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Article | 19/06/2009 Two years on, Estonia hardens its electronic defenses

Although the electronic attacks against Estonia are two years in the past, the small Baltic nation is still hardening its defenses.

Article | 18/06/2009 Industry, military experts discuss murky cyberwar issues

Nations increasingly touched by cyberattacks are still in the very early stages of figuring out how to deal with incidents that could escalate into cr...

Article | 16/06/2009 Dell offers range of Microsoft software for download

Dell is now offering Microsoft Office products for download, making it the first vendor other than Microsoft to do so.

Article | 11/06/2009 ISPs report success in fighting malware-infected PCs

Computers infected with malicious software remain a big headache for ISPs, but two companies have designed systems that have made the problem much mor...

Article | 10/06/2009 T-Mobile confirms stolen data is genuine

T-Mobile confirmed on Tuesday that internal information posted on the Internet by hackers was stolen from its systems, but said it does not appear cus...

Article | 4/06/2009 Security vendor ferrets out who's a human and who's a bot

An Atlanta security company has come up with a technology it says can block automated programs responsible for perpetuating nuisances such as spam, fa...

Article | 3/06/2009 Thousands of Web sites stung by mass hacking attack

Up to 40,000 Web sites have been hacked to redirect unwitting victims to another Web site that tries to infect PCs with malicious software, according ...

Article | 28/05/2009 Latest Kaspersky mobile software wipes data via SMS

Kaspersky Lab's latest mobile security software due to be released next week can wipe data with a text message command even if a thief has swapped out...

Article | 28/05/2009 Twitter gets targeted again by worm-like phishing attack

Twitter users have been tricked into divulging their login and password details to a Web site that then spammed their contacts.

Article | 26/05/2009 Mobile phone location technology fights card fraud

Ericsson is courting major banks with a security service the company thinks could cut down on credit card fraud as well as eliminate an inconvenience ...

Article | 21/05/2009 Microsoft opens up mobile backup application to all

Microsoft is now letting anyone download My Phone, a mobile data backup program for Windows Mobile devices, which was released in February as an invit...

Article | 20/05/2009 Google Street View hits privacy gridlock in Germany

Germany and Google remained at odds Wednesday over how the company holds certain data used for its Street View map imagery.

Article | 21/05/2009 Adobe snaps to attention over security vulnerabilities

Adobe Systems, whose applications have been hit hard by hackers, is combing through legacy code for bugs in its products and plans a regular quarterly...

Article | 19/05/2009 Small company develops new way to stop form spam

Spam isn't just a problem for people with e-mail addresses, but also for companies and organizations running Web sites with various types of feedback ...

Article | 8/05/2009 As economy softens, Microsoft ramps up research

Even as the world economy languishes, Microsoft is putting an increasing focus on its research efforts in areas well beyond its traditional desktop an...