Waiting for the decision on his extradition hearing, expected on 10 May, Gary McKinnon has steeled himself for the possibility that the suspense may last much longer than a mere week and a half.
A single law against hacking and spamming could stop the UK looking like a soft touch, according to the Communications Management Association.
Speaking in London on Monday at a technical briefing on the need for next generation firewalls, Microsoft security technology architect Fred Baumhardt outlined some of the gaps that traditional firewalls are leaving open.
The use of e-mail continues to grow, but there are suggestions across the industry that its popularity will begin to decline quickly if measures aren't put in place to guarantee access, availability and security.
Rampant virus Klez, which has spawned a number of variants, is predicted to cause Australian IT professionals headaches for months to come.
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
Rampant virus Klez, which has spawned a number of variants, is predicted to cause Australian IT professionals headaches for months to come.
Symantec is warning Internet users of a Trojan horse that removes spyware but alters the security settings in computers.
Hackers are increasingly targeting Web servers based on the Linux operating system, while the number of successful attacks on Windows systems decreases, according to a new report from a systems integrator.
The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.
Part II: Linux Kernel hacker Alan Cox explains why the world needs open source software on the desktop and why Linux was perfect for Iceland.
Less than two months after launching its Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft has released a security patch to fix a vulnerability that could let malicious sites run damaging code on the server.
An aircraft cabin is a 'challenging environment' for a wireless LAN, but Boeing is confident that they can make it secure.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. We examine the two products, and other e-mail clients available today, so you can see if replacing Outlook really is an option.
Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.
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