UK firms beat back hack attacks

British businesses are beginning to win the battle against hackers and computer criminals. Even so, 62% of firms suffered security incidents in 2005.

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Blog links families with children at war.

Many parents have to wave goodbye to their children as they go off to a war zone.

Families are starting to use blogs as a method of keeping the communication links open.

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Warnings over USB memory sticks

There is a growing concern that modern storage devices such as USB sticks, smart phones and IPods are creating a security risk for firms

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MEPs back hi-tech car safety kit

The European Parliament is supporting a plan to fit all new cars with emergency telephone call technology by 2009.

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Big holes in net's security revealed

Research has revealed that malicious hackers could easily take over more than one-third of the net's sites, and by using denial of service attacks, that figure rises to 85%

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Insect eye inspires future vision

An artificial insect eye that could be used in ultra-thin cameras has been developed by scientists in the US.

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Insight into UK's digital habits

Internet take-up and use is now higher in rural areas of the UK than in big cities, but rural users are often stuck with slow dial-up connections rather than the fast broadband enjoyed in urban areas.

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