Symantec (http://www.symantec.com) has published one of those rare things - a report that contains an actual surprise. It seems some 4 million people have fallen for Scareware in the last 12 months....

That's quite right, but I did say 'routine precaution' - nothing to panic about I'm sure, and it'll only take a second.

(COUGH) I suppose I should be the first to confirm that the blogger in the case has now said the injunction and the method by which it was served has been a rousing success...

Smaller businesses and people who use Hotmail as n email system or backup email system need to change their passwords - Microsoft has confirmed it's investigating a security breach.

It seems that...

A judge has said a lawsuit can be delivered via Twitter (http://twitter.com). It's an interesting case, an odd idea and a pity there are going to be so many logistical obstacles.

The scenario is...

Outside, you! Seriously though, he's up for a trial and nothing more. This isn't a lynch mob, it's a request from a sophisticated nation of our allies who've detected a breach in their security...

There has been a lot of comment in the past on Gary McKinnon and his hacking into US military computers. Readers might understand that some of the comment in the UK has been about how he should have...

Lee, you're right of course, thanks for that. I've asked the tech team to amend this but thanks for pointing out my error.

Facebook (www.facebook.com)'s page on which the location of the head of MI6's flat was available has been taken down. You also can no longer find information about his family and their whereabouts,...

Security stories abound on the Internet, and as we enter a new month an old one has resurfaced. There are legal questions over the Sarah Palin hacking event last year. Graham Cluley has blogged...

You might have seen the announcement yesterday (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8116387.stm) that Microsoft is going to start offering free antivirus protection to its customers. The initial...

This is a good idea. Not for the first time the American President is keeping his earlier word. This time he is appointing a Cyber Tsar (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8073654.stm).
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On the day that the annual Infosec (http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2241289/european-commission-criticises) show starts in the UK we have a call for a Euro cyber security tsar. I was surprised at...

I had a call this morning asking me to go on the radio tomorrow morning. It was from BBC London and I'll be on at 7.20am UK time, thanks for asking - discussing this story about the terrorist...

It seems that Microsoft thinks security threats are going to multiply as the recession continues to bite. It says here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7875904.stm) that disgruntled and...

Yes it is, Rakshakil - it follows my notes on data loss by the Government in the UK and underlines the theme that it's a) not a UK-specific problem and b) the technology will be taking the blame for...

It occurs to me that I've been talking a lot on this blog about data going missing here in the UK. I've given our Government and various people a hard time - if they cared what I said it'd hurt. I've...

> Security fits ever so snugly into this category. Another example is quality.

And training, says a shareholder in a training company...

I shudder when I look at some of the losses there have been in data and then the amount of people who complain that it's all down to computers. Here's a big secret; it isn't. Late last years someone...

Following my post earlier today it looks as though Microsoft is poised to remedy the IE fault...

Oh terrific. Just when we thought things were winding down for the festive season, Microsoft users are advised not to use Internet Explorer until a major security vulnerability is plugged. Clearly I...

Forgive the guffaws of uncontrolled laughter from over here. I've just seen that the US Government - January Obama edition - is considering making IT security a matter for its specific attention and...

The fact that Apple is now encouraging people to use antivirus software on its systems is to be welcomed. I use a Mac myself but I'm regularly disturbed by the number of fellow users who refuse...

Thanks for the comments. You're both right, and Darren in particular I agree the IR department shouldn't superglue USB ports, it deprives the rest of us of a brilliant pastime.

Interesting that the US Department of Defense has banned thumb drives. The problem is that they can carry viruses and infect computers - and if your nation's defense depends on these systems (and by...

It's ironic in many ways that UK firms are asking for more help with IT security. The link is here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7702823.stm) but that's the basics of it - Brits aren't happy...

Here we go again. It seems like only last week (there's probably a reason for that) that I was at my desk talking about the amount of alarmist stuff about malware that's out there on the Internet....

On the face of it it's excellent news that Microsoft and the Washington State Attorney General are fighting against web scams. The sort of scam they're looking at is pretty clever if you're an...

I've been doing a piece lately that's involved me talking to a number of IT support types and they're all coming out with similar comments and views: too many managers, they're saying, are declaring...

It's that time of year in the UK once more - the Wimbledon grand slam tennis tournament is upon us. Here in the UK we believe this is the most important tennis tournament in the world. When you talk...