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Social networkers warned of risk

Tom Warren — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:15:20 +0000

A quarter of the 11 million Britons who use social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook may be leaving themselves open to identity fraud. Get Safe Online, a government-backed campaign group, is warning... Read more...

UK Schools warned to avoid a Microsoft deal

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:41:25 +0000

The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools that are considering moving to Microsoft's School Agreement subscription not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices. The agency reminds schools they are... Read more...

NASA Employees Warned About Vista Security Loophole

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:03:49 +0000

Computer security specialists at NASA have warned their employees of a loophole in the encryption feature BitLocker, only present in Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. According to a document posted... Read more...

Financial World Warned Against Unconfirmed Cyber Threat

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:43:03 +0000

The U.S. government warned of a possible Internet attack on U.S. stock market and banking Web sites from a radical Muslim group, but officials said the threat was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate... Read more...

Britons Warned Over Illegal MP3 Site

Rob Wright — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:56:02 +0000

Users of bargain music download website AllOfMP3.com have been warned that they are breaking the law. The Russian-based music downloading site has gained massive popularity in the UK, offering albums for as little as... Read more...

Eudora users warned over 'reply to all' trick

Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:26:19 +0000

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Eudora, the popular email client, creates a mechanism for crackers to compromise targeted PCs. The problem stems from a failure to properly verify the "From:" and "Reply-To:" when users... Read more...

US Government warned against promoting Open Source

Thu, 28 Nov 2002 14:30:35 +0000

A group comprising some of the most adamant opponents of open-source has told the US government that promoting software such as Linux is a mistake. Unsurprisingly the group involves Microsoft, Cisco and Intel... Read more...

Wi-Fi users warned of pirates

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 13:25:38 +0000

AT&T Broadband is warning customers to secure their Wi-Fi networks after an unusual case in which a subscriber played an unwitting role in dispatching a pirated movie over the Internet, the company's spokeswoman said. ... Read more...