Manually, users can change their online status so they appear as busy, available or even pretend to be offline. That way, if there are certain tasks that shouldn't be interrupted, the presence status can change automatically to tell others we are...
Identity theft has been a growing problem, both online and offline. Sometimes identity thieves send instant messages to potential victims pretending they are service administrators and asking for account information.
To be offline for a full day is clearly unacceptable for any business but most can live with one hour. While I suspect this figure will remain a distant dream for single ISPs and most users, it is probably a reasonable target for our new mode of...
The IP address used by the bogus website is apparently allocated to a Taiwanese telco, but the site itself has now been taken offline. Anyone viewing the message as plain text is unlikely to be fooled, but the default setting for many email...
Consumers logging into their web-based mailbox sometimes find themselves accessing another user's account, with full privileges, according to Matthew Johnson, a network administrator with a US company that sells tools for investors and fund managers.
Security experts have been warning about the consequences of another MyDoom outbreak after the original version caused massive disruption to the internet and launched a distributed denial-of-service attack on the SCO Group that knocked the company...