O2 – as well as BT subsidiary internet service provider Plusnet – have both responded to a potential XSS security flaw identified in the Thomson TG565 and TG565n wireless broadband routers they issue to their internet users.
Bloxx warns on anonymous proxies
Bloxx, a web filtering firm, has issued a warning that anonymous proxies – which are now being used by students to bypass campus blocks on inappropriate content – pose a serious information security threat to young people.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) security problem hits broadband routers
The problem of cross-site scripting (XSS) security flaws – which have affected hundreds of websites this year – has spread to broadband routers, as a security researcher claims that the Thomson wireless box III supplied by O2 leaves internet users “wid…
Toll-free PBX hack highlights need for code auditing
Reports that a North Carolina business has been left with a US$2500 phone bill after phone phreakers hacked its PBX via the firm’s toll-free number shows the danger of failing to audit all aspects of a systems’ software, said Fortify, the application v…
Learn about how to keep security and IT ready for a pandemic
With the recent scares about the swine flu, more and more businesses feel the need to plan for a pandemic, but are their security and IT up to the challenge?
Council left with £500 000 bill from virus infected memory stick
Ealing Council’s computer system was crippled by a virus after an infected memory stick was plugged into the IT resource. The council has been landed with a £500 000 bill to clean up the security mess that has resulted.
Eight million chip and PIN users at risk of ID fraud
Research carried out by LV (formerly Liverpool & Victoria) Home Insurance claims that, over the last 12 months, eight million adults in the UK have given their cards – plus their PIN details – to someone else to make a purchase on their behalf or get c…
US could get slower broadband than the UK
The US could end up with slower broadband speeds than the UK if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accepts submissions on the definition of broadband from US internet service providers (ISPs).
Windows Mobile refresh to launch in October
Microsoft will launch the latest version of its operating system for mobile devices next month.
Home Office denies CRB plans to store fingerprints
The Home Office has denied that the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) will set up a database to collect and store the fingerprints of people who apply to work with children and vulnerable people.