The increasing automation of online frauds has been extended into the field of fraud effectiveness checks, as virus authors and botmasters are said to be using automated tools to verify the effectiveness of their fraudulent activities.

The increasing automation of online frauds has been extended into the field of fraud effectiveness checks, as virus authors and botmasters are said to be using automated tools to verify the effectiveness of their fraudulent activities.

Research just released claims to show that IT staff are spending their resources on security to ease customer concerns and establish better levels of online trust.

The UK has officially launched its Cyber Security Challenge to find and attract new talent to the IT security industry.

ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, has given a qualified ‘thumbs up’ to suggestions that UK companies should be required to report their all of their data breaches and losses, but it is recommending that reports should be included in co…

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is to get tougher with public authorities that are slow or unco-operative in responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.

Microsoft produced record fourth quarter sales of $16.04bn, 22% up on the same quarter 2009, as demand for PCs running its new operating system, Windows 7, improved worldwide.

Microsoft produced record fourth quarter sales of $16.04bn (£10.47bn), 22% up on the same quarter 2009, as demand for PCs running its new operating system, Windows 7, improved worldwide.

The July 16 admission by Microsoft about its latest zero-day flaw in which the software giant explained that a vulnerability exists because Windows incorrectly parses shortcuts so that malware can be executed when a shortcut icon is displayed – and not…

According to EASA Software, the humble spreadsheet is responsible for more bad business decisions than humans, with spreadsheets regularly wiping between 15% to 20% from a company’s share value, due to the fact that copying spreadsheets – or parts of t…