http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:32 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240216/microsoft-patch-tuesday-equals-record-with-13-updates.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240216/microsoft-patch-tuesday-equals-record-with-13-updates.htm Microsoft plans to release 13 security updates on 9 February, equalling the...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:32 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240212/eu-officials-downplay-carbon-credit-phishing-scam.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240212/eu-officials-downplay-carbon-credit-phishing-scam.htm European Union officials have downplayed the seriousness of phishing attacks that enabled...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:24:17 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240204/australian-judge-upholds-isps-defence-against-piracy-claims.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/04/240204/australian-judge-upholds-isps-defence-against-piracy-claims.htm An Australian judge has upheld a "pure conduit" defence by an internet service provider against claims by copyright holders that it should have stopped illegal...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:33:48 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240186/apple-fixes-five-holes-with-iphone-3.1.3-firmware-update.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240186/apple-fixes-five-holes-with-iphone-3.1.3-firmware-update.htm Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch, the latest firmware for its popular smartphone and handheld computer, which fixes...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:12:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240178/twitter-urges-users-to-reset-passwords-after-phishing-alert.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240178/twitter-urges-users-to-reset-passwords-after-phishing-alert.htm Twitter has asked some users to reset their passwords after a phishing attack. It has urged members who use the same password for other online services to...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:51:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240148/three-quarters-of-web-users-targeted-by-phishing-scams.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240148/three-quarters-of-web-users-targeted-by-phishing-scams.htm2010 promises to be a bumper year for fraudsters and scammers…Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240136/hmrc-issues-tax-refund-phishing-e-mail-alert.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240136/hmrc-issues-tax-refund-phishing-e-mail-alert.htm HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning about fake e-mails about tax refunds which are...Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:59:03 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240126/unsung-heroes-of-it-the-story-of-bill-tutte-and-tommy-flowers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240126/unsung-heroes-of-it-the-story-of-bill-tutte-and-tommy-flowers.htmOfficial secrecy has almost certainly stopped Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers from receiving due recognition as pioneers of the modern computer.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:49:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240128/how-the-lorenz-machine-worked.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240128/how-the-lorenz-machine-worked.htm In answer to Hitler's demand for a machine that produced unbreakable code, the electrical engineering firm Siemens designed and built the Lorenz...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:41:55 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240125/breaking-the-world-war-2-german-encryption-codes.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240125/breaking-the-world-war-2-german-encryption-codes.htm Bill Tutte has been described as one of the most talented code breakers...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:41:40 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240127/colossus-the-first-programmable-computer.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240127/colossus-the-first-programmable-computer.htm Tommy Flowers returned to Bletchley just 11 months later with a working 1,800-valve Colossus Mk I, the world's first fully electronic, semi-programmable...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:40:05 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240119/inside-fraudster-jailed-for-stealing-from-77-victims-account.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240119/inside-fraudster-jailed-for-stealing-from-77-victims-account.htm Former HSBC bank worker Paul Walsh has been jailed for two years after stealing more than £32,000 from a victim of the London suicide bomb attack on 7 July...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:12:12 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240089/report-data-breaches-or-risk-tougher-sanctions-warns-ico.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/27/240089/report-data-breaches-or-risk-tougher-sanctions-warns-ico.htm The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned that organisations may face tougher sanctions if they fail to report security breaches that later...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:46:30 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/26/240080/google-hack-was-most-sophisticated-ever-seen-says-mcafee.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/26/240080/google-hack-was-most-sophisticated-ever-seen-says-mcafee.htm The Chinese attack on Google was "one of the most sophisticated ever seen", according to the CEO of McAfee. David DeWalt, CEO of the security supplier,...Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:49:50 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/26/240062/social-engineering-was-key-to-google-hack.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/26/240062/social-engineering-was-key-to-google-hack.htm Chinese hackers carried out long reconnaissance of employees of Google and more than 20 other companies in the run-up to last...Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:34:50 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/25/240051/cybercriminals-use-china-attacks-on-google-as-lure.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/25/240051/cybercriminals-use-china-attacks-on-google-as-lure.htmCybercriminals are exploiting the recently announced China-based cyber attacks against Google and more than 20 other companies as a lure for carrying out further targeted attacks.Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:18:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/21/240028/microsoft-rushes-out-google-hack-security-update.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/21/240028/microsoft-rushes-out-google-hack-security-update.htmMicrosoft is to issue an emergency security patch for its Internet Explorer browser to fix the flaws blamed for the recent China-based hacker attacks on Google and at least 20 other companies.Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:40:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240026/viruses-targeting-applications-are-on-the-rise.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240026/viruses-targeting-applications-are-on-the-rise.htm Viruses targeting applications will increase this year, say network operators. Of 136 IP network operators surveyed, 35% believe attacks will focus...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:03:18 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240004/video-clickjacking-exploit-used-to-hijack-facebook-accounts.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240004/video-clickjacking-exploit-used-to-hijack-facebook-accounts.htmA security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in Facebook that could allow a hacker to hijack a user's account.Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/18/239994/dont-use-internet-explorer-until-flaw-is-patched-warns-german-government.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/18/239994/dont-use-internet-explorer-until-flaw-is-patched-warns-german-government.htm A government office has warned people to stop using all versions of Internet Explorer until Microsoft issues a patch. Germany's Federal Office for...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:50:19 GMT