Phil Muncaster

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Microsoft takes Security Development Lifecycle to all developers

Microsoft takes Security Development Lifecycle to all developers

Microsoft will launch additions to its Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) programme today, designed to enable all software developers to integrate the SDL more tightly into the development process.
Phil Muncaster May 20 2009 5:56AM Software
Wolfram Alpha launches to mixed reviews

Wolfram Alpha launches to mixed reviews

The much-heralded Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine has finally launched.
Phil Muncaster May 19 2009 6:10AM Software
Visual Studio beta launches this week

Visual Studio beta launches this week

Microsoft is set to release next week the first beta of its long-awaited Visual Studio 2010 tools suite.
Phil Muncaster May 18 2009 6:46AM Software
Mozilla's Fennec lands for Windows Mobile

Mozilla's Fennec lands for Windows Mobile

Mozilla’s much hyped mobile web browser Fennec has finally been made available for the Windows Mobile operating system.
Phil Muncaster May 18 2009 6:46AM Software
McAfee buys Solidcore

McAfee buys Solidcore

McAfee has announced it is to acquire banking and retail software firm Solidcore Systems in a US$43 million deal which will give the firm cutting edge whitelisting capabilities and access to the embedded devices market.
Phil Muncaster May 18 2009 6:46AM Software
Companies urged to embrace the piracy model

Companies urged to embrace the piracy model

Companies should try to copy pirates rather than wasting time trying to beat them, according to experts at a UK conference.
Phil Muncaster May 16 2009 9:22AM Software
Visa card doubles as two-factor authentication device

Visa card doubles as two-factor authentication device

Consultancy firm Deloitte is involved in the testing of a new type of corporate credit card, which doubles as a two-factor authentication device for remote network access.
Phil Muncaster May 14 2009 11:20AM Security
Heartland reveals cost of data breach

Heartland reveals cost of data breach

Payment processing firm Heartland Payment Systems has finally revealed that the massive data breach it suffered last year has cost the company over US$12.6 million ($A16.4m) in fines and legal costs.
Phil Muncaster May 11 2009 10:53AM Security
Sun shareholders try to block Oracle

Sun shareholders try to block Oracle

Oracle’s acquisition of Sun may not be all plain sailing after all, after Sun shareholders filed three class action suits to block the proposed US$7.4 billion (A$9.73 billion) deal.
Phil Muncaster May 11 2009 6:44AM Hardware
First Windows 7 bug discovered

First Windows 7 bug discovered

Microsoft is warning customers downloading the Release Candidate of its long-awaited Windows 7 operating system that its first bug has been detected, potentially causing application failures.
Phil Muncaster May 11 2009 6:44AM Software
Software-as-a-service growth bucks recession

Software-as-a-service growth bucks recession

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) model is set to go from strength to strength, according to Gartner, which is predicting growth of 22 per cent this year.
Phil Muncaster May 9 2009 8:14AM Software
Deloitte urges government action on cyber security

Deloitte urges government action on cyber security

Consultancy firm Deloitte has urged governments worldwide to adopt a stronger and more visionary role in securing the internet by creating security standards and partnering more effectively with the private sector.
Phil Muncaster May 7 2009 10:46AM Security
Open Text to aquire Vignette for $418m

Open Text to aquire Vignette for $418m

Open Text has announced plans to acquire Vignette in a US$310m (A$418 million) move to broaden its offerings in the web content management (WCM) space.
Phil Muncaster May 7 2009 6:52AM Software
Knowledge process outsourcing set for take-off

Knowledge process outsourcing set for take-off

Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) could finally be stepping out of the shadow of business process outsourcing (BPO), as firms look to reduce costs and improve service efficiencies, according to Datamonitor.
Phil Muncaster May 4 2009 3:38PM Strategy
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box.
Phil Muncaster May 4 2009 3:38PM Security
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box, with Australian-developed threats moving up the rankings.
Phil Muncaster May 1 2009 10:18AM Security
Security must be built in from the start

Security must be built in from the start

The UK government-backed Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) launched a roadmap today intended to kickstart an international effort to engineer security into products from their inception.
Phil Muncaster Apr 30 2009 5:51AM Security
Firms fear social networks threat

Firms fear social networks threat

Two-thirds of systems administrators are worried that employees are sharing too much information on social networking sites and threatening the security of corporate systems, according to new research from Sophos.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2009 10:09AM Security
Kaspersky dials into mobile security

Kaspersky dials into mobile security

Anti-malware firm Kaspersky Lab today launched a new enterprise-grade mobile security solution designed to protect corporate users from the growing threats targeted at mobile devices.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2009 6:11AM Security
Alcatel-Lucent launches secure VoIP solution

Alcatel-Lucent launches secure VoIP solution

Alcatel-Lucent will today launch a secure VoIP solution designed to protect medium and large sized firms from the increasing attacks on IP networks, while preserving quality of service.
Phil Muncaster Apr 29 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP

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