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New index takes aim at corporate governance

New index takes aim at corporate governance

A new stock market service aimed at promoting better corporate governance will launch this week.
René Millman Apr 11 2005 3:01PM Security
IE 'unsafe' for 98 per cent of 2004 claims new report

IE 'unsafe' for 98 per cent of 2004 claims new report

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was open to attack through known vulnerabilities for 98 per cent of 2004 according to findings from a security company.
René Millman Mar 23 2005 1:20PM Security
Washington has a new champion

Washington has a new champion

Dave Cullinane, SC’s CSO of the Year, tells Illena Armstrong why infosec professionals need to be at the center of decision-making – and the best way to kill phishing sites
Illena Armstrong Mar 16 2005 3:52PM Security
Welcome to the new world order

Welcome to the new world order

Virus writers are as active as they ever were, warns Marcia Savage. But villains and spammers now want to use them and their tricks
Marcia Savage Mar 16 2005 12:32PM Security
MMS phone virus marks dawn of new era

MMS phone virus marks dawn of new era

The first mobile phone virus using the Mobile Messaging Service (MMS) is finally a reality, and anti-virus experts are predicting a dangerous future. CommWarrior, discovered this week, sends itself as an MMS to addresses it finds an infected telephone directory.
David Quainton Mar 8 2005 12:30PM Security
Employees still risking IT security, new survey finds

Employees still risking IT security, new survey finds

Companies are having their security put at risk by employees writing down or sharing their passwords according to a new survey.
René Millman Mar 8 2005 12:04PM Security
IM virus surge marks new criminal turf war

IM virus surge marks new criminal turf war

An increase in the number of instant messenging (IM) viruses marks the start of a new war between virus writers, according to a virus expert.
René Millman Mar 7 2005 4:23PM Security
New spam spin: Can-spam can can spim too

New spam spin: Can-spam can can spim too

A New Yorker has been arrested and charged with sending spam over instant messaging platforms (known as spim).
David Quainton Feb 23 2005 12:03PM Security
Citibank trials new technique to combat online fraud

Citibank trials new technique to combat online fraud

Citibank’s UK arm is introducing a new on-screen keyboard in an attempt to tighten online banking security.
David Quainton Feb 18 2005 2:17PM Security
RFID 'out of the lab': Deloitte

RFID 'out of the lab': Deloitte

Deloitte has predicted that 2005 will be the year that RFID makes it "out of the lab and into the commercial world".
Vivienne Fisher Feb 7 2005 3:32PM Telco/ISP
Saddam death worm and IM virus pose new threats

Saddam death worm and IM virus pose new threats

A new virus is worming its way around the internet posing as evidence that Saddam Hussein is dead. Cashing in on the continued unrest and interest in Iraq the worm spreads via email and supposes that Hussein was shot dead in a bungled escape bid from custody.
David Quainton Feb 3 2005 4:22PM Security
DC sets out tough new spam law

DC sets out tough new spam law

The District of Columbia has introduced legislation to cut down on the proliferation of spam.
David Quainton Feb 1 2005 3:41PM Security
90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

Spam has risen by 40 percent in the last three months and now averages nearly 90 per cent of all email received.
David Quainton Feb 1 2005 2:53PM Security
New forum to guard against hackers

New forum to guard against hackers

A UK-based information sharing community is being created to combat the increasing threat of electronic attack on information systems.
David Quainton Feb 1 2005 11:24AM Security
New virus tells victims they are idiots

New virus tells victims they are idiots

A new virus is circulating on the internet that disparages users for allowing their computers to become infected.
René Millman Jan 31 2005 4:41PM Security
New virus renders mobile phones useless

New virus renders mobile phones useless

Mobile phone virus sophistication continues apace as the first virus that actually disables a phone completely is reported.
David Quainton Jan 26 2005 11:05AM Security
New virus 'the work of a bored Romanian student'

New virus 'the work of a bored Romanian student'

A new virus that pretends to be an update from anti-virus company Bitdefender was dismissed as “amateurish” by the company's CTO.
René Millman Jan 21 2005 5:02PM Security
Anti-spyware opens new gates for virus writers

Anti-spyware opens new gates for virus writers

Virus writers have created a cunning new virus that combines a trojan horse and phishing techniques to cash in on Microsoft’s mooted anti-spyware product.
David Quainton Jan 20 2005 12:36PM Security
Like father like Sonoma

Like father like Sonoma

Intel has outlined the latest step in its attack on mobile office productivity and multimedia notebooks, unveiling Sonoma, the codename for its new Centrino products designed for bringing high-end hardware and the associated performance to mobile computing.
Dan Chiappini Jan 18 2005 3:28PM Hardware
Warehouses to go virtual

Warehouses to go virtual

Combining technology adoption, business processes and security-oriented regulation is on the verge of creating "virtual warehouse" networks, a global service provider has predicted.
Staff Writers Jan 18 2005 3:15PM Software

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