Microsoft will issue a security patch for Internet Explorer after it was revealed that a vulnerability in the web browser was to blame for last week's hacks on Gmail accounts.

Every year most of the security vendors' forecasts predict dramatic spikes in volumes of spam, phishing, botnet activity, and malware. Usually, they're right.

An icecream retailer keeps his customers up-to-date on his business using social media technology, which he describes as "word of mouth on steroids".

Facebook is increasingly being targeted by cybercrooks, so the social network has chalked an unprecedented deal with security specialist McAfee to offer its users free security software.

Aussie scientists are using technology including SMS to keep tabs on great white sharks