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Fixed BBC iPlayer hacked again

News Just hours after the BBC released a 'fixed' version of iPlayer, a programmer has hacked it so it can run on Linux, Mac and Windows machines [14 Mar 2008]

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Bluetooth security dangers ignored, say experts

News Howard Schmidt, a former White House cybersecurity adviser, and RFID researcher Adam Laurie have warned that communications protocols are ripe for abuse [23 Apr 2008]

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How to protect against blended attacks Video icon

How to protect against blended attacks

Video Peter Wood, chief of operations for penetration-testing company First Base Technologies, explains how IT managers can use third parties to test their systems against blended attacks [25 Apr 2008]


Virtualisation vendors warn of security challenges

News The chief technology officers of XenSource and VMware have warned of the dangers of virtualisation misconfiguration and its effects on IT infrastructure [15 Apr 2008]

PayPal steps up fight against phishing

News The company's chief information security officer outlined PayPal's strategy for stamping out phishing, calling for a unified approach to the problem [14 Apr 2008]

Security experts: Botnets biggest threat on net

News At the RSA Conference, security experts have bemoaned botnets' growth and called for updated laws to help tackle the problem [11 Apr 2008]

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Security: It's all in the software

Security: It's all in the software

Q&A Security-industry veteran and venture capitalist Ted Schlein says chief security officers' time should be spent on engineering, not network security [18 Apr 2008]

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Symantec 'under pressure' despite strong results

News The security giant has posted strong end-of-year results but faces competition from high-performing rivals, says analyst firm Canalys [01 May 2008]

USB CopyNotify! 1.3

USB CopyNotify! 1.3

Review For small businesses looking for a simple data security tool, USB CopyNotify! is a good buy. However, managers of larger networks should consider stepping up to something more capable. [14 Apr 2008]


Symantec: Evolved Storm worm attack brewing

News The malware which contributes compromised machines to the Storm botnet now has two further possible avenues of attack, claims Symantec [06 May 2008]

US reveals plans to hit back at cyber threats

News The US Air Force Cyber Command is just as interested in attack as defence, according to a senior general [02 Apr 2008]

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Estonia's cyberattacks: Lessons learned, a year on

Analysis The concerted denial-of-service attempts against Estonia's critical national infrastructure have been a wake-up call for governments around the world [01 May 2008]

Apple's Leopard lasts '30 seconds' in hack contest

News Security firm Independent Security Evaluators exploited a Safari flaw to compromise the OS, with Vista and Ubuntu remaining secure [28 Mar 2008]

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The top five internal security threats

The top five internal security threats

Feature It's widely known that internal staff are the biggest threat to IT security, but what specifically should an employer watch out for? [10 Mar 2008]


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Inside the Symantec Security Response labs

Photo ZDNet.co.uk was given a peek behind the scenes at the security specialist's European anti-malware operation in Dublin [29 Feb 2008]


How to avoid liability for a data breach

How to avoid liability for a data breach

Help/HowTo Data breaches can be costly not only for customers but for the business involved. Implementing certain measures, however, can limit liability [31 Mar 2008]

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Recognising Bletchley Park's unsung heroines

Photo Codebreakers like Alan Turing have been rightly celebrated for their wartime work but, until now, the women of Station X have been largely overlooked [12 Mar 2008]


HP Software Update flaws threaten data leakage

News The company's Software Update tool has been found to contain flaws which can lead to remote code execution or the leakage of sensitive information stored on a PC [29 Apr 2008]

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Tories attack gov't over cybercrime delay

News Shadow home secretary David Davis has criticised the government's failure to provide £1.3m to fund a national e-crime policing unit [04 Apr 2008]

Nato: Cyber-terrorism danger equal to missile attack

News Nato's cyber-defence chief has said determined cyberattacks on countries' online infrastructure are 'practically impossible to stop' [10 Mar 2008]

Linux tool speeds up police computer forensics

News University students have devised a Linux-based data-forensics tool that allows police to analyse computers at the scene of a crime [06 Mar 2008]

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Security threats Toolkit Essentials

Locating the real threats to corporate security

Feature With organised criminals seizing the opportunities of cybercrime, how accurate is the established belief that company insiders are the biggest threat to IT security? more

Should IT security be separate from IT?

Feature The protection of your company's infrastructure could be improved by creating a separate department with sole responsibility for all aspects of IT security more

RSA: Vendor liability may stifle innovation

Video Art Coviello, RSA's president, warns of the consequences of making vendors liable for the security of their products, calling instead for self regulation more

Whiteboard: Backdoor security attacks

Video The bad guys have found new vulnerabilities, so it's time secure your weakest links more

Video: F-Secure graphic tool maps malware damage

Video Tool displays the effects of malware on a system graphically, removing the need for researchers to plough through code, claims the company more

Internet Forensics

Review Computer crime is an ever-present threat for businesses and individuals. Internet Forensics: Using Digital Evidence to Solve Computer Crime is an interesting and informative read, and a useful reference. more

Sentry Posts Blog

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We got a strange request last week from the head of PR from Russian security experts Kaspersky. It seems although the company was very happy with the interview we recently carried with... More

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Google sponsors open source security p...

Google has announced it is to sponsor oCERT, an open source computer emergency response team. In a blog post on Monday, Google security engineer Will Drewry said that one of the... More

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Indian officials accuse China of cyber...

China is actively engaged in mapping India's computer networks, according to the Times of India. China is mounting "almost daily" attacks against Indian Government computer systems,... More

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Featured Talkback

On the contrary, if vendors were forced to stand behind their products it should increase innovation. It would force more, and better , testing before hitting the sales floor, resulting in fewer updates and less downtime for the consumer. At present the EULA removes responsibility from the vendor, and moves it to the user, which is a step backward. Make the vendor responsibility for their code.

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