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Research just released shows that IT security professionals think that a badly configured network is the main cause of network breaches.

Although facial biometrics is in widespread use in airports, railway stations, and other transport hubs across the UK, the system generally only works in real time when the person is either facing the camera or at a slight angle.

Sophos warns computer users not to complete the survey offered in a phishing email disguised as a McDonald's survey

More details are now emerging about the complex saga involving the Mariposa botnet since the alleged author of the malware - Iserdo - was arrested in Slovenia in late July.

Businesses are paying millions in settlement and licensing costs for copyright infringements, according to anti-software piracy organisation, the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

Apple has entered social networking arena with the announcement of its new music-based service, Ping, in San Francisco.

Microsoft has released a work-around tool to ward off attacks that exploit dynamic-link library (DLL) loading vulnerabilities while administrators update affected applications.

Norwegian security researchers have claimed they can crack quantum cryptography, which could make the highly secure encryption technique vulnerable to hackers.

IT departments are hiring more datacentre consultants but many ignore their advice, according to research from Dynamics Market.

Spam technology turns on its head to filter useful messages

UK telecoms firm Colt will be the first European operator to offer VMware's vCloud datacentre services.

India has delayed a threatened ban on Blackberry services for 60 days to extend talks on giving security services access to users' emails and instant messages.

LeaseWeb, a provider of advanced hosting infrastructure solutions, has launched a project that will offer free server capacity and bandwidth in support of organisations that monitor, identify and combat the sources of spam and cybercrime.

US defence officials have admitted for the first time that malware on a USB stick "significantly compromised" classified Pentagon computers in 2008.

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is to research the value of intellectual property to the British economy "to ensure policy and decisions are supported by proper evidence", says intellectual property minister Baroness Wilcox.

Sophos urges users not to click on suspicious email attachments from unknown sources

Talk to most IT suppliers and they are determined to tell you what they are – the biggest, best or most successful of their kind.

A large and growing list of applications appear to be vulnerable to a Dynamic-Link Library (DLL) hijacking exploit, prompting Microsoft to issue a security advisory.

A survey conducted among IT professionals and hackers at last month’s DEF CON reveals concerns over cloud vendor security, and an opportunity for hackers.

The UK ranked 30th in the most dangerous places to surf the web across the globe, according to research by internet security firm AVG.