critical” flaw has been found in Mozilla’s Firefox browser. According to some reports exploit code is already in the wild.
David Quainton
May 9 2005 12:08PM
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Blair spam rides on back of election frenzy
Spammers have tapped into British election fever by sending out an email claiming that Tony Blair’s email account has been hacked.
David Quainton
May 6 2005 4:46PM
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Virus and spam continues evil rise
Spam and virus volumes are hitting new highs according to a new report. But industry experts claim that businesses have a better handle on malware than ever.
David Quainton
May 6 2005 11:58AM
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Panther gets its teeth back in Apple mega patch
Apple has released a host of patches for its Panther operating system, days after it released, Tiger, its newest OS.
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May 5 2005 3:19PM
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