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Article | 11/01/2011 All SanDisk USB sticks to get encrypted 'vault'
Storage giant SanDisk has come up with a new half-way house for consumers who want to use encryption on portable USB without diving in at the deep end...
Article | 21/12/2010 Microsoft in major Security Essentials 2.0 overhaul
After a mysteriously quiet launch late last week, Microsoft has released version 2.0 of its free Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus client.
Article | 17/12/2010 OpenBSD back door claim now in doubt
The claim that the FBI planted a backdoor in OpenBSD a decade ago has been flatly denied by developer protagonists named as having been involved in th...
Article | 16/12/2010 New HP security group will push services
HP has created a new security group in the UK, gluing together a clutch of acquisitions it has made in the last two years into a single brand selling ...
Article | 14/12/2010 YouTube 2010 'top videos' list ruled by music
If YouTube started as a place for people to upload low-res videos, Google's global 2010 'most popular' video list shows just how fast the model is evo...
Article | 14/12/2010 Virus writer donates money to Chinese pandas
The Chinese man jailed for writing the 'Fujacks' worm in 2006 appears to be trying to rehabilitate his public image, reportedly making made a donation...
Article | 11/12/2010 Wikileaks DDoS tool downloads grow rapidly
A disproportionate number of people downloading the open source DIY tool being used to launch DDoS attacks on companies deemed hostile to Wikileaks ap...
Article | 10/12/2010 Teen arrested for selling Call of Duty DDoS tool
A teenager in Manchester has been arrested after being caught selling a 'booting tool' used to attack and kick players of the hugely popular Call of D...
Article | 8/12/2010 Google Nexus S gives Apple huge headache
Google has dived back into hardware, formally announcing its second smartphone, the Nexus S for US and UK consumers.
Article | 4/12/2010 AVG antivirus users in reboot chaos after bad update
Antivirus company AVG has had to issue roll-back instructions to users of the free edition of its AVG 2011 program after 64-bit versions of Windows fa...
Article | 3/12/2010 Toshiba laptop drive embraces new security features
Toshiba has become the latest storage vendor to build Opal Security Subsystem Class (Opal SSC) specification into its self-encrypting drive (SED) for ...
Article | 26/11/2010 Porn sites should be filtered by age, demands British MP
A conservative MP has called for UK Internet service providers to protect youngsters by introducing an age-rated opt-in system for online porn.
Article | 17/11/2010 US data laws spur encryption take-up
Data security laws are now the main reason US companies take up encryption, for the first time surpassing even anxiety over data breaches, a new repor...
Article | 11/11/2010 Women more likely to fall for Internet fraud
Women are significantly more likely than men to fall for Internet scams, a new piece of research has claimed after conducting an online test.
Article | 10/11/2010 Microsoft antivirus creating security 'monoculture'
Microsoft should start offering Windows users free antivirus software from a range of companies and not just promote its own Security Essentials produ...

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