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Security monitoring technology 'seems to be improving'
2010/06/29

Fake emails 'still posing security risks' to web users
2010/06/28

High traffic causes golfer's site to crash
2010/06/25

Franklin County site experiences downtime
2010/06/24

Fraudulent emails 'may be difficult to spot'
2010/06/23

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Date: 03 September 2010
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June

Fake emails 'still posing security risks' to web users - 2010/06/28

People's online security may be put in jeopardy if they click on the links that are contained within fake ...

Fraudulent emails 'may be difficult to spot' - 2010/06/23

It might prove difficult for web users to notice that certain emails they have received are fraudulent, ...

Fifty Druknet sites 'affected by hacking activity' - 2010/06/22

Hackers recently gained access to a number of websites hosted by one internet service provider, it has been ...

Hacker targets Suffolk politician's websites - 2010/06/21

A hacker recently infiltrated a variety of the websites that are used by a Suffolk politician, it has been ...

Social networking site users urged to be fraud-aware - 2010/06/17

It is important that members of social networking websites keep fraud in mind when using their accounts, one ...

Expert offers scam email warning to web users - 2010/06/14

In order to improve their online security, people might want to increase their awareness of scam emails, it ...

Large online demand 'caused Lady Gaga site to crash' - 2010/06/11

A large amount of online traffic recently caused the website of one popular singer to crash, it has been ...

Firms 'should monitor websites' to prepare for high traffic - 2010/06/01

In order to prepare for high levels of online traffic, businesses should ensure that they monitor the ...

May

Small firms 'should not disclose key info on the web' - 2010/05/28

Companies need to ensure that they are not disclosing any online information that could be used against them ...

Large traffic 'caused designer sales website to crash' - 2010/05/21

A designer sales site recently crashed after being hit by a large amount of traffic from web users, it has ...

Michele Bachmann's site targeted in "malicious attack" - 2010/05/17

The website of one US politician was recently hit by a "malicious attack", it has been revealed, ...

US web users offered hacking warning - 2010/05/13

Online criminals such as hackers have been warned about the consequences of breaking the law in one part of ...

US Treasury 'hacked and linked to malware site' - 2010/05/04

Several of the US Treasury's websites have been hacked, an expert has revealed, which may demonstrate the ...

April

Spending in IT sector set to rise in 2010 - 2010/04/16

IT spending in the UK is set to rise in certain segments this year, which may include more cash being put ...

Tory website 'experienced no downtime' in March - 2010/04/13

The amount of downtime experienced by the websites of the UK's three main political parties last month has ...

Give a Damn site crashes following Paquin declaration - 2010/04/06

A video featuring the actress Anna Paquin recently caused the Give a Damn's campaign website to crash, those ...

March

WordPress plugins 'help to improve site functionality' - 2010/03/31

Plugins are an excellent way to improve the functionality of a WordPress site, according to a leading ...

Twitter aims to push security - 2010/03/12

In a proactive step to improve security and perhaps cut down on the need for Coldplay lead to British Red Cross website crash - 2010/03/08

The British Red Cross website was the victim of a surge in user numbers last week after a world-famous band ...

February

Rolling Stone website hits buffers - 2010/02/25

Fans of music from around the world were left stunned this week after visiting the official website of ...

November

Call of Duty outage fears 'allayed' - 2009/11/13

Fears over widespread internet outages following the release of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have not been ...

Business continuity planning 'vital for all firms' - 2009/11/03

All firms – including those based online - should ensure they conduct business continuity planning, it ...

October

Older IT users 'require technical assistance' - 2009/10/07

The majority of people aged over 50 need help with their computing when technical problems arise, it has been ...

July

Websites 'boost business revenue' - 2009/07/30

A new study has highlighted the importance of websites to small businesses, suggesting they boost their ...

Barclays suffers website downtime - 2009/07/28

A hardware glitch prevented Barclays customers from accessing the bank's website yesterday (July ...

IT and web 'crucial to small firms' success' - 2009/07/23

Many small companies are reliant on the web to achieve business success, according to new ...

September

New initiative to get more women into IT - 2008/09/22

A new programme aimed at increasing the number of women working in IT has been launched. ...

.info websites pose greatest 'hack' risk - 2008/09/16

Websites with a .info top level domain name (TDL) are the most likely to have been hacked, according to new ...

Website monitoring is essential in the internet age - 2008/09/10

The internet can give companies a global reach, attracting customers to websites where they can find out ...

