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Google boosts security in hosted applications

Google boosts security in hosted applications

Google has added Postini's email security and compliance services to its hosted applications, a month after acquiring the company for US$625 million.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 10 2007 11:19AM Security
Manhunt 2 banned again in the UK

Manhunt 2 banned again in the UK

Rockstar Games' controversial Manhunt 2 game has been rejected for a second time by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), despite revisions made after a ban in June.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2007 11:15AM Software
Global IT spend to top US$3 trillion in 2007

Global IT spend to top US$3 trillion in 2007

Worldwide IT spending is projected to surpass US$3 trillion in 2007, according to industry analyst Gartner.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 10:45PM Financial Services
Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

US boffins have unveiled a material which they believe could be as important to next-generation quantum computing as silicon is to the computers of today.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 10:38PM Hardware
Trust in open source software soars

Trust in open source software soars

IT security professionals have an almost equal preference for deploying open source or commercial software, according to research by security firm Barracuda Networks.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 9:25PM Software
Phishing levels up in September

Phishing levels up in September

Virus levels down in Australia but spam surging again according to MessageLabs.
Negar Salek Oct 2 2007 2:19PM Security
Europe beating US in virtualisation uptake

Europe beating US in virtualisation uptake

Stricter European privacy controls have helped virtualisation to achieve greater uptake in Europe than in North America, according to a networking vendor.
Matt Chapman Oct 2 2007 11:49AM Software
Spammers exploit protests in Burma

Spammers exploit protests in Burma

Spammers are exploiting the fight for democracy in Burma to spread malware, according to recent reports.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2007 6:43AM Security
Protecting cardholder data in e-Commerce transactions

Protecting cardholder data in e-Commerce transactions

More and more businesses are moving towards offering their products and services in an Internet-based environment and consumers will typically use a credit or debit card for e-commerce transactions.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 10:48AM Security
IBM rings in the second phase of SOA

IBM rings in the second phase of SOA

IBM has launched a new series of service oriented architecture (SOA) services that aim to increase the software's appeal for end users rather than IT staff.
Tom Sanders Sep 27 2007 7:18AM Software
Canadian privacy chief: TJX kept too much info; breach began in Miami

Canadian privacy chief: TJX kept too much info; breach began in Miami

Before TJX revealed its servers had been breached by hackers, the retail giant collected and stored unnecessary and excessive amounts of personal information for too long and relied on outdated encryption technology to defend the data, according to a report released today by Canadian privacy officials.
Dan Kaplan Sep 26 2007 10:26AM Security
Four men are jailed in China for virus writing

Four men are jailed in China for virus writing

Four men have been jailed in China for writing a virus that affected thousands of users worldwide.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 25 2007 9:38AM Security
Google forced to push image in China

Google forced to push image in China

Google is planning a huge marketing push in China, according to Google China president Lee Kai-fu.
Simon Burns Sep 24 2007 10:42PM Strategy
Google cashes in on widgets

Google cashes in on widgets

Google plans to turn its collection of widget applications into a revenue stream by using the small web apps to display adverts from Google Adwords clients.
Matt Chapman Sep 24 2007 2:52PM Software
Managing IT risk in unchartered waters of "Security 3.0"

Managing IT risk in unchartered waters of "Security 3.0"

Firms need to think about reducing spending, not throwing money at the problem, advises analyst Gartner
Rosalie Marshall Sep 21 2007 1:06PM Security
IBM union calls strike in Second Life

IBM union calls strike in Second Life

Italian IBM workers have called a virtual strike in Second Life to protest at low pay.
Matt Chapman Sep 21 2007 7:27AM Software
Mozilla patches QuickTime bug in Firefox

Mozilla patches QuickTime bug in Firefox

Mozilla released an updated version of its browser on Tuesday to correct a critical QuickTime security vulnerability for which proof-of-concept code was available.
Dan Kaplan Sep 20 2007 1:59PM Security
Obfuscated malware tops list in August

Obfuscated malware tops list in August

ESET, the Bratislava-based security firm behind the Nod32 antivirus suite, said this week that a high percentage of malware detected in August employed some kind of obfuscation technique.
Clement James Sep 17 2007 2:29PM Security
Suspected phishing gang arrested in Germany

Suspected phishing gang arrested in Germany

Ten people have been arrested in Germany under suspicion of carrying out an international phishing scam, sources revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 17 2007 10:07AM Security
Nintendo powers ahead in console wars

Nintendo powers ahead in console wars

Cumulative sales of Nintendo's Wii console have overtaken that of the Xbox 360, despite Microsoft's 12-month head start on its Japanese rival, according to a recent report in the Financial Times.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2007 7:45AM Hardware

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