Cyber criminals are increasingly using .eu domain names in their attack campaigns, according to data from multiple security companies. “Numerous malicious .eu domains have been registered during November which are being used to ...
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Microsoft is set to demonstrate the reasons it believes enterprises need to adopt the new version of its Exchange email server at a conference this week devoted to the product. On Monday, the company focused on security, management and ...
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Despite vowing that fighting cybercrime is high on its agenda, the European Commission increased its planned cyber security budget by just 14 percent through 2020, an amount one security expert referred to as “paltry.” For the ...
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When 32-year-old Russian programmer Andrey N.Sabelnikov visited the U.S.for the first time in January,he had a surprise waiting for him. The surprise was an amended civil lawsuit soon to be filed against him by Microsoft,which alleged he ...
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Microsoft has warned that a piece of malware known as "Necurs" is on the rise, with variants reported on 83,427 machines in November. The malware is usually distributed by drive-by download, meaning simply visiting an infected website is ...
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Panda Security,The Cloud Security Company,today announced the launch of Panda GateDefender Performa eSeries,its new,unified perimeter security device that protects against all types of threats.Panda Security's new appliance enables mid-size ...
Online Marketing&Public Relations company,Brandlective Communications have announced that they are introducing monthly website audits,following the web spam update,Google Penguin. LONDON,ENGLAND,October 01,2012/24-7PressRelease/--The ...
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The future of internet governance is to be decided this week as rival groups hammer out a new international telecoms treaty. Regulators from 193 countries are negotiating new International Telecommunications Regulations(ITRs)at the World ...
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A suspected hacking attack has hit a UN agency meeting in Dubai at which delegates are discussing new telecommunications controls that could alter the way the internet is governed. Among other groups,European MPs have voiced concerns that ...
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US-based Hormel Foods has reported that its net earnings for the third quarter ended 29 July 2012 increased 13% to $111.2m, compared to $98.5m in 2011, due to strong performance of its grocery products unit. Sales for the quarter ...
The Information Commissioner's Office(ICO)has fined a marketing firm GBP440,000 for spamming its customers with text messages. Tetrus Telecoms,owned by Christopher Niebel and Gary McNeish,has been under investigation for 18 months after ...
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Two internet privacy groups have responded to Facebook's published intentions to share its data with recently-acquired Instagram,as well as eliminate a user voting system and loosen restrictions on who can email users with unsolicited ...
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Facebook plans to combine data of its users with those of Instagram,the photo-sharing service it acquired for$715m(£450m)last month,according to its just-released,updated privacy policy. The social media company wants to share data ...
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US food group Hormel Foods saw its profits accelerate in the final quarter of its financial year amid stronger earnings from its grocery products business. Hormel, which makes Spam canned meat, booked a 13% increase in net earnings to ...
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Cyber criminals targeted users of Skype,Facebook and Windows using multiple Blackhole exploits in October,according to the latest threat report from security firm GFI Software. Researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits ...
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