Cloudmark warns email providers of insufficient website monitoring - 2008/09/09

As viruses, and the methods used to deploy them, continue to push back the boundaries of sophistication and ...

LSE trading halted as system goes down - 2008/09/08

A day of heavy trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) following the nationalisation of Fannie Mae and ...

Defrag software can also be used for website monitoring - 2008/09/05

Nothing lasts forever but web users can help to prolong the life of their computers with a variety of ...

P&O to tailor marketing with website monitoring - 2008/09/04

UK-based cruise operator P&O has enlisted the help of Speed Trap to monitor activity and content on its ...

Hackers take the shine off chrome - 2008/09/04

Security issues have already surfaced just a day after the launch of Google's new web browser, ...

Police website 'nicked' - 2008/09/03

A textbook demonstration in failing to practice what you preach has been noticed by the security firm Sophos ...

Public support grows for McKinnon - 2008/09/02

Last week's decision by the European Court of Human Rights to ignore the pleas of Gary McKinnon's solicitors ...

Small businesses need website monitoring - 2008/09/02

News blog website E-consultancy.com has highlighted some textbook problems and suggested easy solutions to ...

Website monitoring to police fake Gustav appeal sites - 2008/09/01

Lightning can strike twice in the same place and just as Hurricane Katrina is set to be outdone by her big ...

Pacemakers given security 'cloak' - 2008/09/01

A worrying development in hacking possibilities has led to a swift possible counter-measure in the medical ...

Nothing is happening to solve internet breaches, says security expert - 2008/09/01

A rift between federal and corporate America has been exposed over who is best equipped and prepared to ...

August

Website monitoring crowns the Swiss the big cheese of spam - 2008/08/29

New research by internet security firm MessageLabs has found that Switzerland received the largest bulk of ...

eBay purchase contains millions of bank users details - 2008/08/29

An Oxford man has revealed that a computer he bought on internet auction site eBay for £35 contained ...

'Nuisance' smuggled onboard International Space Station - 2008/08/29

Laptop computers used by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to send emails back to Earth ...

Elderly 'missing out' on internet growth - 2008/08/29

Latest official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown that 1.2 million more ...

McKinnon appeal refused - 2008/08/28

Gary McKinnon's appeal against his extradition to the US to face charges of computer hacking has been refused ...

Symantec prioritises hosting requirements - 2008/08/28

A chief scientist at internet security firm Symantec has recently compiled a list of priorities that ...

US flights suffer delays after glitch - 2008/08/28

Flights leaving Atlanta in the southern state of Georgia were subject to severe delays recently after a ...

Website monitoring for backing systems is essential - 2008/08/27

A developer at the internet services company Netcraft has said that website monitoring reduces the ...

Facebook suffers hack attack - 2008/08/27

Social networking giant Facebook has recently acknowledged that its popularity has led to it being subjected ...

University offers 'ethical' hacking course - 2008/08/26

A Scottish university is offering postgraduate courses in ethical computer hacking and it is hoped that ...

Developing economies will boost web use - 2008/08/26

New data published by the internet research company JupiterResearch has said that 1.8 billion people will be ...

Website monitoring could prevent DNS flaw exploitation - 2008/08/26

Dan Kaminsky, the discoverer of the hole in the Domain Name System (DNS), has recently said that the flaw has ...

Nokia and Sun say 'Gowdiak may have a point' - 2008/08/22

A researcher working for a Polish internet security company has recently had his claims about security issues ...

Parental website monitoring software used in court case - 2008/08/20

A Californian father became so concerned about his daughter's behaviour recently that he installed website ...

Google tops satisfaction survey - 2008/08/19

Google has been rated in its category as the top company when it comes to customer satisfaction after ...

Mobile Java flaws 'for sale' - 2008/08/18

An internet security researcher has taken an unorthodox step to "gather funds for creating a ...

Beijing Games subject to website performance monitoring - 2008/08/15

Website performance monitoring is in place to gather data on how successfully Olympic online coverage is ...

Tiscali 'could use website performance monitoring' - 2008/08/14

Internet Service Provider Tiscali could benefit from website performance monitoring after it was recently ...

Georgian Presidential site crosses the Atlantic - 2008/08/12

The website of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been moved to the Atlanta-based hosting company ...

Government's failure to act in web monitoring storm - 2008/08/11

The working practices of digital technology company Phorm have been found to be of use to the government in ...

Yahoo! board opposition is 'bigger than first thought' - 2008/08/08

The recent re-election of Jerry Yang as chief executive of the board at Yahoo! was cause for concern, when ...

