Computing.co.uk – IT attention going to upgrades, not overhauls

IT budgets are being focused on maintaining old systems, rather than implementing new ones, according to a new report from Forrester.

Computer Weekly – More young people vote on Big Brother than in a general election

Three-quarters of young people would engage in politics if they could vote by text message or social media, according to a survey of 1,082 UK citizens. The survey, which was carried out by mobile phone price comparison website Right Mobile Phone, found that over one-third of young voters would not vote in the election.

CBR – New virus targets corporate networks, credentials

Internet security firm NetWitness has discovered a new type of computer virus that has affected 75,000 systems in 2,500 organisations around the world. According to the security firm, the newly-discovered virus, known as ‘Kneber botnet’ gathers login credentials to online financial systems, social networking sites and email systems from infested computers and reports the information to miscreants who can use it to break into accounts, steal corporate and government information, and replicate personal, online and financial identities.