Neowin News Feed for: Warn

Twitter sued for mass layoffs without giving employees enough notice

Justin Luna — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:42:02 +0000

Twitter has been served a lawsuit as the company prepares to lay off its employees. The suit claims that Twitter should have given its workers enough notice before laying them off. Read more...

Microsoft continues to warn of IE8 lock-in for XP SP3 users

Sean Bradford — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:21:28 +0000

Last year when Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Jane Maliouta announced that consumers using Windows XP SP3 would be locked-in with the IE8 if they had installed the IE8 beta prior to upgrading... Read more...

Hackers warn high street chains

Tom Warren — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:24:20 +0000

High street chains will be the next victims of cyber terrorism, some of the world's elite hackers have warned. They claim it is only a "matter of time" before the likes of Tesco and... Read more...

Europeans warn search engines: Delete user data sooner

Steven Parker — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:46:23 +0000

A European Commission advisory body has suggested that search companies delete data collected about their users after six months -- a far cry from what most companies currently do. The recommendation arrived in a 29-page... Read more...

Experts warn of hacking 'cold war'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:42:02 +0000

Government groups around the world are becoming increasingly involved in efforts to launch and defend against web-based attacks, security experts warn. A new report from McAfee, conducted in association with several law enforcement and security... Read more...

Experts warn of satnav hacking

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:36:20 +0000

Security experts are warning that mischievous hackers could send bogus signals to satellite navigation systems via the radio. The problem centres on the Radio Data System, which allows FM broadcasters to include data in radio... Read more...

UK Police Warn Retailers of PS3 Launch Dangers

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:48:14 +0000

Demand for Sony's new console is cooling throughout North America and Japan, but European gamers appear to be eager to land the newest PlayStation (priced at Â£425 or €599) on March 23. Unlike the past... Read more...

Security Experts Warn of Increased SQL Injection Attacks

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:56:15 +0000

Managed IT security services provider SecureWorks announced Tuesday that they have seen a significant rise in the number of attempted SQL injection hacks aimed at some of its financial and utility company clients over the... Read more...

Experts Warn of Critical Word Vulnerability

Sun, 21 May 2006 21:28:14 +0000

Security experts are warning of a critical vulnerability affecting users of Microsoft Word XP and Word 2003. To quote the SANS Internet Storm Center report: Quote - Emails were sent to... Read more...

New Regulations to Make Porn Sites Warn at Every Page

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:34:54 +0000

Every page on a commercial website that contains sexually explicit material will be required to include a warning label to protect web users inadvertently finding it, under proposals announced by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales... Read more...

Symantec warn of phishing, DoS attacks rise

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:53:32 +0000

Security firm Symantec have released a bi-annual report claiming two of the web's most illicit activities are on the increase. Phishing attacks, where scammers send fake emails in a... Read more...

Watch out With Metadata in Vista, Analysts Warn

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:34:37 +0000

Windows Vista will improve search functionality on a PC by letting users tag files with metadata, but those tags could cause unwanted and embarrassing information disclosure, Gartner analysts have warned. ... Read more...

State AGs to warn file-sharing companies

Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:04:45 +0000

A group of state attorney generals are preparing a letter warning file-sharing companies that they could be targets of legal action if they don't take stronger action on privacy and intellectual property violations. ... Read more...

Feds warn against Microsoft's browser

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:18:38 +0000

In a surprise announcement today the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) issued a note saying that users shouldn't use Internet Explorer. Sounds to me like they got tired of all the security problems... Read more...

New Zone Alarm to warn of viruses

Mon, 24 May 2004 05:59:48 +0000

Security software maker Zone Labs updated its desktop firewall on Monday, adding new features that aim to put the kibosh on viruses, the company said. The antivirus features will be offered in... Read more...

Experts Warn of Microsoft 'Monoculture'

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:34:50 +0000

Dan Geer lost his job, but gained his audience. The very idea that got the computer security expert fired has sparked serious debate in information technology. The idea, borrowed from biology, is that Microsoft... Read more...

Researchers warn of new software danger - Blaster 2

Tom Warren — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 08:55:07 +0000

Security researchers yesterday detected hackers distributing software to break into computers using flaws announced last week in some versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. The threat from this new vulnerability -- which already has... Read more...

CERT, Adobe Warn of Flaw in PDF File Readers

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:43:43 +0000

Nearly a week after information on the problem was leaked on the Internet, Adobe Systems Inc. and CERT on Wednesday put out statements warning of a vulnerability in several software packages used to read Adobe... Read more...

U.S. officials warn of Web 'mouse traps'

Steven Parker — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 12:29:38 +0000

ugh! Its people like this who devalue the power of the Internet. Popups should be outlawed! WASHINGTON - Authorities in the United States are warning consumers about "Web trapping." They say certain... Read more...