Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Microsoft debuts security package

Users worried about staying safe online will soon be able to get software to protect their home PC direct from Microsoft.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Piracy fears over net generation

Net freedom fighter Lawrence Lessig has called for an end to what he described as "extremism" in copyright laws.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Barclays banks on anti-virus deal

Barclays is buying every one of its online banking customers anti-virus software in a bid to improve security.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Microsoft battles Word PC virus

Microsoft could release early a patch for a loophole in its Word program that virus writers are already exploiting.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Personal Data of 26.5M Veterans Stolen

Personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the department said Monday.

Friday, May 19, 2006

US anti-virus firm sues Microsoft

The disagreement is based on Symantec's Volume Manager software, which allows operating systems to store and handle large amounts of data.

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Hackers spamvertise World Cup wallchart Trojan

A Trojan horse that poses as a World Cup wallchart has begun circulating on the net. The Haxdoor-IN Trojan horse is been spamvertised in messages, written in German, that purport a program that will allow fans to keep tab on football teams participating in next month's eagerly anticipated tournament.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Wells Fargo computer with customer data missing

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the second-largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Friday said a computer containing confidential data about mortgage customers and prospective customers is missing and may have been stolen.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Magic Quadrant Positions Sun in Leaders Quadrant for Identity Management

Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW)today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant of the just-published 1H06 User Provisioning Magic Quadrant report.