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Barracuda launches counter-suit agains...
Court cases are never pleasant or simple. The ongoing battle between security companies Trend Micro and Barracuda Networks took a new twist on Wednesday, when Barracuda launched a counter-suit... More
Do the maths: HAL 9000 by 2018?
There's a new science in town: connectomics. A specialised form of neuroanatomy, connectomics is in the business of mapping out the brain's networks – in particular, how the various... More
The GoDaddy saga continues...
I've been trying to sort out an incident with registrar GoDaddy since last week. I blogged on Tuesday and Thursday about the situation, but in a nutshell I found out that I was registered... More
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Governments prepare for 'cyber cold war'
There has been a sea change over the past year in the amount of government-sanctioned cyber-espionage, according to some security experts. more
MI5 warns of Chinese digital espionage
MI5 has issued a warning to UK businesses that spies in China are conducting a campaign of cyber-espionage against them. more
Burglars plunder Verizon's London data centre
Criminals posing as policemen conned their way into a data centre near London's King's Cross station, tying up staff and stealing computing equipment, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday. more
Cyberterrorism: Myth or reality?
Following recent accusations of government-sanctioned digitial espionage and alleged hacking attacks from China and Russia, there seems to be evidence that countries are capable of using electronic means to disrupt the computer systems of rival nations. more
Explaining the Estonian cyberattacks
When it comes to denial-of-service attacks, Jose Nazario has seen just about everything. more
The worst IT security incidents of 2007
Despite the message being driven home by governments, consumer groups and industry bodies that IT security is paramount, this year has thrown up a worrying number of serious breaches. more
Cracking open the cybercrime economy
Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model that is nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software more
Countering corporate espionage
Theft of commercially valuable information costs the world's largest companies over £22bn a year, and small firms are just as vulnerable. How can you mitigate the risks to your company? more
Anatomy of a hack attack
With the help of security experts we reconstruct a typical hack attack on two large organisations and walk through the steps that the head of IT should follow in such a case more
Storm worm anniversary brings fresh variants
The first anniversary of the Storm worm has brought a fresh wave of variants, security companies have warned more
CIA: Cyberattack caused multi-city blackout
The CIA has warned of successful attacks against various countries' critical national infrastructures more
Schneier: Cyber-extortion on the rise
The security expert has warned of an increase in cyber-extortion, but added there is no need for panic about attacks on critical national infrastructures more
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It's not the Gates, it's the bars
Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation To pay so much attention to Bill Gates's retirement is missing the point; it is neither Gates nor Microsoft that really matter, says the Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman more
Microsoft has lost its grip on the ecosystem
David Meyer Microsoft got where it is today through its influence over manufacturers. It no longer has the control it once enjoyed more
Microsoft's mysterious Windows 7 missive
Rupert Goodwins The software maker has been accused of not talking enough about Windows 7, but its latest communication on the subject hasn't made matters any clearer more
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Who would have believed that Microsoft Office would be used in primary schools? I was told back in the 1980's that PC's were industrial computers and had no place in secondary education!! If not, Microsoft, can anyone suggest why the widespread use of the PC driven by Microsoft's software has been so successful?
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What was achieved there is recognised to be of fundamental importance to both winning the war (Churchill visited to say 'thank you' to them) and the development of the computer. Maybe Bill Gates doesn't want to support this museum because it underlines where electronic computing started i.e. here, not the U.S.
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Biometric devices. Do you need one?
When saying “biometrics” I am not thinking about law enforcement, AFIS systems, national ID and visa projects. I first think about personal solutions that will make my life easier.... More
Barracuda launches counter-suit agains...
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Mobile Speed Demon: Wireless Surpasses Landline Author: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com As I look around my house and throughout my network of friends, I instantly realize... More
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