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Storm Trojan targets NFL fans

A barrage of malicious spam e-mails targeting NFL football fans has been launched against inboxes worldwide, according to e-mail and web content security provider Marshal.

Online retail sales hit £4bn record in July

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 12 September 2007
Consumers shrugged off worries about identity theft and security to push online retail sales to a record £4.2bn , taking a15% share of total retail sales, in July.

Strong defences need business and people skills, say IT security chiefs

  • News
  • Author: Ian Grant
  • Date: 12 September 2007
Chief information security officers (CISOs) need business and communication skills if they are to defend corporate systems effectively, according to IT security leaders interviewed for a Computer Weekly videocast.

Microsoft issues ‘critical’ September windows update

Microsoft has released a critical software patch for Windows to address a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute remote code on another machine.

Risk management: an IT director’s guide

Risk management has traditionally been considered the concern of the finance department, but regulatory requirements and an increasing number of risk-based standards are pushing IT directors to consider the issue as well.

Carphone Warehouse improves web filtering to increase staff productivity

Carphone Warehouse in Ireland has selected St.Bernard's iPrism platform to increase productivity through effective internet filtering on its network.

UK eBay users targeted in Trojan botnet attack

Hackers are targeting UK eBay users in a concerted Trojanbotnet attack.

A quiet Patch Tuesday from Microsoft next week

Companies can expect a relatively quiet Patch Tuesday next week, with Microsoft only releasing one "critical" and four "important" security fixes.

Heathrow needs more time before RFID luggage trial

Heathrow Airport has postponed a trial of radio frequency identification tags for tracking passenger baggage, which is set to be the biggest pilot of RFID technology in Europe.

Government warns of dangerous QuickBooks Online flaw

Attackers could exploit two flaws in the popular Intuit QuickBooks Online Edition to cause buffer overflows and download or upload files in arbitrary locations, US-CERT warned.
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