february
Valentine's Day spam starts to appear
More event-related threats.
Feb 2 2010 1:47PM
Twitter primarily used as a business tool
Twitter has become primarily a business tool used by people in their late twenties to early fifties, according to new data from market research firm Nielsen.
Mar 21 2009 7:28AM
Sunbelt names top ten malware threats in February
Sunbelt Software has announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats in February.
Mar 13 2009 1:22PM
Adware tops February malware chart
An adware program has topped a security firm's monthly malware breakdown for the first time..
Mar 6 2008 3:06PM
Spam hits records levels in February
Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
Mar 16 2007 10:21AM
DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers
Last month's DDoS attack on the systems-regarded as the backbone of the internet-badly damaged two of the web's 13 root servers, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Mar 13 2007 9:36AM
Spam hits record high in February
SoftScan calls for tougher legal penalties.
Mar 6 2007 8:21AM
Storm Worm crashes February malware charts
Malware disguises itself to look like harmless code.
Mar 5 2007 8:12AM
Microsoft plans 12 fixes for February
Software vendor prepares bulletins for Patch Tuesday.
Feb 12 2007 9:44AM
Microsoft plans a dozen fixes for February Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is planning to issue 12 fixes in next week's Patch Tuesday monthly security update — the most since last summer.
Feb 9 2007 7:30PM
NASA hacker extradition appeal due in February
Gary McKinnon, who allegedly hacked into the US military and NASA computer systems, will continue his fight against extradition to the US in an appeal hearing early next year.
Dec 12 2006 12:01PM
NetSky, Mytob lead February virus counts
A couple of familiar faces are leading security firms' lists of top February viruses.
Mar 1 2006 7:49PM
Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”
New figures published by Brightmail show that the scourge of spam continues to grow, despite legislation aimed at stopping it.
Mar 4 2004 12:29PM
Short takes: Week of 16 February
Feb 16 2004 12:00AM
