A massive 97 per cent of online retailers were victims of credit or debit card fraud last year, according to security software firm Experian Information Solutions Inc.
The GSM Association, which represents European mobile operators, yesterday met up with the European Commission to discuss how local governments can better help operators in rolling out 3G (third-generation) networks.
The number of people working from home is increasing by around 15 percent a year, but many of them are still failing to address IT security issues and are leaving their computers open to attack.
U.S. officials are playing down the prevalent threat posed by cyberterrorism, but countries around the world, including the U.K., have been looking into the matter for some time and the very real threat it poses to business.
Cable firm and telco Telewest Communications PLC has slammed British Telecommunications PLC's claims that its unlimited talk package was unlimited, but it now looks as though Telewest may also be bending the truth.
British Telecommunications PLC's broadband price cuts, announced earlier this week, may not be as good a deal as they initially appeared. The company is increasing wholesale broadband installation charges to claw back the revenue it is surrendering by cutting the bandwidth fees levied on ISPs (Internet service providers).