Fiona Raisbeck

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Paedophile hacker jailed for 10 years

Paedophile hacker jailed for 10 years

A paedophile who used internet chat rooms to hack into the computers of schoolgirls and blackmail them into sending explicit pictures of themselves was jailed for ten years yesterday.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 10 2006 2:45PM Security
Workers study: managers have more power than IT

Workers study: managers have more power than IT

Remote workers believe managers have the power to control their out-of-office activity and not IT departments, new research shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 9 2006 2:44PM Security
Spammed worm claims to be breaking news of nuclear war, Bush, Putin deaths

Spammed worm claims to be breaking news of nuclear war, Bush, Putin deaths

Malicious emails, posing as several false breaking news stories including the death of President Bush, have been spammed out to email users in a world-wide campaign.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 8 2006 6:36PM Security
Phishing scams cause online fraud to rise

Phishing scams cause online fraud to rise

Online bank fraud losses rose sharply in the first half of 2006 due to a surge in phishing scams, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 7 2006 2:29PM Security
Online company fined $3m for adware use

Online company fined $3m for adware use

Online advertising company, Zango, is to pay USD $3 million for "unfairly and deceptively" downloading adware onto people's computers.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 7 2006 11:10AM Security
Study: Physical security critical to IT resilience

Study: Physical security critical to IT resilience

Financial organisations believe physical security is the most important factor when protecting their IT infrastructure, according to a survey released today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 6 2006 5:13PM Security
Symantec to acquire Company-i

Symantec to acquire Company-i

Symantec will acquire the U.K.-based professional services firm, Company-i.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 6 2006 4:34PM Security
Microsoft sets corporate Vista launch date for month's end

Microsoft sets corporate Vista launch date for month's end

Microsoft has set the date its Vista operating system will be released to businesses for the end of this month.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 3 2006 2:59PM Security
Suspected phishing gang arrested in Europe and US

Suspected phishing gang arrested in Europe and US

A gang suspected of carrying out a phishing attack on the credit card company, Capital One, have been arrested in Europe and the US.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 3 2006 2:11PM Security
Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Zombie activity and spam levels jumped last month as criminals began to target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 2 2006 5:47PM Security
MessageLabs report: Spammers target users at Christmas

MessageLabs report: Spammers target users at Christmas

October saw a sharp increase in zombie activity and spam levels as criminals target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 2 2006 1:21PM Security
Big Brother Britain

Big Brother Britain

The UK has become a surveillance society that uses the advances in technology to increasingly monitor our day-to-day activities and intrude into our private lives, a report warns today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 2 2006 11:16AM Security
Technology industry must help fight terrorism

Technology industry must help fight terrorism

UK Home Secretary John Reid has called on the security and technology industries to help the Government fight terrorism.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 1 2006 11:30AM Security
Study: Over two-thirds of employees use IM at work to talk to family and friends

Study: Over two-thirds of employees use IM at work to talk to family and friends

Office workers are exposing their employers to substantial risks, including legal action and regulatory breaches, by using instant messenger and web based email at work, according to a new survey.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 30 2006 2:37PM Security
Australian spammer Clarity1 fined

Australian spammer Clarity1 fined

The first company to be convicted under Australia's anti-spamming laws was fined about $4.2 million today for sending 280 million spam emails.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 27 2006 5:45PM Security
E-commerce gets green light

E-commerce gets green light

A new extended validation SSL certificate will soon be available to e-commerce sites.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 26 2006 5:00PM Security
Study: One-third of corporate employees still write down passwords

Study: One-third of corporate employees still write down passwords

One in three corporate employees in the US write down computer passwords undermining company security, according to a study released earlier this month.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 25 2006 10:28PM Security
BT buys Counterpane Security

BT buys Counterpane Security

BT announced today that it has acquired the US security company Counterpane.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 25 2006 11:31AM Security
Study: Data saved on primary storage continues to soar

Study: Data saved on primary storage continues to soar

Company data saved on primary storage continues to grow leaving companies vulnerable to security risks, according to research published yesterday.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 25 2006 10:32AM Security
Trojan offering photos of t.A.T.u tempts users

Trojan offering photos of t.A.T.u tempts users

A spyware trojan offering photographs and gossip about the controversial Russian pop group t.A.T.u has been spammed to email recipients in a worldwide campaign.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 19 2006 2:59PM Security

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