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Nasa hacker McKinnon appeals to the House of Lords

Nasa hacker McKinnon appeals to the House of Lords

'Nasa Hacker' Gary McKinnon has been granted the right to appeal to the House of Lords to try and stop extradition proceedings that would see him tried in America.
Matt Chapman Aug 3 2007 1:10PM Security
MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs

MessageLabs: 20 percent of image spam uses PDFs

One of five image spam emails captured during July contained a scam PDF document, according to research released this week by messaging security vendor MessageLabs.
Frank Washkuch Aug 3 2007 9:52AM Security
Elton John calls for closure of the internet

Elton John calls for closure of the internet

Elton John has said the internet is killing creativity and should be shut down.
Iain Thomson Aug 3 2007 6:43AM Oddware
Zango accused of violating FTC settlement

Zango accused of violating FTC settlement

Adware maker Zango continues to violate the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), spyware researchers Ben Edelman alleges.
Tom Sanders Aug 2 2007 4:42PM Strategy
Monster.com lays off 15 per cent of staff

Monster.com lays off 15 per cent of staff

Job hunting site Monster.com is to lay off 800 employees, around 15 per cent of its total workforce.
Iain Thomson Aug 2 2007 11:19AM Training & Development
Teachers call for closure of YouTube

Teachers call for closure of YouTube

UK teachers said yesterday that the only way to tackle cyber bullying in schools is to close websites such as YouTube, which encourage such behaviour.
Robert Jaques Aug 2 2007 7:17AM Software
Zango accused of violating FTC settlement

Zango accused of violating FTC settlement

Adware maker Zango continues to violate the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission(FTC), spyware researchers Ben Edelman alleges.
Tom Sanders Aug 1 2007 12:00PM Security
Mozilla releases two patches, including URI handling fix, as part of Firefox 2.0.0.6

Mozilla releases two patches, including URI handling fix, as part of Firefox 2.0.0.6

Mozilla patched a pair of flaws on Monday via its release of Firefox and Thunderbird versions 2.0.0.6.
Frank Washkuch Aug 1 2007 9:45AM Security
Ebay receives stay of execution in one-click patent spat

Ebay receives stay of execution in one-click patent spat

A US district court judge has denied a motion for an injunction that would have blocked Ebay from offering users its " buy it now feature" for an alleged patent violation.
Shaun Nichols Jul 31 2007 2:26PM Networking
Workers at risk from ignorance of IT policy

Workers at risk from ignorance of IT policy

Professionals are risking their reputations without understanding the documents they are agreeing to, according to a study released today.
Clement James Jul 31 2007 9:16AM Training & Development
UK boffins at heart of Mars climate study

UK boffins at heart of Mars climate study

Nasa's latest mission to Mars, the Phoenix lander, is due to launch on 3 August and arrive in May 2008.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 30 2007 3:06PM Telco/ISP
Electrical fields may increase risk of infection

Electrical fields may increase risk of infection

Electrical fields generated by equipment such as computers could increase the risk of respiratory infection, according to a study by Imperial College.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 30 2007 3:02PM Storage
Records of transported convicts published online

Records of transported convicts published online

People related to British convicts sent to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries can now trace their history online.
Matt Chapman Jul 27 2007 2:17PM Software
Half of UK finance houses handle dirty cash

Half of UK finance houses handle dirty cash

Convicted criminals and suspected terrorists are laundering money through UK financial services companies because most banks fail adequately to screen customer databases, according to survey by data integrity specialists Datanomic.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 25 2007 5:02PM Security
Add Excel to trend of spam attachments

Add Excel to trend of spam attachments

On the heels of the PDF spam rise, junk mailers are using another popular file format - Microsoft Excel - to dupe users, a messaging security firm reported this week.
Dan Kaplan Jul 25 2007 9:56AM Security
A naive view of crypto

A naive view of crypto

The idea that you can stop consumers copying electronic media doesn't hold water. But people will still try.
Nick Barron Jul 25 2007 7:57AM Security
UK child database costs soar out of control

UK child database costs soar out of control

The UK ContactPoint database designed to hold details on every child in England, along with their parents or carers, will cost £224m (A$522 million) to build and about £41m (A$95 million) a year to maintain, the government has admitted.
Staff Writers Jul 24 2007 12:23PM Storage
ISPhone wants the 'heart of the Internet' with latest expansion

ISPhone wants the 'heart of the Internet' with latest expansion

IP voice carrier, ISPhone Australasia has expanded its Australian network via the addition of two new POPs and the launch of it wholesale ADSL2+ DSL product.
Lilia Guan Jul 24 2007 11:42AM Telco/ISP
Symantec warns of Wii flaw

Symantec warns of Wii flaw

Symantec has warned of an exploit in circulation that can crash Nintendo's Wii gaming console.
Iain Thomson Jul 24 2007 10:57AM Security
Social networking users run risk of identity fraud

Social networking users run risk of identity fraud

People using social networking sites are at risk of becoming victims of identity theft, warned a credit information provider.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 24 2007 9:46AM Security

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