Recent articles by Iain Thomson

Security industry falling behind hackers

Security industry falling behind hackers

The hacking community is outpacing the security industry, and different sectors of the IT community need to work together more closely to narrow the gap.
Iain Thomson Oct 17 2008 9:49AM Security
Security industry falling behind hacking technology

Security industry falling behind hacking technology

The hacking community is outpacing the security industry and different sectors of the IT community need to work together more closely to close the gap warns a new report from the influential Georgia Tech Information Security Center's (GTISC).
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 2:57PM Security
Netbook sales drive PC growth

Netbook sales drive PC growth

The latest figures from analyst house Gartner report that sales of PCs and x86 servers grew by 15 per cent from this time last year.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 2:57PM Hardware
Tiny IPv6-ready protocol stack created

Tiny IPv6-ready protocol stack created

Cisco, Atmel and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) have announced that they’ve built one of the smallest IPv6 stacks ever, and have open sourced it for general use.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 2:57PM Hardware
New Zealander allegedly responsible for masterminding major spam network

New Zealander allegedly responsible for masterminding major spam network

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down what it claims was the world's largest network of spammers.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 9:56AM Security
Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Red Hat and Dell have announced an alliance that will see the systems giant offer the new midrange Red Hat Application Appliance.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Hardware
Internet use boosts brain power

Internet use boosts brain power

Researchers have discovered that using the Internet can increase the power of your brain.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Strategy
Demand outstrips supply for OpenOffice

Demand outstrips supply for OpenOffice

Demand for the OpenOffice 3.0 suite has been so high that it has taken down the company’s servers.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Software
Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel has said it is prepared for an economic downturn and will not halt development of new processors.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Hardware
Court rules Palin 'must' hand over emails

Court rules Palin 'must' hand over emails

A court in Alaska has ruled that Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin must hand over emails sent via a private webmail account.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 10:01AM Security
Mobile phone 25 years old today

Mobile phone 25 years old today

The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was built by a team headed by Dr. Martin Cooper, a general manager for the systems division at Motorola, and he is widely creditied with making the first mobile phone call.
Iain Thomson Oct 14 2008 3:18PM Telco/ISP
Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Gartner has warned that spending on semiconductor capital has collapsed, and is not likely to recover until 2010.
Iain Thomson Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Hardware
Insiders, not hackers, responsible for corporate data loss

Insiders, not hackers, responsible for corporate data loss

A new survey of IT professionals has shown how external hackers have very little responsibility for corporate data leaks.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 3:15PM Security
First quantum encrypted network goes live

First quantum encrypted network goes live

The first network protected by quantum encryption has gone live at a scientific conference in Vienna.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Security
Hackers not responsible for corporate data loss

Hackers not responsible for corporate data loss

Study shows outside hackers responsible for one per cent of attacks.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 11:17AM Security
Quantum encrypted network goes live

Quantum encrypted network goes live

The first network protected by quantum encryption has gone live at a scientific conference in Vienna.
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2008 11:17AM Security
Adobe warns of ‘clickjacking’ attacks

Adobe warns of ‘clickjacking’ attacks

Adobe has issued a security alert about its Flash software that makes it vulnerable to being abused by hackers in a practice known as clickjacking.
Iain Thomson Oct 9 2008 3:21PM Security
Court injunction stops sales of RealDVD

Court injunction stops sales of RealDVD

A US court has banned the sale of RealNetworks' RealDVD copying software as part of the legal case brought by six Hollywood studios.
Iain Thomson Oct 8 2008 3:17PM Software
Ballmer denies involvement in Vista Capable

Ballmer denies involvement in Vista Capable

In a written deposition to court Steve Ballmer has denied all knowledge of the Vista Capable marketing program that resulted in a class action suit against his company.
Iain Thomson Oct 7 2008 3:20PM Software
Google puts off Yahoo deal

Google puts off Yahoo deal

Google has said that is putting its planned advertising deal with Yahoo on hold to allow more time for the competition aspects to be by regulators.
Iain Thomson Oct 5 2008 11:14PM Financial Services

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