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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 297 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn crime fears as cheap pcs head for africa comments Discuss  
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/07/olpc.securityBy Pete WarrenThe GuardianFebruary 7 2008What if the plans to spread low-cost One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and Intel Classmate computers to the developing world work? What if in a few years there are hundreds of millions of them out there? Many might applaud. But among computer security experts, there's growing concern that those scheme could inadvertently lead to a huge increase in computer crime.Initiatives such as the OLPC and the Classmate ar read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 284 days ago
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http://www.business24-7.ae/cs/article_show_mainh1_story.aspx?HeadlineID=2605By Ryan Harrison Emirates Business 24/7 February 20, 2008Investment in anti-hacking technology is growing exponentially in the UAEs banking sector as the move towards global e-commerce increases the threat of security breaches, say analysts.It is estimated that resources allocated to information security have risen by more than 200 per cent year-on-year since 2005.Greater awareness of the threat among UAE banks is driving the surg read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 144 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: fears mount missing webroot founder comments Discuss  
Paranoid man goes walkaboutFears are growing over the safety of the founder of anti-spyware firm Webroot following his disappearance late last month.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 133 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: us cyberspying fears hang beijing olympics comments Discuss  
Dithers over threat levelUS paranoia about Chinese computer hackers has created a diplomatic dilemma about whether or not to warn visitors and business people traveling to next month's Beijing Olympics about cyber-security risks.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 104 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: mystery fedora disruption prompts security fears comments Discuss  
Did security breach prompt ground-up rebuild?The majority of servers supporting the Fedora Linux distribution were back online on Tuesday following a mystery disruption.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 81 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: internet attack fears security spending menu comments Discuss  
A survey from Finjan says 25 percent of security pros admit their organizations have experienced a security breach, and many others aren't sure. With many security pros expecting their budgets to go up in 2009, data protection and other security technologies remain key spending items for businesses. - Businesses are afraidof cyber-crime, and rightly so, as a survey of nearly 1,400 ITsecurity professionals by Finjan found 25 percent admitted experiencing asecurity breach at their company.Another 42 per read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 81 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: arizona pulls death certs website id theft fears comments Discuss  
Potential 'grave robbing' scam thwartedArizona authorities have stopped publishing copies of death certificates on a website over concerns that the information might be used in identity theft scams.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 33 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: evoting fears run high election day looms comments Discuss  
'Flipped' votes reported in three statesWith just a week to go before the US presidential election, academics, politicians, and voters are voicing increased distrust of the electronic voting machines that will be used to cast ballots.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 7 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: domain hijack fears gmail exploit comments Discuss  
Undead multi-part exploit walks againA Gmail exploit which might be abused to allow domain hijacking has reared its ugly head once more.… read more »
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