Virgin.net, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTL, has been keeping mum on that problem for the past two weeks until various sources singled out the particular issue.  Since the 10th of October, users of Freeola and Fasthosts who...

Back in the 1980s, when PCs were MS-DOS-driven and Windows bloatware hadn't been invented, anti-virus software used an approach called sandbox analysis to look for malware.The idea was that there are certain areas of the PC's...

NTT DoCoMo has launched a new mobile phone, the P903i, that comes with a Bluetooth-enabled device that wirelessly enables the mobile phone when within a few metres of the handset.If the device - about the same size as a ticket...

Encrypting all sensitive data on local drives is necessary to both provide a level of data security and to meet certain legislative requirements. Necessary, but hardly sufficient. Because authorized users are entrusted with a...

2005 saw subscription payment methods take a beating in the UK market during a crisis in consumer confidence. However, these methods are expected to rebound with the release of the new Payforit and I-Mode payment systems.So says...

French media and telecoms company Vivendi is using anti-racketeering legislation to sue Deutsche Telekom in the US. The move is the latest twist in a long-running legal battle.The two companies are fighting over control of a...

GP2X, the Linux-based handheld gaming and entertainment console, has sold 30,000 units in less than nine months and has already surpassed its cult-hit predecessor the GP32 and the less successful, big budget Gizmondo...

SoftScan announced today that spam levels have risen sharply in the past month to 89.07%, reaching highs last seen in July. Unlike the summer months though, which bring about misleading statistics as the amount of legitimate...

Currently, the vast majority of revenues of the nascent EMEA in the cloud managed security services (MSS) market derive from offering clean pipe services to end users.These MSS providers (MSSPs) typically control a wide variety...

Microsoft uses the trademark Spyweeper in promoting OneCare. This shows that Microsoft is not looking for new customers who don’t have security software, as they’ve said in the past. They are directly targeting an incumbent...

Silicon News reports that computer security breaches at a number of central government departments in the last year have led to confidential database records being compromised."Two of the departments that have been hit by...

International Business Machines Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history...

FEATURE: Internet business is booming in the sunny Channel Islands, all thanks to an unusual tax loophole that has the blessing of Gordon Brown.It would be hard to imagine somewhere less likely to be touched by the slick...

For a number of reasons, including application compatibility issues, most users operate their computers with administrative rights. These rights allow a user to install programs as well as make changes to sensitive files. ...

The Dick Lovett Group, a specialist dealer of prestigious car marques including Porsche, Ferrari and BMW, has installed a VoIP network that has transformed its customer service capability. The group wanted to maximise the use of...

The Norwegian hacker who as a teenager broke the copy protection on DVDs claims that he has unlocked the restrictions in Apple's iTunes software. Jon Lech Johansen says his innovation means iTunes songs can be played on machines...