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US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft

US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft

A US citizen, who was charged with creating and distributing a Trojan horse intended to steal computer usernames and passwords, has pleaded guilty in court.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 26 2007 12:53AM Security
Workshop to discuss authentication trends in US

Workshop to discuss authentication trends in US

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has scheduled a two-day workshop to discuss trends in authentication that can help curb identity theft.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2007 12:18AM Security
Sweden to jail DoS attackers

Sweden to jail DoS attackers

Up to two years behind bars for launching denial of service attacks.
Shaun Nichols Feb 23 2007 10:23AM Security
4G to kill mobile per-second billing

4G to kill mobile per-second billing

Operators will be forced to offer 'all-you-can-eat' services.
Robert Jaques Feb 23 2007 10:23AM Telco/ISP
Frances Allen first woman to win Turing Award

Frances Allen first woman to win Turing Award

'Nobel Prize for computing' goes to former IBM researcher.
Clement James Feb 23 2007 10:23AM Training & Development
Edinburgh to host 60-teraflop super-computer

Edinburgh to host 60-teraflop super-computer

Cray's HECToR heads for the highlands.
Staff Writers Feb 23 2007 10:23AM Hardware
US to spend US$687on security awareness

US to spend US$687on security awareness

The US government will spend over US$687 million on security awareness training within agency ranks over the next five years, an analyst predicted this week.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 23 2007 4:37AM Security
US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

A former judge was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Tuesday for possession of child pornography that was initially found by a Canadian hacker vigilante who tipped off authorities six years ago.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 22 2007 10:32PM Security
Telecom to fork out $8.5m for technical glitch

Telecom to fork out $8.5m for technical glitch

Telecom will shortly be coughing up $8.5m to satiate disaffected customers following technical issues with its Go Large plan.
Staff Writers Feb 22 2007 1:03PM Telco/ISP
Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishing attack use Google Maps to obtain victim location

Phishers are using Google Maps in a new social engineering attack for committing identity theft.
Frank Washkuch Feb 22 2007 12:23AM Security
NSW Teachers Credit Union joins Australia Post security service

NSW Teachers Credit Union joins Australia Post security service

Members of NSW Teachers Credit Union will soon have extra security for online transactions after the organisation signed up to Australia Post’s new online security service.
Negar Salek Feb 21 2007 11:26AM Security
Plans to cut card fraud 'too complex'

Plans to cut card fraud 'too complex'

Fraud prevention mechanism risks alienating genuine customers.
Clement James Feb 21 2007 10:56AM Security
SMS revenue to reach US$67bn by 2012

SMS revenue to reach US$67bn by 2012

Every text you take, every click you make.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2007 10:56AM Telco/ISP
Australia to switch off traditional light bulbs

Australia to switch off traditional light bulbs

Seeing things in a greener light.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2007 10:56AM Oddware
Sourcefire pushes update to fix Snort flaw

Sourcefire pushes update to fix Snort flaw

Sourcefire has urged users of its popular Snort intrusion-prevention technology to upgrade to a newer version of the product to fix a recently discovered vulnerability.
Frank Washkuch Feb 21 2007 12:52AM Security
How to protect your business from VoIP threats

How to protect your business from VoIP threats

As the epidemic of spam and malware continues to barrage email systems, one might think the industry would have learned to build strong security into new communications protocols. Unfortunately, in the case of VoIP - the most important new communications protocol since SMTP - this is not true. Historically, the development of VoIP infrastructure has prioritised quality and reliability over security, with few security measures being built in.
Neel Mehta, Feb 19 2007 9:57AM Security
Data centres look to a greener future

Data centres look to a greener future

London's increasing data centre space and power set to reach saturation.
Staff Writers Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Networking
Nintendo adds speed to Wii Virtual Console

Nintendo adds speed to Wii Virtual Console

Legacy racing game Excitebike available to download.
Matt Chapman Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Software
Asia to lead digital satellite TV growth

Asia to lead digital satellite TV growth

Analysts expect $88bn in revenues within four years.
Simon Burns Feb 16 2007 10:25AM Telco/ISP
Avaya to buy back US$500m of its own stock

Avaya to buy back US$500m of its own stock

Repurchase plan to run over next two years.
Robert Jaques Feb 16 2007 10:25AM Financial Services

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