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China clamps down on video sites

China clamps down on video sites

The Chinese government is to ban video sharing sites such as YouTube unless they are state controlled and display only licensed content..
Iain Thomson Jan 7 2008 2:05PM Software
Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets

Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets

Warning that botnets are a "dynamic, evolving threat," researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed the classification of botnet structures to provide an effective response framework for attacks and general remediation.
Jack Rogers Dec 18 2007 9:33AM Security
Greenpeace lays down the law to gaming giants

Greenpeace lays down the law to gaming giants

Greenpeace is urging PlayStation, Xbox and Wii gamers to take on Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo over the use of hazardous chemicals in their game consoles..
Guy Dixon Dec 17 2007 2:45PM Hardware
Facebook backs down on ad plans

Facebook backs down on ad plans

Social networking site Facebook has cancelled its advertising program, that showed what members were purchasing from ecommerce web sites..
Iain Thomson Dec 3 2007 3:23PM Software
Success of online services down to trust

Success of online services down to trust

Online organisations need to work harder to gain the trust of their users, researchers revealed today..
Robert Jaques Nov 23 2007 7:32AM Networking
Web banking risk down to human error

Web banking risk down to human error

The vast majority of internet banking users are not taking even basic steps to protect themselves online, according to a new study..
Robert Jaques Nov 9 2007 7:52AM Security
US porn spammers sent down

US porn spammers sent down

Two US men have been sentenced to more than five years in prison for organising and running an international pornographic spamming business that netted over US$1m.
Clement James Oct 16 2007 10:03AM Security
Schwarzenegger shoots down California data-protection bill

Schwarzenegger shoots down California data-protection bill

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, with strong urging from a lobbying alliance, has vetoed a stringent data protection bill that would have made merchants, not banks, responsible for reissuing credit cards and alerting customers following a breach.
Dan Kaplan Oct 16 2007 9:55AM Security
Estonia attacks down to online 'flash mob'

Estonia attacks down to online 'flash mob'

The online attack that took down government servers in Estonia was most likely down to an online 'flash mob' and not the Russian government, according to researchers.
Iain Thomson Sep 28 2007 7:33AM Security
Monster takes down ‘pirate' server with stolen user information

Monster takes down ‘pirate' server with stolen user information

Monster.com, the online recruitment website that suffered a data breach triggered by the Infostealer.Monstres trojan, said it has closed a "pirate" server housing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of job hunters.
Jim Carr Aug 24 2007 10:40AM Security
Symantec says spam attachments up, image spam down

Symantec says spam attachments up, image spam down

Traditional image spam is again on the decrease, but attachment spam - containing images as part of Microsoft Office files - is on the upswing, according to Symantec's "State of Spam" report for August.
Frank Washkuch Aug 9 2007 9:48AM Security
Hard drive failures down to 'magnetic avalanche'

Hard drive failures down to 'magnetic avalanche'

Wobbly polarity key to preventing data loss. Scientists have published new research that can help prevent the "magnetic avalanches" that wipe computer hard drives clean.
Robert Jaques Jul 18 2007 1:29PM Hardware
Russia shuts down AllOfMP3.com

Russia shuts down AllOfMP3.com

Government bows to pressure from US.
Staff Writers Jul 4 2007 12:15PM Software
Electronic voting gets thumbs down

Electronic voting gets thumbs down

Pencil and paper wins out over computers, says official electoral observer.
Iain Thomson Jun 25 2007 10:24AM Security
'Direct' impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise

'Direct' impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise

Although the "direct" costs of worldwide malware attacks have declined for three years in a row, "indirect" costs have continued to rise, a new report from market research firm Computer Economics indicates.
Jim Carr Jun 15 2007 10:14AM Security
Palm Foleo gets the thumbs down

Palm Foleo gets the thumbs down

Device fails to address mobile user needs, says Gartner.
Robert Jaques Jun 8 2007 3:22PM Hardware
Managers bogged down with useless email

Managers bogged down with useless email

Workers spend 3.5 years of their life dealing with irrelevant messages, according to recent research in Europe.
Staff Writers Jun 4 2007 12:47PM Software
China backs down on blogger registration

China backs down on blogger registration

The Chinese government has reversed a ruling that would have forced the nation's bloggers to register their real names.
Matt Chapman May 25 2007 2:07PM Software
UK Foreign Office shuts down visa service after security lapse

UK Foreign Office shuts down visa service after security lapse

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has closed its online visa application system after a security breach last week left thousands exposed to identity fraud.
Fiona Raisbeck May 23 2007 10:25AM Security
Google breaks down language barriers

Google breaks down language barriers

Cross-language search and query interpretation coming soon.
Tom Sanders May 18 2007 6:47AM Software

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