Windows XP: system requirements
Talkback Use the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) that is built into SP1 The 2nd works fine but the first is alot better, much more manageble for all connections and also protects during the kernel startup, where as the ICF doesn't protect until Windows...
[July 27, 2006, 12:51]
Police: Not enough evidence for paedophile crackdown
News The Internet Crime Forum (ICF) report, published on Tuesday, revealed that one in five of the 4.8 million children online in the UK have been approached by paedophiles in Internet chatrooms. Cyberliberty activist Malcolm Hutty, director for the...
[March 22, 2001, 11:25]
Equifax offers online proof-of-age card
News For example, Microsoft's new Geneva project relies upon ICF standards. The Equifax card is one of the first I-cards based on the ICF standard that users can sign up to and use. Equifax on Thursday introduced its first information card, or 'I-card...
[November 14, 2008, 15:06]
IWF crackdown on Net paedophiles gets £100,000
News Ruth Dixon, chair of the IWF, is also a member of the ICF sub-group on chat, which recommended in its report that "a user-friendly reporting mechanism should be available to facilitate the prompt reporting and investigation of incidents in...
[April 3, 2001, 15:13]
No 'big bang' security fix - Microsoft
News We're looking at ways that we can get customers to.turn ICF on and to make sure ICF is as effective as it can be and tools like it," Muglia said. Microsoft plans to announce on Thursday a detailed plan to combat a recent wave of security threats...
[October 9, 2003, 12:25]
Straw plans Net paedophile crackdown
News Announcing the summit last Tuesday during the release of a government-backed Internet Crime Forum Report (ICF), Bassam said: "We wish to set a challenge for the Internet industry to make the UK the safest place for children to access the Internet...
[March 28, 2001, 10:54]
Minister challenges government on child protection
News At the release of the government-backed Internet Crime Forum (ICF) report on Tuesday, the Home Office shifted the responsibility of protecting children online onto the industry, challenging all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to monitor their...
[March 21, 2001, 13:37]
Windows XP SP2: almost here review
Reviews The new Windows Firewall replaces the old Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) and is turned on by default. In our experience with a beta version of SP2 (Release Candidate 2), Windows Firewall was more vigilant than ICF in blocking unwanted programs...
[August 6, 2004, 9:00]
Government widens net of responsibility for kids
News Straw will chair the summit, and review the body's success at implementing recommendations made in the ICF report. The Home Office admitted at a cybercrime summit on Wednesday that it is no longer appropriate for Internet Service Providers (ISPs...
[March 29, 2001, 16:18]
Will SP2 actually make a difference?
Talkback With both Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) and auto-updates turned on by default, the average user will run a very good chance of preventing their computer being used as a "zombie" distribution point for worms and/or viruses of other types.
[August 11, 2004, 14:40]
British Web chat doubles
News A government-backed Internet Crime Forum (ICF) report released on Tuesday found an estimated 4.8 million children to now be online in the UK, of whom over one million are under 14. Britain's uptake of online chat has doubled in the last twelve...
[March 23, 2001, 15:15]
Kiwi kids most at risk from Internet dangers
News A forthcoming UK report by the Internet Crime Forum (ICF) purports that "around 20 percent of Internet chatroom-using kids have been approached by paedophiles and other undesirables while online". New Zealand's teenage girls feel more threatened by...
[March 9, 2001, 7:20]
SP2's firewall is not good enough
Talkback Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes the Windows Firewall, a replacement for the feature previously known as the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). Hey Neil, open mouth, insert both feet. Before jumping all over someone, you really should make...
[September 5, 2004, 10:25]
New ISP promises child-friendly surfing
News The Internet Crime Forum (ICF) report, published in March, revealed that one in five of the 4.8 million children online in the UK have been approached by paedophiles in Internet chatrooms. ISP has good intentions, but Internet industry says it is...
[May 4, 2001, 14:14]
Networks must counter triple threat
News Simply activating Windows XP's minimal Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) appears to make it possible for XP-based systems to stay online and download removal tools or the patch. After several months of relative calm on the virus front, with only...
[August 21, 2003, 12:40]
