Napster traffic cut by 50 per cent

Napster is losing business since installing screening technology, says Webnoize. Unsurprisingly, traffic is down by 50 per cent since Napster blocked access to many copyrighted songs at the request of the record companies. Web news and research company Webnoize reports that that average number of files shared by a Napster user was 172 before the block but is now only 71. ...more

Swedish teen arrested in connection with Cisco code theft

The FBI has announced that the Swedish authorities have arrested a teenager in connection with the alleged theft of Cisco source code in May of last year. The Bureau says it is continuing to work with law enforcement agencies, including those in Britain, to determine whether the teenager worked alone or with accomplices. Just under a year ago, a Russian security website reported that portions of Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) had appeared on an IRC channel. ...more

CeBIT lets itself down over wireless security

CeBIT 2006. It may be the biggest tech show in the world. But it's a poor show when it comes to wireless security, according to security companies that conducted tests during the week long trade fair. ...more

Microsoft emphasises security for XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft, which has been stung recently by criticism of high profile security problems with its products, has released details of the new security features in the forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. Some of the 'new' features are merely turning 'on' existing defences which had been left off by default. Therefore among the enhancements to the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), the plan is to turn it on by default. ...more

Google UK to beat Channel 4 ad revenues this year

Google will make more advertising revenue in the UK this year than Channel 4, the publicly-owned broadcaster's chief executive said on Wednesday, as he warned the TV industry had underestimated the threat of the Internet. In an interview with Reuters, Andy Duncan said some traditional broadcasters had been slow to recognise the challenge posed by the Internet and multichannel TV, which cut into the audience and ad revenues of terrestrial broadcasters. '(This) reinforces that significant structural change has been going on and will continue to go on,' Duncan said in reference to the UK advertising market. ...more