Tag Internet
McAfee reveals growing dangers of digital music and movies
McAfee has just announced its latest findings from its “Digital Music & Movies Report: The True Cost of Free Entertainment”. The security software provider has revealed that there is an increase in cyber threats related to online music. McAfee stated that searching for “MP3s” created added risk for searches while “free MP3s” further increased this [...]
Facebook finally agrees to launch panic button to protect young users
Rosie Khdir looks into the safety agreement made between Facebook and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) following months of discussions.
Internet broadband take-up soars amongst the over 50s
John Hillmanlooks at the surge in Internet use amongst the over 50s and investigates what could be behind this most recent Internet growth trend that now accounts for more than 50% of new users.
The Internet: 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner? – UPDATED
A campaign has been launched his week by Wired Italy to nominate the Internet for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Rosie Khdir will explain the thinking behind it…
Botnets caused most spam in 2009
Symantec revealed that 83.4 per cent of spam generated in 2009 was the work of Botnets, autonomous robots that are run by malicious software. Figures were released in Symnatec Corp’s MessageLabs Intelligence Annual Report, which was conducted at the end of last year. It revealed around 151 billion unsolicited messages were being send everyday from [...]
Virtual addiction, is it virtually nothing?
How many of you spend at least 3 hours at your PC everyday? Or feel a constant urge to update your Facebook status, tweet something or get to the next level of that game? Rosie Khdir investigates the reality of Internet addiction…
France Cracks Down on Internet Piracy with new law
Tomas Mowlam reports on French attempts to make internet pirates walk the plank, with a new law that will prosecute illegal downloaders
Welcome to FarmVille
Rosie Khdir takes a look at Facebook’s number one application that has got over 72 million people farming mad! Who ever thought so many people would be willing to get their hands dirty with farmyard chores?
