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News Archive - February 2008
29, February 2008
Do virus writers have nothing better to do? Well, why would they? There are plenty of computers in the world that don't have internet security installed, so they...
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28, February 2008
Will this Storm Worm please just hurry up and die? Apparently not. One of the world's most vicious and fast-spreading viruses continues to wreak havoc. And it...
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27, February 2008
Every day I hear sad stories about people who had let their antivirus software expire or it wasn't kept up to date. Of course, the next thing they tell...
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26, February 2008
If you have something particularly sensitive on your computer you might consider "data encryption." But don't think that just because you have a password protecting your files that they're...
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25, February 2008
Even though Yahoo has come out publicly and rejected Microsoft's offer to buy the company, Microsoft is still confident things are moving forward. Apparently the software giant (known for...
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24, February 2008
Spam. Junk emails. We all hate them. I bet you thought all that spam that arrives in your email box was actually sent by a real person trying...
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23, February 2008
I've mentioned it before, but I'll say it again. Firefox is my favourite internet browser. It offers a great interface, it's quick, updates regularly, does crash, etc. ...
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22, February 2008
Watch out! That website might be dangerous! Few people realise it but (according to Google) more than one website in every thousand is malicious. Malicious means the...
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21, February 2008
Gone phishing. That's the kind of sign a hacker might hang on his door knob before he launches a web-based attack on unsuspecting computers all over the world. ...
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20, February 2008
If you've seen the movie "Die Hard 4" then you would have heard about Zero Day. This is, in effect, when a computerised attack reduces the world's entire collection...
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19, February 2008
The rise in popularity of the co-called "notworking sites" have caused a great deal of stress for managers around the world who are concerned with their staff becoming unproductive while...
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18, February 2008
Fraudsters in Australia were dealt a blow this week with the arrest of a man after he allegedly tried to take out a loan at a bank using a stolen...
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17, February 2008
Some years ago the "I love you" virus was sent out as mass-mailed worm to millions of computers around the world. Fortunately many PCs were protected from the threat...
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16, February 2008
In some good news for consumers a new anti-virus organisation has been set-up with the intention of comparing the effectiveness of software products that combat viruses. It's long been...
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15, February 2008
It seems Yahoo! is going to announce they are rejecting Microsoft's $44 billion dollar takeover bid. It seems that with a 65% share of the search market Google can't...
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14, February 2008
It had to happen. Those unsecure identity theft targets known as social networking websites are losing popularity. People are either getting bored or cottoning on to just how...
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13, February 2008
Did you know there are a network of cables lying on the sea beds around the world? These cables allow people all over the planet to connect to the...
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12, February 2008
One of the world's largest internet hardware services company, Cisco, recently reported that its growth had slowed significantly and the situation may not improve for several months. Consequently the...
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11, February 2008
Well, Australian internet users are in for some good surfing! The country's biggest ISP, Telstra has finally agreed to switch on the much anticipated ADSL 2+ service to certain...
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10, February 2008
In an attempt to try to stay one step ahead of hackers, some of the larger banks offering internet banking are implementing a system called "Two Piece Authentification" which basically...
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09, February 2008
I'm trying to get my mother to use internet banking. She refuses, citing the potential security issues, such as hackers. She's no luddite, but not exactly a computer...
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08, February 2008
In the first of my pieces on online security I'll be talking about these new fangled social networking sites. Facebook, MySpace and others basically create online areas where people...
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07, February 2008
Are banks and other online data areas really doing enough to protect our data from hackers, and online criminals? Botnets, malware, Trojans... the list is endless, and the average consumer...
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06, February 2008
My favourite internet browser, Firefox, took market share off Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the world's most popular browser. According to a French research firm (XiTiMonitor) Australia is the continent most...
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05, February 2008
Have you heard of Qtrax? It's a totally legal online music service that allows downloads of songs, 100% free. But it's not working yet. But don't be...
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04, February 2008
I was speaking to some of the geeks here today who, for once, stuck up for Microsoft. I was complaining that the Vista operating system was slow to load,...
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03, February 2008
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last year the biggest announcement was that of the Apple iPhone. The take up was enormous and the popularity continues...
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02, February 2008
Many people are reluctant to use their credit card on the net, due to security issues. Isn't it ironic then that many stores are actually likely to be the...
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01, February 2008
A bodgey windows update is circulating that installs a cocktail of malware on your computer. A text box resembling a genuine windows update window appears when a user is surfing...
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