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Third of web threats emanate from US and China

Third of web threats emanate from US and China

Akamai highlights global web threat
Dave Bailey Jun 3 2008 4:26PM Security
US school network falls victim to child hacker

US school network falls victim to child hacker

Local authority races to upgrade its system security as the second teenager in five months breaches its network defences, copying 55,000 records
Richard Thurston May 27 2008 2:12PM Security
One third of US companies employ email snoops

One third of US companies employ email snoops

A survey carried out by security outfit Proofpoint has revealed that 32 percent OF US companies employ people specifically to read employee e-mails.
Stewart Meagher May 23 2008 7:44AM Security
20 million US households have no web access

20 million US households have no web access

Some 20 million US households are without internet access, forthcoming research will reveal..
Robert Jaques May 14 2008 10:03PM Telco/ISP
US gets own Difference Engine No. 2

US gets own Difference Engine No. 2

A working replica of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 has been installed in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California..
Iain Thomson May 13 2008 11:45AM Hardware
US military plans robot swarms

US military plans robot swarms

Weapons manufacturers are planning the next generation of military robots using designs based on creatures from the natural world..
Iain Thomson May 9 2008 7:39AM Hardware
US boffins design 'iPod supercomputer'

US boffins design 'iPod supercomputer'

Researchers from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have suggested building a supercomputer based on low-power embedded microprocessors to improve global climate change predictions..
Robert Jaques May 8 2008 7:18AM Hardware
US State Department loses a lot of laptops

US State Department loses a lot of laptops

It has surfaced that the US State Department can't account for up to about 1,000 laptops, perhaps as many as 400 of which belonged to the department's Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program.
Egan Orion May 7 2008 2:25PM Hardware
US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent

US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent

A US court report on wiretapping shows that the phenomenon is up by 20 per cent on last year, reaching its highest ever level, with not even a single surveillance application turned down in the whole of 2007.
Sylvie Barak May 6 2008 2:09PM Security
Europe leapfrogs US in broadband take-up

Europe leapfrogs US in broadband take-up

The number of European broadband users has topped the 100 million mark, according to the European Commission's latest study on broadband usage.ge digital divide.
Guy Dixon Apr 28 2008 7:22AM Telco/ISP
US Army steps up robot investments

US Army steps up robot investments

Robotics manufacturer iRobot, which produces some of the machines used on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan, has reached a further funding agreement with the US Army worth US$6 million..
Clement James Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Hardware
Spam to increasingly target US elections

Spam to increasingly target US elections

Spammers will use the upcoming US elections as a means to increase spam volumes, security firm BitDefender has warned.
Negar Salek Apr 23 2008 4:20PM Security
US security blunder exposes residents' data

US security blunder exposes residents' data

The names, addresses and social security numbers of tens of thousands of Oklahoma residents were exposed to the general public for a period of at least three years.
Clement James Apr 23 2008 7:29AM Security
US boffins look to terahertz optical computers

US boffins look to terahertz optical computers

Engineers at the University of Utah have demonstrated "an early step" towards creating superfast computers that run on far-infrared light instead of electricity..
Robert Jaques Apr 16 2008 7:45AM Hardware
US surfers 'alarmingly' ignorant over botnet danger

US surfers 'alarmingly' ignorant over botnet danger

The US-based National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today published research revealing that 71 percent of consumers are dangerously ignorant when it comes to protecting themselves against botnets..
Robert Jaques Apr 11 2008 8:00AM Security
US Presidential hopefuls' passport files breached

US Presidential hopefuls' passport files breached

The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has apologised and vowed to get to the bottom of what she confirmed were unauthorised accesses of passport files belonging to Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama.
Negar Salek Mar 25 2008 4:32PM Security
Changes to information security regulation in US health industry

Changes to information security regulation in US health industry

With California's data breach notification law now being extended to cover health care organisations, businesses in this space must pay closer attention to how the personal health information entrusted to their care is safeguarded.
Illena Armstrong Mar 19 2008 1:45PM Security
New US spy bill exposes telecoms

New US spy bill exposes telecoms

A newly-passed US surveillance bill could open the door to lawsuits against telecommunications firms. Civil rights groups applaud the decision to allow lawsuits.
Shaun Nichols Mar 19 2008 7:30AM Telco/ISP
US cracks multimillion-dollar piracy ring

US cracks multimillion-dollar piracy ring

Two brothers in the US have been given lengthy jail terms for selling large amounts of pirated computer software..
Robert Jaques Mar 11 2008 7:51AM Security
Aniti-phishing bill working its way through U.S. Senate

Aniti-phishing bill working its way through U.S. Senate

A group of U.S. senators have introduced a bi-partisan bill aimed at stopping phishing, but some privacy advocates are worried that website registrants will have to forfeit too much personal information.
Sue Marquette Mar 10 2008 10:40AM Security

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