Archive for the General Category
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MS10-015 May Cause Windows XP To Blue Screen
Microsoft is aware that after installing the February security updates a limited number of users are experiencing issues restarting their computers. From reports, it has appears that this issue occurs after installing MS10-015 (KB977165). It may or m
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UK Residents: Become a Scambuster!
"Between the 1-26 February 2010, Scamnesty bins will be placed around the country in public places so you can bin those pesky scam letters you have received in the post. As well as letters and mailers some scammers send emails, text messages or will
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10% of Britons’ fall for scams
It has emerged that 10% of Britons' fall for scams. According to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) almost 10% of adults - more than 4m people - in Britain say they have responded to a scam in their lives. BBC Technology reports - "Almost a half of
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Google Toolbar Tracks Browsing Even After Users Choose “Disable”
Ben Edelman time again with research into Google Toolbar and it's practices after you disable it. Ben Edelman (Direct link to the article) - "I present screenshots and screen-capture videos demonstrating that even after a user specifically chooses
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Setting up your New Computer you got for Christmas
You may have received a new computer for Christmas this year and have it all set up with no hiccups. But you may have asked the following; How do I set it up or protect it better? There are simple steps to ensure you protect it better. At no extra
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (29/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: New iPhone worm is 'mo
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China warns of mass Internet virus (Panda Burning Incense Worm)
TechWorld.com reports: A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee. The original Panda worm
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (22/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Yahoo site flaw uncovered
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (15/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Softpedia's exclusive inte
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (01/11/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Microsoft anti-virus softw
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (25/10/2009)
Welcome to another blog post of Sunday NewsBot. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology and gathered in our centre. This weeks top articles are: Millions tricked by 'scare
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (18/10/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. Before we go firther, SCars Beta testing is going well. Places are always available for this. Please re-visit the blog post to express your interest. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and sit
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (11/10/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks articles are: Yebol, new search engine in beta FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (04/10/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks articles are: Orange announces UK iPhone deal Botnet Reported Loose in Fortune 100
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (27/09/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks articles are: Dell to acquire Perot for $3.9bn Google Confirms That Keyword Metatags
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Bill of Rights for Online Advertisers
I haven't blogged much of late. However for today that changes. I'm a big fan of BenEdelman.org and the way he presents his research on his site. This time round he offers five rights to protect advertisers from increasingly powerful ad networks - av
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (20/09/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks articles are: ISPs asked to cut off malware-infected PCs 'Ice explorer' ready for la
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (13/09/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks top articles are: T-Mobile and Orange in UK merger Flight site hacker 'identified'
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (06/09/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. All articles in the NewsBot Centre are imported from blog and site feeds from the world of security and technology. This weeks top articles are: eBay 'reaches deal to sell Skype' The Conficker worm makes a comeb
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Sunday NewsBot: Weekly Round Up (30/08/2009)
Welcome to this weeks round-up. This week I have put a timer on this article being published due to work commitments I have. I did think about changing it to a Monday NewsBot, but decided against it. Also, on a side point away from our weekly roun
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