Security experts warned today that the Verified by Visa online authentication scheme has become the latest lure used by phishers hoping to harvest personal information from unsuspecting shoppers..

Microsoft has taken the unprecedented step of allowing marketers to re-brand its new Windows 7 operating system..

Microsoft has moved quickly to dismiss comments made by one of its managers earlier this week that the Windows 7 user interface was based on that of the Mac operating system..

Google has accidentally let slip some secret plans relating to its Google Voice call management service, revealing that the service may be coming to markets outside the US soon.

Windows 7 has already overtaken Harry Potter novels and the Nintendo Wii to become the biggest grossing pre-order product of all time in the UK, where it went on sale first.

Security researchers are warning of a dangerous new trend in the promotion of fake anti-virus programs known as 'rogueware', which could lead to users' PCs being hijacked and rendered inoperable if they fail to pay a ransom.

MessageLabs warns malware is likely to go undetected.

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has moved swiftly to play down the significance of the arrest on terrorism charges of a nuclear physicist who worked at the Hadron Collider for six years.

Facebook users were warned today to be extra vigilant, after it emerged that criminals are running an online password hacking service, charging just US$100 per account.

The web site of open source organisation the Apache Software Foundation, was taken down yesterday after hackers compromised the SSH key for one of its servers.

Security vendors have been quick to dismiss the anti-virus capabilities in Apple's new ">Snow Leopard operating system..

Google has been forced to release new security fixes for multiple high severity vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser which could lead to an attacker taking over a victim's PC remotely.

Activity levels for Cutwail, one of the world's largest botnets, fell by 90 per cent after the recent shutdown of a Latvian ISP, but sprung back within just 48 hours, according to MessageLabs..

A new SQL injection attack has already snared over 50,000 legitimate web sites, and threatens to cause havoc for innocent internet users, according to new research from ScanSafe.