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Black Hat attendees pick mobile threats as the next hot security topic

Black Hat attendees pick mobile threats as the next hot security topic

Mobile threats were considered the next major security issue by IT professionals who attended the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last week, according to a survey released today by Symantec.
Frank Washkuch Aug 6 2007 9:59AM Security
Disney joins the social networking club

Disney joins the social networking club

Disney has entered the social networking field by buying Club Penguin for US$350m.
Matt Chapman Aug 3 2007 1:13PM Software
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
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
Protecting the king, as well as the castle

Protecting the king, as well as the castle

A new type of threat has emerged that poses a significant risk to businesses - this threat is real. There are examples of it in the news. There are security experts who are warning against the risk. So why are most companies ignoring it?
Jim Doherty, Aug 2 2007 3:53PM Security
Sony champions TV for the blind

Sony champions TV for the blind

Sony has launched an international campaign to improve television products and services for blind and partially sighted people.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 11:00AM Hardware
Japanese mobile social networking hits the UK

Japanese mobile social networking hits the UK

A mobile social networking service from Japan has been launched in the UK.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2007 9:30AM Software
Humans beat the machines at poker

Humans beat the machines at poker

Human poker players have won by a narrow margin in the first official competition between humans and computers.
Iain Thomson Jul 27 2007 2:14PM Software
Cisco reinvents the corporate incubator

Cisco reinvents the corporate incubator

Cisco is claiming to have cracked the secret to creating start-up-like innovation inside a billion dollar corporation. The networking giant created an emerging technology business group last year that looks for new ideas that have the potential to turn into a US$1bn market within five years.
Tom Sanders Jul 27 2007 10:30AM Strategy
Another Firefox URL handler bug revealed; researcher says more on the way

Another Firefox URL handler bug revealed; researcher says more on the way

Researchers Billy (BK) Rios and Nate Mcfeeters unveiled another URL handler vulnerability for Mozilla's web browser on Tuesday, days after revealing a Firefox flaw dependent on use of Internet Explorer (IE).
Frank Washkuch Jul 27 2007 10:05AM Security
Storm worm breaks over the internet

Storm worm breaks over the internet

A widspread coordinated attack has been unleashed today using a variant of the Storm worm. Around 142 million emails have been spammed out containing URLs leading to web pages infected with the malware.
Iain Thomson Jul 27 2007 6:57AM Security
Cisco looking to preserve the peace with Microsoft

Cisco looking to preserve the peace with Microsoft

Customer demand is driving Cisco to prevent a clash with Microsoft, but the networking giant seems uncertain about the question of they will succeed.
Tom Sanders Jul 26 2007 10:43AM Networking
Sophos report: the web ‘dangerous place to play'

Sophos report: the web ‘dangerous place to play'

A dramatic jump in the number of new malicious websites was not only the major news emerging from Sophos' midyear "security threat report," it was the driving force behind it, according to the company's chief security analyst.
Jim Carr Jul 26 2007 9:47AM Security
ID thief in the doghouse after puppy scam

ID thief in the doghouse after puppy scam

It seems that identity thieves have tired of humans and are starting to target the canine world.
Iain Thomson Jul 25 2007 4:50PM Security
Nasa sends robots to the North Pole

Nasa sends robots to the North Pole

Nasa has sent two robots to an isolated rocky polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle as part of a training exercise to help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the Moon or Mars.
Robert Jaques Jul 24 2007 12:13PM Hardware
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
Rockstar's Table Tennis comes to the Wii

Rockstar's Table Tennis comes to the Wii

The highly controversial Manhunt 2 may be on the backburner following a string of complaints, but a far more sedate title from Rockstar Games is about to make its way onto Nintendo's Wii.
Staff Writers Jul 20 2007 6:42AM Software
Junk mail gets the green treatment

Junk mail gets the green treatment

Look out for carbon neutral loan offers.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 17 2007 1:51PM Software
Google and BlackBerry make the e-commerce top 10

Google and BlackBerry make the e-commerce top 10

SIIA publishes list of most important e-commerce developments of the past
decade.
Robert Jaques Jul 16 2007 1:00PM Hardware
Google's case in Australia could wreck AdWords plans

Google's case in Australia could wreck AdWords plans

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken Google to court over the way in which it sells adverts on search results pages.
Iain Thomson Jul 16 2007 6:44AM Strategy

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