Feb17
Police computers security review
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A police force reviews its computer security after a civilian worker stole sensitive information about a Royal visit.
Jan21
Germany airport search continues
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Police are searching for a middle-aged man who fled after his computer sparked a security alert at a German airport.
Jan5
My Joomla Website was Hacked – Here’s What I Did Next
Categories: News, Security News
When my Joomla website was hacked with rogue javascript, it was done unobtrusively: no massive deleting of files, or ‘pwned’ claims on the home page. So it was obviously done for a hidden, longer term purpose, rather than to take the site down, and that worried me. Could it be rescued?
Dec31
MBE for effigy-burning ex-mayor
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A former mayor of Ripon who wanted to burn an effigy of Gordon Brown is appointed an MBE in the New Year Honours list.
Dec23
US cyber chief faces ‘tough job’
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Security experts warn of a tough job ahead for President Obama’s first cybersecurity tsar appointed after a seven month search.
Dec2
Cameroon is web threat hotspot
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More than one third of Cameroon websites – which end with .cm – are risky, according to a report by computer security experts.
Nov30
Game firm pursues virtual thieves
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Fraudsters who targeted the Runescape virtual game with a phishing attack are being sought by police in the UK and US.
Nov20
Have you tried out Google Chrome?
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Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. What do you think of it?
Nov20
UK climate unit’s e-mails hacked
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The e-mail system of one of the world’s leading climate research units has been breached by hackers.
Nov19
Making the first computer virus
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The man responsible for the first ever computer virus talks to BBC World Service’s Witness programme