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Online fraud declines as tighter web security sees crooks resort to retro methods

Cybercriminals drop the 'cyber'... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Shelley Portet
<endeca_term>Crooks</endeca_term> steal past multi-factor authentication

Crooks steal past multi-factor authentication

Online banking security needs tightening because malware can already breach existing measures, says Rik Ferguson Read more

16 July, 2010 by Rik Ferguson

Why crooks won't be doing time for cybercrime

...instead... Imagine reporting a crime only to be told that locking up crooks was no longer a priority for the police. Then to be informed... Read more

18 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

Smartphone security: Is mobile malware threat looming this year?

Experts at odds over timing of crooks' switch of focus from PCs to smartphones… Cybercriminals are turning away from... Read more

25 January, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC

Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC

...when you're working in tablet mode with the system in the crook of an arm. The Latitude XT3 is a 13.3in. convertible tablet... Read more

20 March, 2012 by Sandra Vogel

BT names 156 towns for next fibre rollout phase

...GARDEN London Greater London COXHOE North East Durham CRANLEIGH South East Surrey CROOK North East Durham CROWNHILL South West Devon CUDWORTH Yorkshire and The Humber... Read more

7 April, 2011 by Ben Woods
Fujitsu Lifebook T730

Fujitsu Lifebook T730

...the base configuration. That's quite a weight to carry in the crook of an arm for extended use in tablet mode, and will also... Read more

29 September, 2010 by Sandra Vogel
McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2012

McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2012

...its attempts to connect your PC to web addresses that belong to crooks. This extra defense helps prevent your computer from sending out your personal... Read more

31 October, 2011
Touchgrind 1.4.1

Touchgrind 1.4.1

...off tricks like ollies, shuvits, kickflips, heelflips, impossibles, 5-0, 50-50, crooks, smithgrinds, boardslides, tailslides, darkslides etc in endless combinations.Built on experience from... Read more

22 July, 2011

FBI and DoJ seize servers in scareware crackdown

...national and global partners can ensure there is no sanctuary for cyber-crooks. – Jenny Durkan, US attorney The two Latvians were indicted for creating a... Read more

23 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

Superfast broadband: More fibre exchanges named

...GARDEN London Greater London COXHOE North East Durham CRANLEIGH South East Surrey CROOK North East Durham CROWNHILL South West Devon CUDWORTH Yorkshire and The Humber... Read more

7 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
How botnets' rise foretells malware's future

How botnets' rise foretells malware's future

...emerged a decade ago, criminal innovation has been unrelenting. The paths the crooks will take next are becoming clearer, but then so are the counter... Read more

15 October, 2010 by Rik Ferguson

Why security conferences are like a Chinese takeaway

"Here I sit, broken hearted, finished with the RSA Europe opening keynote, but wished I hadn't started." Those are the... Read more

12 October, 2010
Facebook, Twitter: Is social media out of control at work?

Facebook, Twitter: Is social media out of control at work?

...benefit staff and employers. Unfortunately, it also presents a wonderful opportunity for crooks, says Alan Calder. Social media, by its very nature, is designed to... Read more

10 August, 2010 by Alan Calder
Fujitsu Lifebook T4410

Fujitsu Lifebook T4410

...we still wonder if it's too chunky to hold in the crook of an arm, tablet-style, for extended periods. The starting price is... Read more

3 June, 2010 by Sandra Vogel

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

35 minutes ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

2 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

5 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

11 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

12 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

13 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

17 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

17 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

18 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

20 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

21 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

21 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything