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New malware ducks most AV, warns Websense

Internet media company media-servers.net is the latest victim of a large-scale malicious code injection campaign by hackers, says security firm Websense. "It...

Farmers bank account details lost by Rural Payments Agency

Thousands of farmers' bank account details have been lost by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) after the Government body lost two back-up tapes of confidential data belonging to all English farmers.

Media campaign for ID cards costing £544,000

The Home Office is launching a £544,000 media campaign to coincide with the roll out of ID cards to residents in Manchester.

BAA suspends fingerprint biometrics security system at Heathrow Terminal 5

Heathrow Airport owner BAA is pulling a biometric fingerprint system at the new Terminal 5 (T5) the day before the building opens to the public, after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) raised concerns about the system.

Total IT security threats fall as focus moves to third party apps

Increase in threats from rogue software and a move to hit third party apps identified in Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report .

Gary McKinnon loses case to avoid extradition

Hacker Gary McKinnon has failed in his last attempt to avoid extradition to the United States where he could face 60 years in prison.

Revealed - Government plans to tap phone and internet use

The Home Office is considering radical plans to develop a centralised surveillance system to track in real-time every kind of electronic activity undertaken by citizens.

WorldPay founder offers voice banking system

Consumers may soon authenticate their online banking transactions using only their voices, if the latest brainchild of WorldPay ...

Thales bags £18m deal for national ID card scheme

French defence systems engineering firm Thales has won the first contract for the UK's National Identity Scheme.

Robots will have power to arrest by 2084, says academic

Crime-fighting robots with access...

London Olympics: webcam view of stadium progress

At the same time every day for the next four years, Forman & Field , a salmon smokery business in Fish Island,...

NHS hospital trials body-worn surveillance cameras

NHS security staff at a hospital in London have been trialling the use of personal video cameras linked to memory stick-based recorders carried in their...

Credit card lets users connect to corporate networks

Deloitte, Visa and Barclaycard are testing a corporate credit card that allows workers to connect securely to corporate networks.

EC wants consumers to control privacy of smart card data

Consumers should be able to control the privacy aspects of "smart" or radio frequency identity (RFID) chips typically found in digital passports, identity...

MoJ admits losing 2,000 personal records

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has lost the personal information of more than 2,000 people in the past year, according to the department's annual financial accounts.
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