Wi-fi networks without web monitoring vulnerable to 'wardriving' - 2008/08/06

Companies in the US such as BJ's Wholesale Club, DSW Shoe Warehouse, OfficeMax, Barnes & Noble and Sports ...

Not enough website monitoring by parents - 2008/08/05

Despite a recent government announcement that parents would be held accountable for their children's illegal ...

US malware 'still threatens web monitoring' - 2008/08/05

The latest threat statistics research has shown that America has maintained its position at the top of the ...

Google's privacy policy under the microscope - 2008/08/04

Individual privacy has come under scrutiny by the US National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) following a ...

July

Illinois tops the spam list - 2008/07/31

A recent study has revealed that the US state of Illinois receives more spam email than any other state in ...

China restricts web access to foreign media - 2008/07/31

Officials in China have reversed a decision to allow unrestricted internet access to foreign journalists ...

Walkers has fastest growing website in UK - 2008/07/30

Snack food giant Walkers has attained the distinction of being the fastest growing website over the last 12 ...

Website monitoring 'must take into account disabled users' - 2008/07/29

Businesses are ignoring a sizeable portion of the online market by failing to take into account the needs of ...

China has the most web users - 2008/07/29

Recently released figures have revealed that China now has the biggest army of internet users in the ...

Internet holds one trillion web pages - 2008/07/28

Google has revealed a milestone in internet history with the news that its database has recorded a trillion ...

Default security is not enough - 2008/07/24

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are being warned against complacency with regard to IT security ...

Cloud Storage falls out of the sky - 2008/07/23

The silver lining came off Amazon's Cloud Storage when technical glitches knocked the system offline for ...

O2 suffer security breach - 2008/07/21

MMS messages sent to mobile phone users who do not own a compatible phone - including the new iPhone 3G - ...

Failed email causes E-rage - 2008/07/18

A new survey has revealed just how important email is as a business tool by highlighting the inevitable ...

Hack attack on domestic goddess - 2008/07/17

Users of Nigella Lawson's website – Nigella.com - may have been exposed to malware after the site was ...

Kids are the new pirates - 2008/07/16

New research has found that the majority of internet piracy is being perpetrated by 11 to 24-year-olds and ...

Viacom demands cool over YouTube - 2008/07/16

The on-going row between Viacom and YouTube cooled recently when demands for data showing the details of ...

Didn't ask for it? Delete it! - 2008/07/15

Phishing is now reaching cynical levels with unscrupulous criminals attempting to obtain sensitive personal ...

Hacker walks free after global internet attack - 2008/07/15

Charges levelled at a New Zealand teenager relating to an attack on the computer system at the University of ...

O2 suspend online orders for iPhone - 2008/07/14

The Carphone Warehouse and O2 have both suffered so much from the "incredible demand" for the new ...

When it all goes wrong it's trauma - 2008/07/09

Web monitoring services are agreed that the problem with companies like Google - who want us to store as much ...

A Payne asks: Is it everyone or just me? - 2008/07/09

The internet is a place that is perceived as 'always on' and therefore the source of frequent disappointment ...

Broadband price hike in rural blackspots - 2008/07/08

A postcode lottery is determining which homes get access to cheaper, more reliable broadband ...

Small firms need fibre-optics - 2008/07/08

Blair Stewart, Digital Island general manager acknowledges that the NZ $100 (£38) that small businesses ...

Hold the back page: Czech Republic win Euro 2008 - 2008/07/07

In a website competition run in parallel with Euro 2008, Czech Republic picked up the Euro 2008 trophy after ...

Mozilla breaks its own record - 2008/07/07

Internet technologies firm, Mozilla has entered the record books by posting the largest number of software ...

June

Slow websites add to work stress - 2008/06/18

Internet pages that take a particularly long time to load can contribute to workplace stress, according to ...

Calls made to curb traffic monitoring - 2008/06/13

A US pressure group has urged internet service providers (ISPs) to only target online behavioural advertising ...

Customers card details stolen from website - 2008/06/11

Thieves have stolen up to 38,000 encrypted credit card details after instigating an attack on the website of ...

May

Common data exchange method on horizon - 2008/05/21

A future common data exchange method allowing the compatibility of different manufacturers' products will be ...

Google and Yahoo! in talks - 2008/05/09

Search engines Yahoo! and Google have entered discussions into a possible internet advertising partnership, ...

Gates predicts internet changes - 2008/05/07

Bill Gates has revealed that big changes are in store for the internet over the next decade. ...




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