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Pirate Bay – A Fair Verdict?
The Pirate Bay founders have been given prison sentences for enabling copyright theft. The verdict has been loudly protested, but Larry Seltzer says they got what they deserved
Alcatel-Lucent Improves Switch Security
New OS for AlcaLu switches includes an end-point gatekeeper from InfoExpress
Pirate Bay: Four Found Guilty
A Swedish Court has sentenced the four owners of The Pirate Bay to a year's prison and a £2.4 million fine
Jericho Forum Targets Cloud Security
The security organisation founded by end-user chief security officers is focusing its attention on secure approaches to cloud computing
Phorm Controversy Rains On Brown’s Digital Britain Parade
The UK government launched a campaign to use new technology to help beat the recession - amid a legal dispute with the EC over online privacy
Lenovo Launches Hardware Password Manager
Lenovo is encouraging the end of passwords taped to PCs, with its Hardware Password Manager, a server solution that enables IT to remotely manage a fleet of fully encrypted hard drives
Is The iPhone Ready For Business Yet?
The Apple iPhone 3.0 finally addresses security and emerges as a serious business smartphone, even if the BlackBerry is still better for email
Whether OOXML Wins Or Not, Older MS Docs Aren’t Safe
Microsoft's OOXML formats are controversial - but the older Office formats will be a danger as security holes go unpatched, warns Larry Seltzer. Is this deliberate neglect?
Criminal Gangs Step Up Database Attacks
Employing sophisticated tools such as memory-scraping malware and unique packet sniffers, organised crime led a record assault on databases in 2008
Stealthy Mebroot Rootkit Drills Into Windows
The new variant hooks itself deep within Windows to thwart efforts at spotting it
RSA Conference Offers Help To Jobless
In a nod to the economic climate, the conference offered laid-off security pros scholarships to attend the event in 2009, and there will be a special workshop for job seekers and employers.
EC To Sue UK For Inaction Over Phorm
The UK Government failed to respond to privacy issues raised by BT's secret trials of the Phorm behavioural ad targetting system, according to Brussels
Microsoft Tries To Patch Hacker Holes
The latest security bulletins address issues being targeted by hackers in the wild, including vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel and WordPad
Report Shows Spam’s Massive Carbon Footprint
Spam wastes enough energy to run 2.4 million homes, says a report designed to give more ammunition to anti-spam action
Job Cuts – The Biggest Security Risk Of All?
The recession is creating an army of disaffected ex-employees - many of whom will still have access to their former company's IT systems, warns Matt Hines
Twitter Worm Evolves Over Four Attacks
A 17-year old hacker is reportedly backing off after exposing vulnerabilties on the microblogging site
Trend Aims To Simplify Endpoint Security
New Endpoint Platform and Client-Server suite should take out some of the legwork, company promises
Amazon Rejects Hacker Glitch Claims
An Amazon.com glitch reduced the sales rankings of 57,000 titles - but something isn't right about the story of the hacker who claimed to have caused the problem
Adobe Is Web Hackers’ Top Target
Adobe's Flash player and Acrobat software were the top targets for hackers attempting to install malware on Europe's PCs during 2008, according to security researchers at Symantec.
IT Security Must Enable Business, Not Disable It
Security professionals should try to add value to business and make new business models possible, instead of focusing on restricting users, says Mike Small of CA.
US Power Grid Hack “No Surprise”
Experts contend the simple ability to map the electrical infrastructure is not the same as knowing how the system is operated or controlled
Microsoft Infringed Patents – In The Name Of Anti-Piracy!
A court has ruled that Microsoft's piracy-busting Product Activation system used technology patented by someone else. Meanwhile it was fined in Germany over pricing
Conficker Worm May Have Finally Turned
The hackers behind the infamous Conficker worm are making their move, roughly a week after many people expected
Symantec’s New Boss: Stop Buying Storage
Storing and securing data more efficiently is the way IT managers are going to have to go during the recession
US Power Grid Hacked: Is The Smart Grid Safe?
Foreign spies placed malware on the US electricity grid. Where does this leave government security, and the Green Grid?
Microsoft’s XP Support Still Beats The Competition
From next week, Microsoft Windows XP and Office 2003 support and fixes will cost money. But that is much better than competitors' offerings, says Larry Seltzer - and that includes open source
Start-up Takes On Virtualisation Security
The HyTrust Appliance is designed to give IT administrators greater control over their virtual environments and ensure greater security and compliance
UK Reveals £650m ID Card Contracts
The government has awarded contracts to CSC and IBM to upgrade biometric passports and other systems that will pave the way for ID Cards
Sun Targets Growing Healthcare Sector
Creating a more efficient and secure way to exchange such medical information will lead to better patient treatment and improved public health, supporters say