Thursday | 28 August, 2008
Stories by: John E. Dunn
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Spammers handed record US$234 million fine -- eat that 15/05/2008 07:19:21
The US CAN-SPAM law has chewed another alleged spam outfit, this time handing out a world record fine of US$234 million to two individuals. - +
Malware threat lists slammed as 'useless' 17/04/2008 08:41:23
Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks. - +
UK insurer gets record fine for ID theft disaster 18/12/2007 08:41:06
A U.K. insurance house has been slapped with a record fine by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) watchdog for incompetent customer account security. - +
Big brands slip up in antivirus tests 06/12/2007 08:02:33
Many big-brand security products fail to spot commonly-circulating malware, testing outfit has Virus Bulletin found in its latest tests. - +
Security experts in dangerously short supply 18/12/2006 10:27:09
A lack of security experts is damaging the ability of companies to meet new compliance laws, according to the London School of Economics (LSE). - +
Consumer group slammed for creating 'test' viruses 17/08/2006 07:58:43
A consumer magazine has been condemned for possibly adding to the virus problem by creating a series of "test" viruses just to review antivirus scanners. - +
Quantum cryptography record broken 20/04/2006 08:06:00
Scientists have reported an important speed breakthrough which brings closer the day when quantum encryption becomes a usable part of communications security. - +
IT warned against Skype hype 08/03/2006 08:11:07
A new report has warned businesses to take security into account before deciding to allow the Skype VoIP service to run free on a company network. - +
Study: Cybercriminals set to target PC users 30/01/2006 13:29:58
PC users are now the weakest link in the security chain, IBM has suggested in its Security Threats and Attack Trends Report for 2005. - +
Study: Security professionals' influence reaches boardroom 13/12/2005 07:15:37
Security professionals are enjoying growing levels of influence inside corporate boardrooms, a new study has suggested. - +
RSS could aid worm attacks 01/12/2005 07:39:39
A researcher has claimed that increased support for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) in browsers could lead to a marked increase in botnet worm attacks.
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