The most recent Computer Security articles from Personal Computer World

Lords push Government on web security

Clive Akass — 2008-07-08T17:30:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 17:30:00

Backing for second report to call for measures to protect public and make banks take responsibility

The Government is not doing enough to protect people from crime online, a House of Lords committee report said today....

IE tool spots dodgy Linux sites

Clive Akass — 2008-07-07T17:03:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Monday 7 July 2008 at 17:03:00

Warns when you are using SSL link compromised by Debian bug

A free add-on to Internet Explorer alerts you if you contact a server whose security has been compromised by a Linux bug that went undetected for months....

PCW writer scoops BT journalism awards

Kelvyn Taylor — 2008-06-11T17:27:00.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 11 June 2008 at 17:27:00

Privacy feature strikes a chord with judges

PCW contributor Jon Thompson today won two prestigious honours at the BT Security Journalism Awards 2008. His feature 'Avoiding the Cybersnoops', published in the July 2007 issue of PCW, was...

Malware fears boost sales of USB blocks

Clive Akass — 2008-06-09T13:02:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Monday 9 June 2008 at 13:02:00

They protect machines on which disabled drives are not an option

Drive locks that prevented machines being infected via floppy disks are making a comeback in a new form – to block USB ports....

Banks to use voice IDs

Clive Akass — 2008-06-04T16:41:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 4 June 2008 at 16:41:00

Twenty million people in UK will be registered for system by the end of next year

The main British banks plan to introduce voice recognition over the next year as a way of deterring card fraudsters, according to speech software specialist Nuance....

Hands On: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and networks

Alan Stevens — 2008-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 00:00:00

Find out if SP1 will be the answer to your Vista network grumbles

There’s been a lot written about the forthcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) update for Windows Vista. Some beta testers claim significant performance increases, especially when it comes to handling network...

Virus Top Ten lists 'useless'

Clive Akass — 2008-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 16 April 2008 at 00:00:00

They are no measure of a threat, says security vendor

Virus Top Ten lists are misleading because they do not measure the dange rof individual threats, according to security software vendor PC Tools Chief Executive Simon Clausen said they are...

First step towards a quantum Internet

Clive Akass — 2008-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Gate using qubit made of entangled photon pairs could lead to 'automatically secure' networks

A US scientist has made a building block that could lead to a totally secure 'quantum Internet', according to a report in MIT Technology Review (TR)....

Panda deems anti-virus software ineffective

Clive Akass — 2008-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 11 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Three in four companies and one in three home PCs are infected. Check your machine out for chance of a prize

Nearly three in four companies are infected with some form of malware – including those with up-to-date security software installed, according to a survey by anti-virus specialist Panda....

Hands on: Fix your PC's sound

Niall Magennis — 2008-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Niall Magennis, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 9 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Not getting sound from your soundcard? Here are some tips that might help

These days our PCs are used as much for entertainment as they are for other tasks, so one of the most annoying problems that can rear its head is the...

Pro-Tibet sites infected with malware

Clive Akass — 2008-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 9 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Attacks 'specifically targeted' in wake of Olympic torch demonstrations against Chinese policies

Two sites favouring Tibet independence have been infected with malware in what appears to be a targeted attack, according the security-specialist ScanSafe....

Jail data-loss bosses, say experts

Clive Akass — 2008-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 8 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Companies should also be fined, and customers compensated

Security experts have certainly got it in for the bosses of companies that lose customer data, according to a new survey....

30GB online storage for free

Clive Akass — 2008-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 20 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Store you files in former Bank of England vault and access them from any machine

A new online- service is offering 30GBytes of free storage accessible via a web browser from anywhere in the world....

Phishers target HMRC data-loss victims

Clive Akass — 2008-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Friday 22 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Emails offering compensation may means criminals are using information, says McAfee

Phishers could be targeting the 25 million people whose confidential details were on computer discs lost by HM Revenue and Customs late last year a security specialist fears....

Lords turn security screw on Government

Clive Akass — 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 20 February 2008 at 00:00:00

New inquiry will highlight failure to act on recommendations aimed at protecting data

The House of Lord committee that produced a report on internet security last August is to hold a follow-up inquiry because it is “disappointed” in the government’s response....