Industrial espionage is the new target for hackers

Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting many of the most sensitive business and government areas. According to the joint Counterpane and MessageLabs 2005 Attack Trends and Analysis survey, although financial institutions and banks are still the prime target for attack the pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors are increasingly coming under assault from hackers attempting to break in and steal data. The worms that are used to probe corporate defences are becoming increasingly sophisticated. ...more

EU fails to agree limits for mobile phone roaming charges

EU politicians and officials failed on Tuesday to resolve important details of a plan to cut the cost of making and receiving mobile phone calls abroad, a lawmaker said. Representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission and European Union countries tried to agree the levels of price caps and whether consumers should be automatically switched to the regulated rates. 'I think the two main problems are the limits of the caps and the "opt in, opt out" question,' said Paul Ruebig, one of two lawmakers steering the regulation through the assembly. ...more

Atari lives again

The saying goes: old consoles never die, they simply turn up at car boot sales. But one brand hoping to make a comeback is Atari, the name behind such classics as Space Invaders and the Atari VCS home console system. A report on the Atari Time Machine Web site announces the intention of French games software company, Infogrames, to change its name to Atari by the end of the summer. ...more

ICANN halves Verisign payout in new agreement

The governing body of the Internet has moved a step closer to drawing a line under its dispute with the .com registrar Verisign. While reducing the one-off payment due from Verisign, it also changes the way it will levy money from the registrar and restricts its freedom to increase future charges. ...more

Memorex puts print on CDs

Memorex has announced what it claims are the first CD-R disks that can be printed on using an inkjet printer. The 48x discs have a porous surface that absorbs ink and can be used in any direct printing inkjet. 'As consumers use CDs almost exclusively to store music, data and photos, they want to give discs their own personalized, creative look,' said Brad Yeager, senior product marketing manager, digital media. ...more