• Microsoft releases barrage of fixes at Stuxnet and more

    Microsoft on Tuesday released a record high number of software patches aimed at countering computer threats including a Stuxnet “worm” attacking industrial networks; the 49 fixes released by Microsoft were ranked in importance from “critical” to “moderate” and addressed vulnerabilities in an array of Microsoft programs used in personal computers

  • Microsoft cleaned 6.5 million zombie PCs during April-June 2010

    Microsoft cleaned in excess of 6.5 million zombie computers between April and June 2010, but the company’s efforts alone are not enough to put a stop to the increasing threat that botnets represent to users, businesses and critical infrastructure

  • Britain faces "real and credible" cyber threat: intelligence chief

    In a rare public speech, Iain Lobban, director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), said that there is a “real and credible” cyber threat to U.K. infrastructure, and that Britain’s economy could be at risk if effective protection against cyber attacks was not developed

  • Briton gets 4-months jail for refusing to disclose password

    A 19-year old Briton used a 50-charcter password to protect child pornography files he kept in his computers; the court ordered him to reveal the password, but he refused and was sentenced to sixteen weeks imprisonment