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Twitter to start banning accounts for promoting violence

Jett Goldsmith — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:32:01 +0000

Twitter has updated their abuse policies in a move to crack down on harmful content. Now, promoting violence may be met with a temporary account ban, and accounts may be locked for harassment. Read more...

Twitter will kick trolls right and left and make sure nobody hears them

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:56:01 +0000

The social network is apparently getting serious about abuse on its platform. Twitter's CEO said he takes personal responsibility and things will really change and abuse and trolling will be tackled. Read more...

British MP receives image of knife-wielding masked man and other threats on Twitter

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 11:53:30 +0000

After many women in the public eye have started to speak out against the abuse and threats that they receive on the internet a number of them have started to receive life threats from Twitter users. Read more...

Microsoft Unveils New Tools to Fight Security Threats

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:22:45 +0000

Speaking yesterday at the Black Hat Security Conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft has now introduced a new group of security related programs that share advanced information with partners about upcoming security threats. As many in... Read more...

French lawyer gets 6 month ban over P2P legal threats

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:36:04 +0000

A lawyer working with Swiss anti-piracy outfit Logistep has received a ban from practicing as a lawyer for six months. Elizabeth Martin sent inappropriately aggressive and deliberately false and misleading letters to thousands of alleged... Read more...

Human error tops the list of security threats

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:21:25 +0000

IT managers also say its insider threats that really worry them the most When it comes to security, human threats score much higher than those posed by technology. So says a new survey... Read more...

Top Ten predictions for security threats in 2008

Steven Parker — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:41:00 +0000

The year has not yet ended but McAfee, Inc has already published its top ten predictions for security threats in 2008 and it doesn't look rosy folks! Topping the list is the ever present scapegoat... Read more...

Security threats are starting to merge

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:18:02 +0000

The purveryors of malware are becoming increasingly well-organised and financed, according to vendor Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report. In the past e-criminals made money from selling code, estiablishing botnets, or spamming, but gangs are now... Read more...

Symantec: Out of the Box, Vista Prone to Legacy Threats

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:25:12 +0000

Symantec Security Response has spent months throwing every hack but the kitchen sink at Microsoft's Vista operating system, and on Feb. 28 it released a series of papers that showed just how bloodied or victorious... Read more...

New MySpace, Skype virus threats spotted

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:31:47 +0000

The two virus threats are completely unrelated except that they were both discovered by Finnish computer security firm F-Secure Corporation. The popular social networking site MySpace.com is having its user pages infected with a link... Read more...

2007 Security Threats on the Rise

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:38:55 +0000

Security threats paint a constantly evolving landscape, and there is no end in sight in terms of threats that keep appearing. Enterprises have survived through extraordinary cycles of security threats, including the 2003 "summer of... Read more...

Threats, Adware and Phising, Growing in Numbers

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:24:53 +0000

The number of phishing sites increased and beat a new record. Adware and spyware are increasing at an exponential rate. Web users are poorly informed about threats. They happily go out, purchase a copy of... Read more...

Microsoft Bloggers Angered By Legal Threats

Tom Warren — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:22:36 +0000

After an exclusive story here at Neowin.net regarding future Windows Mobile Technologies, Microsoft Bloggers across the world syndicated the news and each received legal threats to take down the material. Bloggers who follow... Read more...

AOL survey uncovers rampant online threats

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:03:41 +0000

A survey conducted by Internet service provider America Online found that 20 percent of home computers were infected by a virus or worm, and that various forms of snooping programs such as spyware and adware... Read more...

Traditional Anti-Virus Can't Meet New Threats

Thu, 21 Oct 2004 02:37:23 +0000

The need to defend networked electronic gear like PDAs and smart phones will drive anti-virus defenses away from the signature-based techniques of today and toward next-generation behavioral-based tactics. "The need for security is expanding beyond... Read more...

Free software project undaunted despite Apple threats

Tue, 04 May 2004 06:45:59 +0000

The PlayFair free software project is likely to come online again soon, despite efforts by Apple Computer Inc. to close it down. Apple last month shut down last the free software project, which lets tool... Read more...

Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats for 10 years

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 02:28:13 +0000

As part of their landmark agreement reached last week, Microsoft Corp. has the option to pay Sun Microsystems Inc. millions of dollars each year to shield itself from patent infringement lawsuits by its former nemesis,... Read more...

Group releases Xbox exploit amid MS prosecution threats

Tom Warren — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 13:22:52 +0000

A group of Xbox hackers called "Free-X" claim to have broken all security measures on the games console without any hardware modifications whatsoever, prompting Microsoft to threaten a legal attack against its members. ... Read more...

The FBI's top 20 cybersecurity threats

Mon, 05 Nov 2001 11:41:59 +0000

Looking for a great way to get fired? I can't think of a better way than to have your network grind to a halt because you failed to patch a well-known vulnerability, and I also... Read more...