Melissa Loveday

Recent articles by Melissa Loveday

The rise and rise of the quiet trojan

The rise and rise of the quiet trojan

Trojans made up more than 80 per cent of new malware infections over the past six months, according to research from Sophos. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said it was because "financially-motivated hackers don't want to infect millions of emails because it draws attention to their malware".
Melissa Loveday Jul 12 2006 4:40PM Security
McKinnon a step closer to U.S. extradition

McKinnon a step closer to U.S. extradition

Gary McKinnon appeared in Bow Street Magistrate's Court today to hear District Judge Evans's decision allowing his extradition to the U.S. where he will face trial for hacking into and causing damage to U.S. military computer systems.
Melissa Loveday May 10 2006 6:07PM Security
British hacker fears U.S. extradition

British hacker fears U.S. extradition

Gary McKinnon, the U.S. government's most wanted IT geek, spoke out at Infosecurity Europe yesterday against his possible extradition to the states where he will face charges of hacking into the U.S. military's computer systems.
Melissa Loveday Apr 28 2006 11:27AM Security
Charities offered free security boost

Charities offered free security boost

Charities and other non-profit organizations are to get protection from hackers and cybercriminals as a security company began offering free digital certificates and vulnerability scanning to websites that raise money for good causes.
Melissa Loveday Feb 16 2006 12:47PM Security
One chance to succeed

One chance to succeed

Melissa Loveday asks what’s been done to ensure IT systems for the Winter Olympics have been hardened against attack
Melissa Loveday Feb 10 2006 4:25PM Security
Crimefighter site mugged by DoS attack

Crimefighter site mugged by DoS attack

A new website listing the UK's most wanted criminals collapsed shortly after its launch yesterday as users rushed to see its contents.
Melissa Loveday Nov 18 2005 2:53PM Security
Oracle reprimanded over lack of patches

Oracle reprimanded over lack of patches

Security researchers hit out at database vendor Oracle by releasing details of workarounds for six security vulnerabilities that remain unpatched.
Melissa Loveday Jul 22 2005 5:34PM Security
Bogus iTunes file spreads worm through IM

Bogus iTunes file spreads worm through IM

A new worm disguised as an iTunes file is slowly infecting AOL Instant Messenger users.
Melissa Loveday Jul 22 2005 12:41PM Security
Write down your passwords, increase security

Write down your passwords, increase security

Security buffs have urged employees to write down their passwords in hopes that people will not use the same weak phrase repeatedly, thereby increasing security.
Melissa Loveday Jul 20 2005 5:14PM Security
Windows vulnerable to DoS attack

Windows vulnerable to DoS attack

A recently discovered defect in Windows has made the software susceptible to a remotely accessed denial of service attack.
Melissa Loveday Jul 19 2005 5:27PM Security
Google down – hijacking or human error?

Google down – hijacking or human error?

Google refuted rumors it was hacked on Sunday, following a 15 minute downtime.
Melissa Loveday May 10 2005 12:29PM Security
China clamps down on Internet porn

China clamps down on Internet porn

The Chinese government is increasing its crackdown on internet pornography by threatening culprits with life imprisonment.
Melissa Loveday Sep 9 2004 5:17PM Security

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