Gary McKinnon, the internet hacker who has been accused of breaking into US high security computers, faces a trial in the US. The appeal against his extradition from London to US has been denied by the Home Office.

McKinnon, who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, faces up to 60 years in jail if he is convicted. He has already confessed that he had hacked into 97 US government computers in NASA and Pentagon in 2001-2002, seeking information on UFOs which were run on clean fuel. (more…)

Finally it is online and working – the national identity card data base went live on October 20th and already has 538 people on in by November 19th. It is first opening to the general public in Greater Manchester and people residing there can apply from November 30th. The next phase will be in the north-west of England, probably Liverpool from early next year. (more…)

Whether you use it as a nanny cam or for any other covert purpose, it can sit innocuously on your desk or adorn your wall, looking innocently like a clock which it functions as. This sophisticated DVR works on motion sensor technology and so does not cause any unnecessary battery drain.

It provides up to 20 hours of actual video and can last for a year on a stand by basis with just one full charge. It starts working when it senses body heat 30 feet away and ceases recording one minute after it stops sensing body heat or movement. (more…)

Business organisations take a lot of precaution to ensure security of their premises, in particular this holds very true for any organisation where the safeguarding of data and information is vital to its operations because of high value of intellectual property.

Spycatcheronline has a service that provides an extensive and thorough sweep of any premise carried out by qualified surveillance technicians that includes detecting for any hidden devices such as listening devices, cameras, inspection of wirings, telecommunication systems, etc upon which a detailed report will be provided that can be used a guide to upgrade security, if required. (more…)

Police in the UK are warning computer users to upgrade their computer security and avoid opening emails they don’t recognise after a banking Trojan named Zeus (aka Zbot) infected thousands of computers globally to steal sensitive personal data. Passwords, credit card and bank account details have been stolen in this massive fraud. (more…)

In the cut-throat world of business rivalry in all fields, it is no wonder that competition is even more fierce in the field of mobile communications – everybody wants a slice of the pie. As such T-Mobile’s loss of personal data is a big blow. Employees of the company stole and sold records of thousands of customers to third parties.

When people started getting calls from other mobile companies just as their contracts with T-Mobile was about to expire, the data loss came to light. Christopher Graham, information commissioner, said that the data breach was the biggest of its kind. (more…)

The Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) is going to be responsible for cybersecurity, cyberdefence and even cyberattack (if necessary). Based in Cheltenham, the centre will be working with 19 staff members who are going to be recruited from within the government’s agencies/departments like the signal intelligence agency GCHQ, the Cabinet Office, UK intelligence agencies and law enforcement. (more…)

Cars being broken into or even stolen is not that uncommon, especially in areas where its more prone to happen such as rough neighbourhoods, but it can happen anywhere. And often there seems to be precious little that you can do about it. This fingerprint car security system makes your car as secure as it possibly can be, with only people whose fingerprints are on the system allowed access to the car. (more…)