News from SSIWEB

Card Acceptance - System Changes

Remove All Switch Logos Implementation date: 1 July 2007                   Impacted: All merchants You will need to arrange for the replacement of any Switch logo with the Maestro logo by 1 July 20 ... read more
Date - 04 May 2007
Category - Internet News

Retailers face card data clampdown

Key Issues Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard comes into effect from June If cardholder data is compromised, merchants face stringent penalties Retailers must limit access to resources and information Data collected by point of sale systems could also b ... read more
Date - 30 April 2007
Category - Internet News

Web counting tools 'need change'

The way web audiences are measured could be ripe for an overhaul, according to two reports out this week. Measurements based on page-views and cookies (small text files which track net use) could be affected by changing user behaviour, the studies warn. Net measurement firm comScor ... read more
Date - 19 April 2007
Category - Internet News

Windows XP to be retired in 2008

Windows XP will stop being available on new PCs from the end of January 2008. Microsoft is keeping to a plan to stop selling the operating system even though surveys show a lukewarm response to Windows Vista among consumers. A poll by US market research firm Harris Interactive fou ... read more
Date - 15 April 2007
Category - Internet News

Windows fails second virus test

Microsoft's Live OneCare security software has failed tests which check how well it spots and stops malicious programs designed to attack Windows. OneCare was the only failure among 17 anti-virus programs tested by the AV Comparatives organisation. Microsoft's software only ... read more
Date - 05 March 2007
Category - Internet News

Microsoft fixes 20 security holes

Windows users are being urged to install Microsoft's February security update which contains 12 patches for 20 vulnerabilities. The bumper package includes fixes for loopholes that malicious hackers are known to be already exploiting. Another vulnerability is in the program M ... read more
Date - 16 February 2007
Category - Internet News

Hackers attack heart of the net

Hackers have attempted to topple key parts of the internet's backbone, in one of the most significant attacks of recent years. The target was servers that help to direct global internet traffic. In the early hours of Tuesday three key servers were hit by a barrage of data in what is ... read more
Date - 09 February 2007
Category - Internet News

Storm chaos prompts virus surge

E-mails claiming to contain details of the storms that battered Europe contain a malicious virus, security firms warn. The e-mails with the subject line "230 dead as storm batters Europe", can leave computers vulnerable to attack. The messages were first detected as the sto ... read more
Date - 19 January 2007
Category - Internet News

Important information to include on company web sites

It is now mandatory for UK companies to include the registered address and registered number on all forms of electronic communication.  This includes your company web site. More details can be found here  (page 11).  read more
Date - 19 January 2007
Category - Internet News

Security bug found in PDF reader

Web users are being urged to upgrade their Adobe reader software as a security flaw is found in older versions of the program. Millions of people use the reader software to view documents prepared in the popular PDF format. Security researchers said malici ... read more
Date - 05 January 2007
Category - Internet News

Triple threat targets Word users

Users of Microsoft Word are being urged to be careful as malicious hackers target the word processing software. Three unpatched bugs in Word have been uncovered in the last few weeks and two are already being exploited by attackers. The loopholes being exploited allow attackers to create ... read more
Date - 22 December 2006
Category - Internet News

'Most websites' failing disabled

Most of the leading websites around the world are failing to provide the most basic accessibility standards for people with disabilities. Ninety seven percent of websites did not provide even minimum levels of accessibility, a new survey has found. Accessibility agency Nomensa test ... read more
Date - 06 December 2006
Category - Internet News

Online scams target the wealthy

High-income earners are being preferentially targeted by online "phishing" scams, research has shown. Phishing involves using e-mails with links to fake websites to trick people into revealing bank account numbers. The study, by analysts Gartner, found that people who earn ... read more
Date - 13 November 2006
Category - Internet News

Kontrolit Version 2.05 Available

To find out what's new in version 2.05 please click here .  You can request a live online demo of the latest version here .  read more
Date - 01 November 2006
Category - SSIWeb

Internet Explorer 7.0 & Firefox 2.0 Now Available

The top two browsing programs of net users got a big update this month as Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla unleashed Firefox 2.0. Here we take a quick spin through some of the features to be seen in the new versions. Microsoft's IE7 program is the beefier of ... read more
Date - 30 October 2006
Category - Internet News

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