Cybercrime massively under-reported warn law agencies

Law enforcement agencies are only equipped to tackle the tip of the cybercrime iceberg, according to a panel of experts speaking at the InfoSecurity conference in London today. The panel agreed that electronic crime was only at the bottom of an exponential curve and that many such crimes go unreported and unprosecuted because there is no agreed protocol for doing so. The reasons are manifold. ...more

Schools to get up to 37 per cent savings on Microsoft software

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, with Microsoft to offer software to schools with up to 37 per cent savings. The deal is expected to save up to ?46 million over three years in English schools with another ?2.5 to ?3. ...more

Auric and NoFear virus alert

MessageLabs is warning us to beware the new mass-mailing viruses Auric.E-mm and NoFear.B-mm. ...more

Bargain basement Net connection

ISP start up offers unmetered access for ?6.99 a month. Fast4. ...more

Microsoft shows off Vista's multimedia features

Microsoft has been giving a sneak peek of the much trumpeted multimedia features of the new Windows Vista operating system. The company is saying that it has built the multimedia capabilities of the Vista operating system 'from the ground up'. Many of the improvements in Windows Vista have been promised for a long time but now Microsoft is actually beginning to demonstrate some of the features. ...more