John E Dunn

Articles by John E Dunn

Worried companies block Facebook

The security backlash against Facebook has taken a new twist with a survey finding that large numbers of employees are now being blocked from accessing it.

Wi-Fi networks still insecure in London’s City

After years of stark warnings, many Wi-Fi networks located in London's City financial district still lack basic levels of security, a security vendor claims to have found.

Less is more – Ultra-mobile Vista-based PC carries steep price tag

Sony has launched the first Vista-based ultra-mobile PC which it hopes will appeal to business users looking for mini laptops. The bad news is the wallet-crunching

Fake YouTube porn videos lure users to adware

Fraudsters are attempting to con users into installing a controversial adware engine using fake porn videos from YouTube as bait.

Thousands fall victim to data theft

The personal records of thousands of U.K. consumers have turned up on a computer recovered from criminals in the U.S. London's Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit reported that 83,000 email addresses, credit card numbers and online transaction files had been discovered on the PC during an unspecified operation by U.S. authorities.

Cybercriminals get 8-year jail term

Three Russians who succeeded in extorting money from online gambling websites based in the U.K., have each been jailed for eight years.

Samsung US site hijacked

The U.S. corporate website of Samsung Telecom has been hijacked and used to host and distribute malware, security vendor Websense has revealed.

UK engineers claims to run chip at record speed

Engineers at the University of Southampton have set a world record, running a bipolar transistor at a heat-inducing 110GHz.

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