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Barclays bank offers free BT Wifi in branches

Bank tries to tempt customers to use mobile banking.

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Police shut down ransomware ring responsible for infecting tens of thousands of computers

Criminals make over a million Euros by scamming people into handing over money to unlock infected computers

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Adobe Reader zero day flaw could allow hacker to control PC and Mac

Adobe investigating reports that hackers are taking advantage of a vulnerability affecting version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat X1 for Windows and Mac

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European Central Bank recommends stronger internet protection for consumers

Consumers and bank customers could be forced to change passwords frequently to avoid internet scams

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Government cuts have compromised consumer safety warns Trading Standards Institute

Council cuts to TS budgets now so "dire" according to the Trading Standards Institute consumers are at increasing risk of fraud and rogue traders

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Symantec: don’t blame our security software for Chinese hack on The New York Times

Security company says antivirus software alone isn't enough after sophisticated attack leaves American newspaper red-faced

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Secure Java in Windows, OS X and Linux operating systems

Serious security flaws mean that Java must be properly configured or uninstalled. We explain how to stay safe

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Happy birthday Brain, the world's first PC virus

In January 1986 the first ever IBM PC virus started to spread

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"Vomiting Larry" aids research into novovirus

Humanoid robot spews out data for researchers looking to contain outbreaks of novovirus

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I can’t enable Windows Firewall

Some Windows XP users have found problems when trying to enable the firewall

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F-Secure Internet Security 2013 review

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Get to grips with PC security settings in Windows 8

Protect your computer by configuring privacy settings, updates, the Windows firewall and more

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