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Security researchers activate Apple QuickTime heist in Second Life for real cash

Security researchers have demonstrated a multimedia security flaw in the Second Life virtual reality site, which allows attackers to steal money.

Hacking and denial of service attacks are acts of terrorism, says watchdog

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 18 February 2008
Hacking and distributed denial of service attacks against computer systems are acts of terrorism, a government terrorism watchdog said today.

Enforce wireless security with good sense and good technology

Your CEO is sitting in the cafe before your next meeting using instant messenger to talk to his vice-president of marketing while sending an e-mail to the financial director asking about next month's results. The guy in the corner sipping his coffee and staring intently at his laptop is not reading the news, he is reading your CEO's conversation. And when he is finished, he is going to install a trojan program on his laptop. How? And what should IT managers do to stop things like this happening?

Optimising small business networks

Much has been said about network optimisation recently. The expected onslaught of new wave applications - so called at least - such as VoIP, IPTV and the rest, means that we do have to optimise and re-architect our networks if this stuff is actually going to be deliverable at acceptable quality levels, says Steve Broadhead, director of Broadband-Testing Labs.

Security Zone: information security economics for the individual

Security, like news, is sexy when it's sensational: the hackers are coming, the country will succumb to cyber attack any day now, and anyone can steal your identity. But how many people have given their password some real thought?

Dudley laptop theft sees more NHS patient details go missing

A laptop containing the records of more than 5,000 NHS patients has been stolen from an hospital outpatient clinic in the Midlands.

Business continuity standard takes off

More than half (60%) of UK companies are considering certification on the new British Standard for business continuity, according to a survey by Business Continuity Expo 2008.

More firms look to BS 25999 business continuity standard

A poll of companies carried out by the organisers of this April's Business Continuity Expo 2008, showed that 60% of them are now considering certification to BS 25999.

NHS National Programme for IT: act in haste, repent at leisure

Downing Street papers reveal how the NHS National Programme for IT was launched with a hopelessly optimistic timeline driven by a desire for quick results

IT overhaul saves Waltham Forest Council £2m a year

Waltham Forest Council is saving £2m a year after completing a three-year project to overhaul its IT and replace legacy systems with SAP...
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