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Credit Card Theft Feared In Windows Flaw
News Microsoft late on Wednesday said that a flaw in its Windows operating system could allow hackers to gain unauthorised access to thousands of computers. The flaw could let a Web site with a valid certificate issue a second, invalid one, which could...
[September 9, 2002, 10:56]
Oxford Students Suspended For Hacking University Network
News Two Oxford students have been suspended after admitting gaining unauthorised access to the university's IT network. Foster admitted seven charges -- two of using university facilities for unlawful activity, two of gaining unauthorised access to the...
[November 1, 2004, 8:54]
A Year Ago: Tory MP Says Don't Blame Hackers
News Scotland Yard investigates unauthorised access That complaint relates to alleged unauthorised access to confidential information. A senior Conservative MP believes hackers may not be responsible for hacking into the Tory party's bank account...
[November 24, 2000, 5:01]
Evolving Firewalls
News Webopedia.com defines a firewall as "a system designed to prevent unauthorised access to or from a private network. Basic packet filtering firewalls are susceptible to IP spoofing, where an intruder tries to gain unauthorised access to computers by...
[August 13, 2002, 12:52]
TruSecure Sees Security In Screensavers
News Activating a password-protected screensaver on users' desktops often provides more protection from unauthorised access than by issuing them with strong network login passwords, according to TruSecure.
[October 2, 2003, 17:05]
Tsunami 'hacker' Conviction Worries Experts
News The conviction of a computer consultant who gained unauthorised access to the Disaster Emergency Committee's fundraising Web site has left security experts leafing through the magistrate's decision to try and understand the full implication of the...
[October 7, 2005, 15:40]
Tsunami Appeal Site 'hacker' Found Guilty
News A computer consultant has been convicted of gaining unauthorised access to a Web site collecting donations for victims of last year's tsunami, even though the judge hearing the case accepted that he meant to cause no harm.
[October 6, 2005, 16:10]
Tsunami 'hacker' Finds New Job In Security Scene
News When Daniel Cuthbert was convicted last month of gaining unauthorised access to a Tsunami fund-raising Web site, many people — including the trial judge — suspected his career in the IT industry was over.
[November 11, 2005, 12:45]
Warner Brothers: Someone Stole Our Email
News The company sent out an apology email Friday, admitting "someone gained unauthorised access to our computer system" and, as a result, "many subscribers" received emails offering a pyramid-type investment scheme.
[April 10, 2001, 13:46]
IPS Dismisses 14 Staff For Data-protection Breaches
News Of 16 cases where data-protection regulations were breached, all but one involved members of staff who had legitimate access to the Passport Application Support System database, and who used this for unauthorised checks not related to their duties.
[November 3, 2008, 6:49]
Australian Tax Staff Fired For Security Breach
News According to the ATO, employees were sent on a training program aimed at educating staff how to handle taxpayer information after investigations showed that 27 staff had gained unauthorised access to personal tax records in 2006.
[August 28, 2007, 12:49]
NASA Hacker In Court
News Gary McKinnon, 39, appeared at Bow Street Magistrate's Court today for an extradition hearing on charges he gained unauthorised access to 97 US government computers, including machines belonging to NASA and the US Department of Defense.
[July 27, 2005, 17:40]
ProtectStar Mobile Firewall
Downloads ProtectStar Mobile Firewall enables you to secure a mobile terminal against unauthorised access, data theft and abuse. To provide reliable protection for pocket mobile pocket PCs, handhelds, and smartphones against unauthorised access, ProtectStar...
[May 21, 2006, 3:31]
'Wardriver' First To Be Convicted Under US Anti-spam Law
News Tombros pleaded guilty on Monday to unauthorised access to a computer to distribute multiple commercial spam messages. The FBI has documented several incidents of alleged cybercrime involving unauthorised use of open Wi-Fi access points.
[October 1, 2004, 9:35]
Security Through Obscurity
News The less information you provide to outsiders, the less they have to work with when attempting to gain unauthorised access to the network. Making these changes will prevent unauthorised access to your Windows 2000 zone information and will make it...
[January 29, 2003, 8:03]
Bluesocket Scans The Spectrum For Wardriving
News It scans the Wi-Fi frequency range, looking for possible threats such as unauthorised access points, users and unauthorised networking activity. You can detect the MAC address of an unauthorised station and choose whether to take action -- such as...
[July 20, 2004, 16:35]
Ex-student Accused Of Spying On Campus
News A grand jury in Cambridge, Massachussetts, indicted Douglas Boudreau, 21, on charges of violating seven criminal laws, including six counts of intercepting electronic communications and eight counts of unauthorised access to a computer system.
[February 7, 2003, 8:21]
Five Steps To Secure Your Desktops
News Where exactly this balance lies depends on the degree of sensitivity of the data being protected and the perceived vulnerability of that data to unauthorised access. Step two: Evaluate the risk of an unauthorised access attemptYou can make a...
[July 22, 2002, 14:02]
Phoenix Launches First 'trusted' BIOS
News TrustedCore NB is designed to allow businesses to keep their mobile computers safe from identity theft, unauthorised network access and data loss. Phoenix Technologies, one of the biggest makers of BIOS (basic input/output system) software, has...
[November 26, 2003, 15:35]
Computer Misuse Act Stands The Test Of Time
News As readers will be aware, the CMA sets out three separate offences: unauthorised access to computer materials (section 1), unauthorised access with intent to commit further offences (section 2) and unauthorised modification of computer material...
[July 1, 2004, 16:00]
