MP3 files posing as pop music clips show that spammers are trying new ways to lower people's guard

Project Oslo kicks off as Microsoft makes a raft of announcements to boost its stake in service-led architectures.

IT contractors are losing faith in the financial services sector in favour of boom markets like construction and the public sector, says a report.

A gang of malware propagators is using Halloween to lure PC users into responding to malicious spams, warns a security firm.

An image of a stripping woman is being used to get unwary PC users to answer spam messages.

Botnet operators are turning their attentions away from just recruiting consumer PCs, and are finding new ways to infiltrate enterprises

With many vendors now backing InfiniBand as the best way to simplify data centre management, doubts are being raised in some quarters.

New research says that many organisations are facing serious consequences from poorly filed information being passed around and used unwittingly.

The debate about whether tape storage can compete with a disk-only back-up solution is as hot as ever. We talk to two senior pros to find where they s…

The first commercially available storage area network (SAN) hit the market nearly 10 years ago. But the cost of adopting a networked storage solution …

IT PRO talks to IT managers to get their views on the growing importance of disaster recovery provisions, and to find how their own recovery strategy …

With the number of trials of contactless payment cards groing, a leading academic security researcher has raised concerns over the level of data secur…

Businesses claim that heavy-handed tactics to expose unlicensed use of software, including offering rewards and incentives to inform on offenders, wil…

Research shows that participation in leisure pursuits is being hit by the increasing use of the internet for information gathering and entertainment.

Not enough players involved in the WiMax world really get where customers are coming from, according to an expert working in this technology area for…

Fixed mobile convergence has come a long way but it still has a long journey ahead of it before the theory become reality.

Large companies will find external WiMax systems alone too expense so vendors must also offer them dedicated in-building systems to compensate, says R…

Services such as Skype benefit from multi-million pound investments in infrastructure made by mobile operators yet make no contribution, industry figu…

In the second part of this feature series, we look at how you can harness Bluetooth to work for your business and identify some of the sectors where i…

UK legal expert claims that efforts in the US to combat the growth of spyware are unlikely to influence European moves to tackle the problem.

A move to freelance status gives short term financial gain, but reduces knowledge levels long term.

City Internet cafes are a potential mecca for corporate information spies.

Organised criminals in the UK are relying on a lack of partnership between public and private sectors, says an expert.

People are no longer looking over your shoulder just to be nosey, they could also be doing so to get a glimpse at your corporate data warns 3M.

Security experts berates companies that have become hooked on their BlackBerrys and other mobile devices.

Experts warn of viruses travelling in password-protected zip files.

New survey finds that only nine per cent of UK companies have policies to govern use of encryption in the enterprise.

Security is increasingly likely to end its marriage with IT to go professional, according to research published this week.

Security will be fundamental to successful MiFID implementations, but the costs incurred as a result will not be small.

Sixty per cent of large businesses do not adequately secure data leaving their organisation.

Collaboration between mobile phone network operator groups in Europe and Asia will help simplify cross-network roaming services and pricing.

In-car route-planning equipment could be the next target for hackers after researchers expose wireless data vulnerability.

IT PRO talks to IT managers in the public sector about their views on current wireless technology, and their hopes for its future development.

From triggering bombs to faking passports, report exposes the flaws in this emerging technology.

New phishing and malware attack strategies, coupled with increased volume has caused IT theft incidents to spike, study reveals.

The proliferation of phones, PDAs, computers and other devices that support and use Bluetooth wireless networking technology has created another heada…