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One Billion At Risk As Cyber Criminals Target Virtual Worlds

Desire Athow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008

A report compiled by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), shed light on the increasing perils of virtual world fraud which the agency said could threaten 1 billion people worldwide

Google CEO Calls For US Government To Invest In Technology

Desire Athow — Wed, 19 Nov 2008

While addressing the New America Foundation in Washington DC on Tuesday, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt called for an innovative bailout strategy

10000-strong BNP Membership List Leaked On The Net

Desire Athow — Tue, 18 Nov 2008

The entire membership list of the right-wing British National Party has been leaked online according to blog Lancaster Unity which says that this might have been the work of a former party insider - the so-called Insider Threat

Virus Closes Hospital Computer Systems in London

Desire Athow — Tue, 18 Nov 2008

Three hospitals in London have had to deal with an altogether different kind of virus, a computer one, which forced them to close their entire computer system for "at least" 24 hours and first came to light yesterday (Monday)

Barack Obama Plans Official YouTube Presidential Channel

Desire Athow — Tue, 18 Nov 2008

Already accredited as the most wired presidential candidate ever, Barack Obama has moved a step ahead in his goal of using the power of internet in his administration, by announcing plans for launching his regular weekly addresses on YouTube channel

UK Online Identities Worth £14,500 To Online Criminals

Desire Athow — Mon, 17 Nov 2008

A survey conducted by Get Safe Online and backed by Microsoft, SOCA and the Government, showed that the average identity is worth roughly £14,500 to online criminals but can be purchased for as little as £80

Government Connect : What you need to know

Desire Athow — Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Many UK Local Authorities and Government Departments planning to use Government Connect are currently investigating the need to record, log, store and retrieve network, file and user based logs on their networks

Heads Up on Data Leakage Protection

Desire Athow — Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Many Government departments have found themselves needing to investigate how to handle logs and offer forensic reporting on data loss. Find out more about how this issue can be managed

Chinese Fraudsters Use High Tech Gear To Cheat Immigration Tests

Desire Athow — Sat, 15 Nov 2008

Two UK citizens of Chinese origin have been caught using high end spying technology to help Chinese candidates cheat UK immigration "Life in The United Kingdom" tests

Chinese Hackers Penetrated White House Computer Network Several Times

Desire Athow — Sat, 08 Nov 2008

Shortly after it was revealed the computer networks of both US presidential candidates had been hacked by foreign entities, an even more damaging hacking event has emerged.