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Organisations must take a multi-layered approach to fraud prevention according to analyst firm Gartner. In a new report, 'Where Strong Authentication Fails', Gartner says companies need to monitor 'user access behaviour', by analysing all of a user's web traffic and spotting any automated programs. Firms also need to keep an eye out for suspicious transaction values. Gartner clients who have fended off attacks have either used automated fraud detection or carried out a manual review of high ...

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A UK next-gen mobile network has taken another step forwards with Huawei announcing a successful live trial of LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology with O2. Huawei, a provider of next-generation telecom solutions, carried out the trial at O2's headquarters in Slough. Speeds of 150Mbit/s were achieved. O2's UK chief technology officer, Derek mcmanus, says the trial would help the company better understand this emerging technology. It'll also prepare customers for the next generation of mobile ...

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Unused landlines will be taxed to subsidise rural broadband, the government has announced. The duty will be payable on all local loops whether or not the lines are actually used, the Treasury says. Only means-tested households subscribed to ultracheap 'social phone' services will be exempted. The Tories oppose the tax and say they would look to scrap it 'as soon as possible' if they win the next general election. But they've made no firm promises. The Treasury says it expects to collect ...

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Spelling and grammar must be correct when sending messages online, an email training organisation has announced. Emailogic says that spelling mistakes and abbreviations such as those often used in text messages have grown increasingly unacceptable in the past year. More and more business conducted by email means that users want to see clear and concise correspondence, according to Emailogic. Subject lines in emails should also be of a certain standard, otherwise the sender will come across ...

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Anyone can have free access to postcode data next year according to government plans. The move is part of its commitment to make more use of technology and the web to transform official services. At the moment, companies wanting postcode information that links to physical locations are charged. The free access is planned for April 2010, but a spokesman for the Ordnance Survey says the consultation would begin before Christmas 2009 a chance for 'people to make their views known'. Also in the ...

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A new TV set with a BBC iplayer offering has been launched. The iviewer, from British firm Cello, has built-in internet access, and requires a broadband or wifi connection in order to view net channels. The BBC catch-up service has so far only been available on television via set top boxes, games consoles or a digital TV subscription with Virgin Media. The set has taken a year to develop according to the firm, but manufacturing will begin this weekend. The LCD sets are designed to be ...

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Growing demand for IT workers over the past two years has created a shortage of highly skilled temporary tech workers. Research by the REC has found that IT recruitment plummeted from late 2007, but it's now shot back up to 2006 levels. Employers in nearly all sectors are lifting recruitment freezes and starting to hire again, according to an REC chief executive Kevin Green. The study has revealed that the UK jobs market is looking healthier today than at any time in the last two and a half ...

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The government's controversial broadband tax has got the go-ahead from chancellor Alistair Darling in his pre-Budget report. All households with a fixed line phone will have to pay £6 a year the earned funds will make sure rural areas of the UK don't miss out on super-fast broadband services. Darling says the government will provide super-fast broadband to 90 per cent of the UK by the end of 2017. But the broadband tax has attracted criticism from within the industry. Some experts say the ...

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Satellite broadband could be the answer to Britain's digital divide, according to internet industry experts. The government needs to look at satellite technology as a solution to providing broadband across the country, says David mccourt, chief executive of Skyware Global. Installing fibre optic cable would be too time-consuming and expensive as a way to provide broadband in rural areas. mccourt says the cable networks are under pressure, because more people want access to data wherever they ...

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Security giant mcafee has added cloud-based security protections to its Network Security Platform. The firm says it would be adding support for the Artemis security programme to enterprise network offerings. Artemis gathers intelligence data from systems worldwide and provides regular updates over the web. By adding the protections at the network security level, the company says businesses will be able to provide blanket protection for attacks and threats for all machines on the network. A ...

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