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Fear of identity theft holds back global e-commerce

Fear of identity theft holds back global e-commerce

Although online transactions are increasing in both the U.S. and Europe, a growing fear of identity theft and other online fraud is eroding confidence in e-commerce, newly published research has warned.
William Eazel Oct 19 2005 10:43AM Security
Why biometrics might just bite back

Why biometrics might just bite back
Tim Mather Aug 26 2005 2:00PM Security
Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king Scott Richter has cleaned up his act and turned his back on spam.
David Quainton Jul 21 2005 11:02AM Security
Are backups your back door?

Are backups your back door?

You might assume tapes have some kind of protection built-in, but you’d be wrong
Joanna Shields Jul 1 2005 2:07PM Security
Trend Micro wins patent ruling, Fortinet hits back

Trend Micro wins patent ruling, Fortinet hits back

An International Trade Commission (ITC) judge ruled in favor of Trend Micro in a patent infringement suit against security appliance maker Fortinet.
René Millman May 17 2005 10:41AM Security
Answering back

Answering back

How good are government departments at IT security? David Quainton tried to use the Freedom of Information Act to get the facts and figures
David Quainton May 13 2005 3:12PM Security
Blair spam rides on back of election frenzy

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 Security
Panther gets its teeth back in Apple mega patch

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.
David Quainton May 5 2005 3:19PM Security
Pull out the pin and stand back

Pull out the pin and stand back

It must be that time of year again. The evenings are getting lighter, the birds are singing and yet again a survey has found that many computer users are blissfully unaware of the need to securely erase data.
Nick Barron, Apr 19 2005 11:39AM Security
IBM does not send spam back to spammers

IBM does not send spam back to spammers

IBM today launched a new technology aimed at combating spam. Some reports have claimed FairUCE (Fair use of unsolicited commercial email) bounces back spam emails to the IP address they were sent, a practise intended to slow the offending computers down, in fact the system works very differently.
David Quainton Mar 23 2005 11:43AM Security
It’s vital to look back and learn from mistakes

It’s vital to look back and learn from mistakes

One of the great things about mistakes is learning from them. Indeed, it can be argued that many of the greatest advances have come from mistakes. Of course, it's best to learn from the mistakes of others.
Nick Barron Mar 17 2005 2:52PM Security
Spammer hits journos, journos hit back

Spammer hits journos, journos hit back

A California man has been convicted on 79 counts of fraud and identity theft after flooding sportswriters' email accounts with spam. Alan Carlson, 39, sent thousands of vitriolic messages to Philadelphia-based journalists for over a year, and spoofed their email addresses to spam members of the public.
David Quainton Jan 14 2005 5:14PM Security
Security fears holding back WLAN deployments

Security fears holding back WLAN deployments

Security fears are creating the biggest barrier preventing corporate rollouts of wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructures.
Robert Jaques Sep 24 2004 9:42AM Security
Verykios is back, takes share in Firewall Systems

Verykios is back, takes share in Firewall Systems

After a four month sabbatical, former LAN Systems GM Nick Verykios is back in the distribution channel, securing a 14 percent stake in niche security player Firewall Systems joining LAN founder Scott Frew in the process.
Byron Connolly Sep 6 2004 12:00AM Networking
Security worries back to 2001 levels

Security worries back to 2001 levels

The severity and number of exploits and vulnerabilities in computer systems are causing greater concern for IT directors.
René Millman Aug 26 2004 1:23PM Security
Frew back in the channel

Frew back in the channel

After spending five years overseas, LAN Systems founder Scott Frew is back in the channel and has taken a 75 percent stake in security distributor Firewall Systems.
Byron Connolly Jul 1 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Brocade hits back at McData accusations

Brocade hits back at McData accusations

Storage vendor Brocade has hit back at claims by rival McData that the former plans to withdraw resources from its channel and de-emphasise sales to medium business in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Jun 11 2004 12:00AM Storage
Sydney Mac support centre back on track

Sydney Mac support centre back on track

AppleCentre Taylor Square chief Ben Morgan has claimed his Mac support centre launch is set for the end of June, after reshuffling renovations to cut short an expected delay until 1 August.
Fleur Doidge Jun 11 2004 12:00AM Hardware
Microsoft to back spam white-list

Microsoft to back spam white-list

Microsoft is to introduce a spammer’s white-list to allow marketing firms to reach Hotmail and MSN users.
Dan Ilett May 5 2004 3:54PM Security
Back in time

Back in time

Tender notification and management company Tendersearch has begun marketing a service that lets companies responding to tenders more accurately forecast when certain tenders are up for renewal.
Staff Writers Feb 23 2004 12:00AM Strategy

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