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Phishing costs 'overestimated'
An American financial consultancy firm has claimed that the predictions for consumer losses from phishing attacks may have been over-estimated by nearly 250 percent
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Microsoft patches Bofra
The brouhaha over the IFRAME vulnerability, otherwise known as the Bofra exploit, seems to be over as Microsoft has finally released a patch for the vulnerability which had allowed hackers to attack through banner ads
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IT pros called to become boys in blue
A European computer security group is lobbying the UK government to employ IT professionals as special constables to hunt down cybercriminals
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The Search Engine Report - Number 97
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from November 2004.
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Philly sells Pennsylvania to Verizon
Big city's WLAN okay. Little towns not so lucky
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World Business Review - SEM Companies Beware
I've been pestered recently by staff from the World Business Review, who tell me they want to do a feature on WebSourced for CNBC and other stations.
I've not been taking their calls, because I did some research on them a couple of years ago, when they
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Shopping Search Around the World
Although U.S. based shopping search and product comparison services receive the lion's share of traffic, other services are emerging throughout the world that serve specific regions and countries with more localized information.
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Apple opens Canadian iTunes store
Only a few days behind schedule
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All terror attacks use false passports, claims Interpol chief
Please buy my international lost and stolen database
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Cendant to buy ebookers for $415m - WSJ
In for the long haul
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Cowboy computer glitch blamed for construction slump
Sorry Gov, that's gonna cost ya
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Europeans ditch TV for PC
Internet-driven migration
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NTL flogs broadcast div for £1.27bn
Wants to 'maximise shareholder value'
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US Homeland Security Czar resigns
Color-coded threat assessments won't be missed
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Lycos' zombie army takes Web sites offline
Web traffic monitor Netcraft has found that Lycos's 'Make love not spam' campaign has taken some of its target Web sites offline
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Europe pauses Microsoft DRM probe
Ponders options as ContentGuard gains third owner
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NSPCC calls for better online crime reporting
Children's charity the NSPCC is calling for a better system to report online child abuse
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Two regional broadband bodies fold
Overtaken by events
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Lycos zombie army takes Web sites offline
Web traffic monitor Netcraft has found that Lycos's 'Make love not spam' campaign has taken some of its target Web sites offline
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MSN Spaces debuts
Along with betas of Messenger and Hotmail
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UK police fingerprint system collapses
Software glitch fingered
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Google PageRank is for Entertainment Purposes Only?
Barry Schwartz reports that Google is telling toolbar users that the PageRank displayed is for "entertainment purposes only" and is not the same PageRank that it uses in its algorithm.
Here's the text from Google...
The PageRank that is displayed in
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New Phishers Use Google as Bait
CNet reports on a new phishing practice...building fake ecommerce sites that are found via the search engines.
Paul Henry, a senior vice president at CyberGuard, said that when Web shoppers search the Internet looking for products they want to buy, the
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt Proud of Dutch Auction IPO
It seems that every news source has picked up on Scmidt's being "proud" of its IPO format, so we'll be no different! ;-)
"We're very proud of it," Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said at an event hosted by BizWorld, a program that teaches entrepre
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Google Enhances Discussion Groups
Forbes has a report on Google's recent upgrade to Google Groups. Yet another smart way for Google to generate revenue without having to share it with a partner.
Although Google won't charge to view or participate in group discussions, the company hopes
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Local government IT is great, says local government
A picture of optimism
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Most Of Google Remains In Beta
Danny Sullivan points out that most of Google is still in beta. For those of you with SEW subscriptions, you can get a more detailed look. Here's a snippet...
...Internally, Google has a very poor track record of moving its own products into a final re
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Government urges councils to e-innovate
The government is asking for ideas to be submitted for ways to make local government more efficient through using IT
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Microsoft fires off spam lawsuits
Several people have been accused by Microsoft of violating US anti-spam laws
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