Zurich Insurance UK has been fined £2.275m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for not having the controls to prevent the loss of confidential personal data of 46 000 customers.

Reports are coming in that a Spanair plane crash in 2008, in which 154 people died, may have been caused by trojans and similar malware. If true, this could be one of the first links to malware causing a major loss of life.

Reports are coming in that a Spanair plane crash in 2008, in which 154 people died, may have been caused by trojans and similar malware. If true, this could be one of the first links to malware causing a major loss of life.

In a move that will have iPhone owners more than a little concerned, Apple has reportedly applied for a patent on a technology designed to identify when an iPhone smartphone has been jailbroken.

Research carried out by the Georgia Institute of Technology has confirmed what many IT security professionals have suspected for some time – that eight character passwords are no longer enough to keep the serious hackers at bay.

Earlier this week, Federal authorities announced they would not be prosecuting administrators of the Lower Merion School District over its highly publicized webcam spying incidents. The district’s legal troubles, however, are likely not over.

UK cellcos have always been hit by fraud from multiple angles, largely because of the hefty subsidies they apply to handsets, as well as the ability of criminals to set up international calling shops using fraudulently obtained SIM cards. But now the C…

AVG Technologies, which has carved out a name for itself as one of the most popular free anti-virus software vendors, has linked up with virtual desktop management vendor MokaFive. The move will allow AVG to move into the virtual desktop marketplace.

Analysts debate whether spending nearly $7.7bn makes sense.

Analysts question whether spending nearly $7.7bn makes sense.