Cyber-Ark, a data protection and company security specialist, has warned that companies of all sizes need to take more care of personal data, following news that a notebook PC containing personal information on 800,000 people who...

Web and email management specialist Email Systems has unveiled a first in the web filtering space with the launch of tag cloud functionality – a staple of many web 2.0 services globally – to clearly indicate to CTOs what is being...

ABBYY, a provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies, announced version 9.0 of the ABBYY FineReader document and PDF conversion software.Based on a breakthrough new recognition platform with...

Finjan has confirmed fellow IT security vendor F-Secure's analysis that botnets are getting smaller, as criminals seek to ensure their botnet swarms evade detection. "F-Secure's assertion is in line with our own trends analysis,"...

Ingres Corporation, an open source information management company for enterprise applications, announced the acquisition of two systems integrators with proven track records in developing and delivering superior enterprise...

Strong two-factor authentication is increasingly replacing simple password protection for new VPN deployments according to Signify.This view is backed up by industry research* commissioned by RSA, The Security Division of EMC,...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in the US have come up with a neat way of publicising the problem of phishing emails - a game called Anti-Phishing Phil.The game features a cartoon fish named Phil and allows users to...

In an interesting twist to the phishing email scam, I gather that a scamster is sending out messages claiming that Netters' Visa cards need to be activated under the Verified by Visa program.The scam emails can easily be spotted,...

In a market where ISPs are offering ever-cheaper broadband, free routers and even free laptops, why would you ever consider a high-end, luxury broadband package? Increasing numbers of broadband users are starting to feel the...

Most Americans believe their computers are protected against viruses and spyware, but scans found that a large number had outdated or disabled security software that they ignored, according to a poll released on Monday. Read the...

IBM is a major investor in its presence in Second Life and was one of the first companies to set up a large presence there. Reports have estimated that is has spent $10 million on its Second Life facilities. IBM workers in Italy...

The shy and retiring, softly spoken, CEO of Microsoft, Steve "What is the sound of one hand clapping" Ballmer has tilted at a few dark satanic rumour mills which have been claiming he might be buying Facebook for $10...

Dixons has the cheapest Apple iPod classic 160GB Black edition available in the UK. Look for product number "471552". Use the voucher code "DISC30" to get a 5% discount at the checkout and you can own your own...

The latest version of Yahoo's search engine senses when people are trying to find the right keywords and offers suggestions, an improvement the company says reduces "search fatigue". Yahoo rolled out the Search Assist...

Windows Vista is failing to attract business users, with sales of PCs preloaded with the corporate version of Microsoft's latest OS slowing. Sales of PCs pre-installed with Vista Business accounted for 13 percent of unit PC...

Microsoft has unveiled the second generation of Zune digital music players and will offer consumers one million unprotected songs on its online music store. Microsoft announced it will offer three new models of the Zune in...

Colour laser printers used to be bulky and very pricey. Things have changed now and for the first time ever, we're seeing a raft of £100-ish colour laser printers invading high street stores and e-tailers.The TallyGenicom...

eBay may soon offer online banking. It would seem. Ebay chief information security officer Dave Cullinane seemed to indicate eBay is interested in extending the popular online payment system to its logical conclusion. Read the...

Under part three, Section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) if Inspector Knacker of the Yard knocks on your door and wants to have a snuffle on your hard drive and finds a blob of encrypted code he can make...

EDITORIAL: Barely a day goes by without Google or Microsoft or some other company with vast vaults of our personal data tweaking its privacy policy.These are companies with so much personal information about us that they see into...

Members of the iPhone Dev Wiki team have created a restore process which allows some users to regain full use of their iPhone if it has been disabled by Apple's latest firmware update. The process will take the phone from the...

The word has come from the mountains of Cappuccino that users of Boot Camp will have to upgrade to the new Leopard operating system or be sent into the wilderness of the unlicensed there to gnash their teeth in despair. Read...