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Secretive security group emerges to highlight internet abuse fight

As cybercrime continues to proliferate on the internet, one industry security group is hoping its work will help stem the tide of spam and scams.

Obama's cybersecurity plan wins praise

In a five-pronged cybersecurity plan, President Obama has named a security coordinator, and unveiled initiatives to defend the Internet from civilian and military attacks and support the principle of Net Neutrality.

New Yahoo CEO's to-do list

Now that Yahoo has put Carol Bartz at the helm of the slumping company, analysts say her first mission is to restore the hip buzz that used to surround the online pioneer.

The worst year of Yahoo's life

For CEO Jerry Yang, 2008 was going to be the year when Yahoo's long-awaited technology and business turnaround began in earnest, then it all went wrong.

What will President Barack Obama do for technology?

Senator Barack Obama has been voted the first African-American president of the US in an election featuring historic turnout. But what will his win mean for the tech sector?

US seeks disruptive technologies

In December, the president-elect will get a report detailing threats to the US and that most likely includes a list of emerging technologies that will have a major impact on the US and the world. This report, called Global Trends 2025, is a forecast prepared by US intelligence agencies.

Cuil stumbles out of the gate

Cuil, the latest search engine startup to come out swinging from its corner with the hope of knocking out Google, is instead taking a beating that could do it long-term damage as a credible contender.

Protesters call bad 'Phorm' outside BT meeting

In June 2007, Stephen Mainwaring of Weston Super Mare, noticed something wasn't quite right with his web browser.

Microsoft Finally Clears Throat About Services

Microsoft has been promoting a combination of 'software plus services' as a way to ease itself away from its packaged-software legacy and into the Web 2.0 future. But nobody seems to sit up and take notice.

Google finds evil all over the Web

The web is scarier than most people realise, according to research published recently by Google.

The LAN is 30

The idea behind ARCnet - the first LAN - came to an engineer while he was eating a meatball sandwich.

Will Wi-Fi hot spots survive WiMax and 3G?

Wi-Fi is winning at the moment but it will have to change if it is to compete with WiMax and 3G.

The mystery of Google's disapearing emails

When Jeneane Sessum logged into her Gmail account on the afternoon of 27 October, she was greeted with a horrifying sight: an empty inbox.

Microsoft puts money down on Web 2.0 trend

Analysts claim the deal between Microsoft and Facebook is motivated by more than the online advertising market.

Retailers get their say in card security standards

Retailers and other major stakeholders in the payment card chain finally have an opportunity to guide enhancements to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard mandated by the five major credit card companies.

Microsoft’s £3bn AQuantive deal is no silver bullet

Microsoft is paying a high price to get the tools it needs to compete in the rapidly evolving digital advertising market.

Judge overturns Internet child protection law

A US judge has decided to overturn a 1998 law that made it a crime for web sites to offer sexually explicit material that could be accessed by minors.

Virus writers team up worldwide

Global cooperation between malware writers could result in a new wave of hard to detect viruses that bring high-cost and inconvenience to corporate IT users.

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