Jeremy Kirk

The U.K. government is proposing changes to an existing law that it says will bolster the ability to prosecute hackers and put them in prison longer.

The lack of a functioning radio communications system within London's subway limited the response to the July 7 bombings last year, a new report has concluded.

The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, strongly condemned moves by U.S. broadband providers to control their subscribers' content, saying it threatens the Internet's greatest strength: openness.

Civil rights group Amnesty International launched a campaign against Internet censorship, accusing multinational companies of complicity in aiding countries such as China to hampering free access to online information.

Internet crime often starts with phishing, the practice of duping a user into revealing bank account or log-in credentials via a fraudulent Web site. Phishers send out reams of e-mail bait that say users' account information has expired or needs updating. The e-mail includes links to a site that may look very similar to their bank Web site, but isn't. Once those credentials are obtained, criminals use the information in a variety of creative and costly scams

Microsoft Corp. has filed a countersuit against Lucent Technologies Inc. in a dispute over Microsoft's alleged misuse of patented technology in its Xbox 360 games console.

Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates will detail how the company is adding search capabilities in its enterprise software, emphasizing how employees waste time trying to find information. Microsoft's emphasis on the search capabilities comes in response to strong competition from Google Inc., which has become the market leader for search on the Internet.

Microsoft Corp. today will release a beta version of Windows Media Player 11, a more stylish version of its media software that mimics the sleekness of its main competitor, Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes. The media player will be launched in conjunction with an online music store from MTV Networks that has been integrated with Microsoft's media software, allowing users to search and download songs and albums.