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Free laptop plans could produce ‘future botnets’
A security expert has warned Government schemes to give out free PCs and broadband connections needs to take security risks into account or they...
Week in Review: Viruses targeting our hospitals
Virtual worlds and London hospitals were targeted by unscrupulous malware writers this week.
Apple accused of clandestine security update
Sophos has suggested that Apple was a little surreptitious about introducing a security update for Mac OS X this week.
Adult websites less of a malware threat than 'normal' sites
Data gleaned from a security firm's anti-virus software reveals that adult websites make up just one per cent of all infected pages online.
Fake anti-virus cold calling warning issued
One in four people have been contacted by gangs trying to flog fake IT security services, Get Safe Online says.
UK security awareness ‘seriously flawed’
Updating IT security is not taken seriously in the UK when compared to other nations, a report has claimed.
Mac OS vulnerabilities skyrocket
Mac OS vulnerabilities have risen by over five times, leading Panda Security to launch an anti-virus product for the operating system.
Apple admits anti-virus need for Mac OS
Mac users may think they are safe, but Apple admits that users should be running anti-virus software on their systems.
Search engines lead to fake anti-virus
Security vendor Finjan claims that criminals can earn big bucks by using search engines to lead surfers to ‘rogue’ anti-virus sites, or...
Symantec and AVG upgrades ‘misleading’ customers
A Which? investigation says Symantec and AVG upgrade rules could mislead customers.
F-Secure unveils updated security suite
New version offers improved scanning and a better user experience according to company.
Week in Review: Apple confuses on security
This week, Apple's attitude to security confuses, as does the drive to make mobile phones work on underground trains.
AVG buys Sana to avoid cloud-based security
The free anti-virus vendor has rejected the cloud route in favour of new behaviour-based security technology.
Barclays gives customers free security software
Deal with Kaspersky will see two million online banking users get access to free anti-virus and anti-spyware tools.
Microsoft to beta new free security software
Reports claim that Microsoft will tomorrow unveil a new beta of a free security solution.
AVG solves fake traffic problem
After pressure from webmasters the antivirus company has implemented a fix for its ‘LinkScanner’, to solve the issue of ‘fake’ traffic...
Week in review: Virus hits Iran nuclear power plant, Ballmer bonus woes
The past week was filled with intrigue, action and big money as a virus hits an Iranian nuclear power planet, the British police crack down on the...
State suspected in LiveJournal DDoS attacks
DDoS attacks on LiveJournal go after an anti-corruption blogger, leading some to speculate about Russian state involvement.
Hackers use spam spikes to disable email security
New attack method of sending thousands of spam emails could disable anti-spam appliances and knock email servers offline.
Pirate Party celebrates 1,340-vote election result
The anti-copyright Pirate Party has been celebrating the 1,340 votes received in its first general election.
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