Matt Whipp
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UK salary payments hit by glitch at APACS
By Matt Whipp published
News Hundreds of thousands of wage payments due to be paid into accounts today will not arrive on time thanks to a BACS database problem.
Cursor flaw exposes Windows to malicious code threat
By Matt Whipp published
News Flaw exposed, with no fix available, whereby malicious code can be installed under the guise of an animated cursor.
Free Software Foundation publishes third GPL draft
By Matt Whipp published
News The FSF has published the third draft of the third version of the GNU General Public License, which would outlaw agreements like the one Microsoft recently entered into with Novell.
UK and US plays host to most malicious code
By Matt Whipp published
News Despite cybercrime legislation, the UK and US are still the most popular spots to host malicious code, according to experts.
Symantec warns that the public sector faces growing
By Matt Whipp published
News The latest Threat Report from Symantec highlights that government organisations are increasingly at risk.
Internet users feel the limit of "unlimited" broadband
By Matt Whipp, Rene Millman published
News All-you-can-eat broadband not quite as billed as ISPs put the squeeze on heavy users.
161bn gigabytes of data generated in 2006
By Matt Whipp published
News Amount of digital data generated last year would require more than a few iPods to store it all on.
Vista "no security cure-all" - Symantec
By Matt Whipp published
News Anti-virus company claims much of Vista's new features have been influenced by open source efforts.
Remote workers vulnerable to pharming, Symantec warns
By Matt Whipp published
News Drive-by pharming route users to fake websites as hackers attack wireless routers.
IBM doubles chip performance, triples processor memory
By Matt Whipp published
News New IBM technology breakthrough could improve chip performance by putting eDRAM memory on processors.
Office Open XML format falls foul of ISO process
By Matt Whipp published
News Microsoft's bid to have its file format for Office fast tracked through the ISO standardisation process has hit the buffers following numerous objections to the proposed standard.
Uptake for Vista OS slower than expected
By Matt Whipp published
News Figures from research firm put installed base for new Microsoft OS at just 0.18 per cent.
Google Groups adds new features
By Matt Whipp published
News Google Groups, the company's collaboration system, has left its beta status behind.
Storm worm causes weekend of trouble
By Matt Whipp published
News Criminal gang behind Storm worm wreaks havoc for computer users over weekend.
Old Gordon Moore's 2007 Almanac
By Matt Whipp published
News We all know transistor density doubles every 18 months, but we thought we'd apply our density to predict the future tech trends and milestones to look forward to in the coming 12 months.
Businesses must gain control of IM
By Matt Whipp published
News Businesses must take messaging more seriously as its corporate use increases
Experts call for phishing domains to be quarantined
By Matt Whipp published
News F-Secure is calling on the industry to proactively deny the registration of domains clearly destined to become phishing sites
Anti-phishing project get EC funding boost
By Matt Whipp published
News AntiPhish project sees Symantec, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Nortel, Katholieke Universiteit KU Leuven and Tiscali in fight to tackle growing phishing problem
China emerges as phishing super power
By Matt Whipp published
News China rises ten places to top the phishing generator premier league but it could soon be outdone in the spam charts by India
Analysis: Websites struggling for legal recourse for DoS
By Matt Whipp published
News Targeted websites wish ISPs were in the frame, but find UK laws of little help
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