Articles Posted on 26 June 2008
"Systematic failures" led to HMRC' huge data loss
News Security
Loopholes within the governmental machinery are allegedly held responsible for the loss of two CDs containing sensitive information of 25 million people, which is about half the population of the UK.The CDs containing significant...
HP And Microsoft Introduce Tools To Protect Web Sites From Hackers' Attacks
News Security
Since the beginning of 2008 many websites have found themselves the target of hacker’s SQL Injection attacks.SQL injections attacks caused the visitors to a Website to get directed to sites with malware which...
Trojan Strikes At Apple's Mac
News Hardware
A detrimental Trojan virus was recently found targeting Apple's Mac operating system. Intego Security found the latest malware wrapped in a legitimate poker application for Mac OS X known as "Poker Game".This...
BBC launches Next Generation iPlayer
News Hardware
BBC is set to launch an absolutely new iPlayer that integrates its radio and video services on a single interface.This new iPlayer will have a broader screen intended to provide a better cinematic experience to its viewers.It...
T-Mobile Promises Clients to Match Better Deals From Rivals
News Hardware
T- Mobile has announced a unique scheme with which customers can get matchless minute allowance.According to the scheme all customers, present and future, who take up a £30 deal are dared to find better deals for the same...
California sheriff forced to close his Web site
News Security
I was mildly amused last night to read that an apparently over-zealous sheriff in San Bernadino County, California, was forced to shut down his Web site after a hacker altered his online news to warn drivers that the sheriff's...
Ozzie man sells life on eBay
News Security
I was astonished to read that an Aussie guy - who claims to be heart-broken after breaking up with his wife and his ex-wife (huh? -Ed) - is selling off his life on eBay.The 44-year-old saw unchecked bids on his house, car etc.,...
Best Practices to Protect Against Social Engineering
News Security
The winner of the FIRST Best Practices competition was from members of the Taiwanese CERT team, Pei-Wen Liu, Jia-Chyi Wu, Pei-Ching Liu. Between them they produced a 13 page document on how to best protect against social...
Gossip on Play Station Phone flares up again
News Mobile & Telco
Rumours about Sony launching a Play Station Phone (PSP) are on air again, and the phone is expected to hit the market by Christmas of 2009, an article in Marketing Week indicated.Reports also suggest that Sony will release the...
FIRST, CERT Coordination Centre launch free 'net protection
News Consumer
New methods that organisations and individuals can adopt for free to protect themselves from malicious internet attacks were unveiled today at the 20th annual conference of first, the forum of internet response and security...
iPhone 3G Rumours Denied
News Consumer
An 02 spokesman has denied rumours suggesting that the much awaited iPhone 3G that is due to be released on 11 July might have an early launch at the O2 stores.The rumours said that the launch will take place at 7am on...
Authentication server
News Security
They are servers that provide authentication services to users or other systems. Users and other servers authenticate to such a server, and receive cryptographic tickets. These tickets are then exchanged with one another to...
Mvix MX-780HD Wireless HD Media Center
News Mobile & Telco
With a product line that offers different versions of this ideal, Mvix is about getting your digital content displayed where it should be, on your television. Sure, you can watch your ripped movies on the PC monitor, but why not...
Samsung SCX 4300
News Mobile & Telco
2SCX 4300 is newest product from very successful Samsung SCX series A4 monochrome laser multifunctional printers. There were no revolutionary products in this product category for a long time, but SCX 4300 is device that...
Excelsior JET 6.4
News Security
Excelsior JET is a complete solution for acceleration, protection, and deployment of your Java applications, certified Java compatible on a number of Windows and Linux platforms. Excelsior JET Optimizer converts your...
Rethinking Customer Relationship Management
News Cloud
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) represents one of the most formidable challenges facing the enterprise today.Deep-seated misconceptions about the purpose and operation of CRM have led to poor implementation and...
Information Overload – Coming at you from all directions
News Hardware
Apparently 2008 will be the year of information overload according to Canadian research giants Basex. Each day we are exposed to 300 emails on our Blackberry; spam on our computer; instant messaging conversations; and heaps of...
Data Breach Summer Reading
News Security
In case you haven't heard about them, I thought I'd mention a collection of data breach reports that came out this week. Looking for something to bring to the beach? Here are some great options: My favorite is from...
Evolving Threats and Budgeting
News Security
Where did I put that crystal ball? It occurs to me that in the information security business, managers have a tough task when it comes to budgeting. Many organizations plan and establish their budgets 9-12 months in advance. This...
Sky And BT Wholesale Partner Over Landline Telephony
News Consumer
BT announced an agreement to provide Sky with a wholesale voice service to support call services to its 1.1 million Sky Talk customers. The 3-year deal will support the further expansion of Sky Talk, the UK’s fastest...
IT Managers Brace Themselves For A Tough Year Ahead
News Consumer
IT managers predict they will be under even more pressure to deliver more for less next year, new research from CIO Connect revealed this week. In a survey carried out ahead of CIO Connect's annual Team Connect conference for IT...
End To End Trust Podcast
News Security
End to End Trust and collaboration is one methodology for defeating the global multinational, multivendor attacks that have begun to appear. In this Podcast, George Stathakopolous, general manager of security engineering and...
Comment : Microsoft To Extend XP Operating System Support Till 2014
News Hardware
Some might say better late than never... Microsoft has yet again defied the odds by announcing that it will provide support for its old but trusty Windows XP Operating System until 2014, that's another whopping six years. By...
