Security researchers from antivirus vendor AVG have discovered that a section from the website of the Spelthorne Borough Council in the UK has been hacked and is serving exploits. According to their analysis, this is not the first time it happens. The incident has been reported by AVG's own Chief Research Offic... |
10 March 2009
07:05 GMT |
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Right now, the most talked about topic in the UK is the one regarding file sharing and the agreement between the BPI, the Government and major ISPs to combat online piracy. No matter if you support the measures or if you simply feel strongly against them, it is important to make your opinion heard, and this is exactl... |
29 July 2008
11:25 GMT |
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People who live in the UK, and by that we mean any and all neighborhoods in England and Wales, will have access to online maps that present the crime patterns in the particular place they live in, by the end of 2008. This is an initiative by the Home Secretary who reported earlier this month that the UK police force ... |
29 July 2008
10:14 GMT |
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The UK has recently proposed the creation of a so-called "super database" with the purpose of logging information about every telephone call, text message, and e-mail sent. The thing is that, over the past four years, from 2004 up to this day, the MoD (Ministry of Defense) has officially admitted to losing a total of... |
19 July 2008
04:39 GMT |
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If we are to listen to the ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association), there are two major problems when it comes to the UK's games industry: the rating system, which should be PEGI and the lack of government support, which encourages game developers to migrate to Canada or France, where t... |
9 July 2008
13:06 GMT |
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Chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, Lord Broers draws attention to the fact that UK legislation has serious deficiencies in terms of security. The British Government must take action with regard to three major issues: there is a need for a law that will force organizations to report any data... |
9 July 2008
07:46 GMT |
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Five British schools in Worcestershire have trialled some so-called "active" Wii video games to augment traditional Physical Education lessons with their final goal being the reduction of obesity of the population and encourage students to take and enjoy more exercise, everything in a fun way. Strange, because I alwa... |
31 January 2008
04:40 GMT |
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This final piece of news I'm posting today has something to do with Eidos (responsible for the Tomb Raider series) being backed up by the ELSPA that the UK Government needs to do more for the gaming industry. OK... more what? More funding of course. According to the report, Jane Cavanagh OBE, Chief Executive of ... |
10 August 2007
11:12 GMT |
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