Articles Posted on 21 May 2008
Cellular roaming fraud - it's still a problem
News Security
I was interested to see a press release from Aricent about its new roaming anti-fraud package for cellcos.It seems that, despite what the cellcos tell punters, there's still a delay of up to 36 hours in their getting roaming...
Big Brother database in the news - don't make me laugh
News Security
I nearly fell off my chair laughing last night when I heard about the future about the government asking telcos, cellcos and ISPs to log all the `calls' made by UK punters for at least 12 months.Sorry guys, but this information...
Oops - WhiteHouse.org Hacked - malware infections a-gogo
News Security
It seems that WhiteHouse.org, the parody Web site of President George W Bush, has been hacked, resulting in visitors to the site getting an automatic malware drop.According to Trend Micro, which discovered the infection, the Web...
Mobile data Quality of Service still unobtainable
News Mobile & Telco
With recent outages from BlackBerry, and now Orange, businesses will be wondering who they can entrust with their critical mobile data services. Reported by The Register, Orange has fessed up that customers have experienced...
Employees in State of Denial About E-mail Security Threats says survey
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Research released today by Websense, Inc. highlights that complacency is rife amongst UK employees toward e-mail security, with nearly one third (31 percent) of respondents stating they were satisfied with their company not fully...
Video on Demand Fails To Quash VHS Challenge
News Consumer
The results of a national survey produced by Ericsson Owned Redback Networks found out that more than half of UK citizens watch 10 hours or more of video on demand or recorded TV weekly. Women are more likely to watch delayed...
JVC releases Youtube-Compatible Camcorder
News Hardware
Japan Victor Company or JVC, part of the Huge Matsushita Conglomerate, has released a camcorder that would allow budding producers to record and upload videos to Youtube by clicking on one touch. The Everio S Series GZ-MS100...
Microsoft To Offer Cashback To Live Search Engine Users
News Security
Microsoft wants to convert its MSN Live search engine into a giant affiliate scheme with the imminent launch of Live Search Cash Back (LSCB) in a bid to challenge Google's hegemony in the paid-for-search segment. Microsoft will...
McAfee Anti-Fraud Expert Facing Fraud Charges on 11 Counts
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Brett Oliphant, a security researcher behind ScanAlert, the ‘Hacker Safe’ certification company that McAfee acquired recently, is facing fraud charges in Indiana. Oliphant, together with his brother, is charged on 11...
Panda Targets Small and Mid-sized Businesses With New Security Service
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Panda security has launched a new security-as-a-service for antimalware service for small to mid-sized businesses, which facilitates remote management via a web-based interface. In addition to software distribution carried out...
PayPal Acknowledges Security Flaw Could Put the User’s Credentials at Risk
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PayPal has acknowledged a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that puts at risk the security of its users and says that it is working towards resolving the issue. Finish researcher, Harry Sintonen discovered a flaw in the online...
We're Not Affected By Advertisement Slump says Google
News Mobile & Telco
Google’s co-founder says that Google’s ad revenue will not be adversely affected during an economic downturn at a networking event held in Europe. Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, said at Google's annual zeitgeist...
AntiPhormLite: Your Protection from Phorm
News Security
A privacy group recently launched a software application that would create irrelevant data to cover a use’s surfing habits and protect him/her from Phorm. A privacy group called the AntiPhorm group has released a new...
Social networking site bans the over 36s in sex offender claims
News Security
It claims to be forced into the action by the Government, but the part of a law it cites is not yet in force. Faceparty has deleted what it describes as "a huge number of accounts" from its social networking site in...
Certificates of employers' liability insurance could go from staff kitchens to intranets
News Security
The move could end the practice of hanging framed certificates in every place of business. The move is part of a campaign by the Department for Work and Pensions to reduce the administrative burden on businesses by 25%. The...
virtual machine
News Hardware
Example: A program written in Java would receive services from the Java Runtime Environment software by issuing commands from which the expected result is returned by the Java software. By providing these services to the program,...
Government signs agency workers deal – but it may be counter-productive
News Security
The deal, agreed between the Government, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), gives agency workers the right to the same treatment as permanent staff after 12 weeks of working for a...
Sapphire Radeon HD3870X2 Atomic Water Cooled (1GB DDR3)
News Mobile & Telco
A few months back, AMD introduced the release of the ATI Radeon HD3870X2 graphics processor. Since that time we have seen several of the board partners offering up their own style. Leave it to Sapphire to drop the hammer and show...
Apple : The Most Favourite High-End PC Brand in the US
News Hardware
According to a recent report published by the NDP group, more than two-third’s of the high-end computers sold in the US are Macs. The NPD Group recently released figures that state that Apple Inc. sells more than 67...
Explosion of spam pages on Google Pages
News Security
No direct malware links (but that can change in an instant), primarily redirects to sites used in spam.Example, showing results added in the past 24 hours:The URLs have a particular look to them. Examples:b2006e.e52bb.googlepages...
BIOSTAR TPower N750 ATX AMD Motherboard
News Mobile & Telco
Many hardware buyers will compare motherboard features such as integrated graphics, support for HDMI or SPDIF and number of slots or ports, but more important to enthusiasts and overclockers are the capabilities of the chipset...
DFI LanParty LT X48-T2R
News Software
This brand became famous during nForce4 chipset period. Even today, DFI doesn’t have real competition in field of motherboards attended for AMD processors. In case of Intel platforms they are still competing with prestige...
The problem with Live
News Security
Not from Microsoft. And it won’t work in the long run. People search to find things. If they’re not finding what they want on a search engine, they won’t use it. And they won’t care about freebies and...
The Tug of War Begins Again: Microsoft and Yahoo Having a Fresh Round of Talks
News Security
Two weeks after saying no to the Yahoo demands, Microsoft is back on the negotiation table with a new deal The world’s biggest software giant and the world’s second biggest Internet search company are back on the...
Auslogics Disk Defrag 1.4.16
News Security
Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes to system failures. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimization of today's modern hard disks. Get the maximum...
Norton AntiVirus 2008 OEM Software, £12.92
News Security
It works automatically to block harmful software before it penetrates the system.You can get the software at Ebuyer for only £12.92Key FeaturesProtects your customers’ computer by automatically detecting and removing...
Windows Live OneCare v2.0 subscription licence and media, £11.87
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Windows Live OneCare is the all-in-one PC security and performance service designed specifically for Windows XP and Windows Vista-based operating systems.It helps keep your PC's internal workings in order and protect it from...
