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Apple lifts lid of OS X Leopard

Apple lifts lid of OS X Leopard

Apple plans to launch the next version of its OS X 10.5 operating system code named Leopard in the spring of 2007.
Tom Sanders Aug 8 2006 3:00PM Software
CISOs are only part of the plan

CISOs are only part of the plan

Can CISOs and CSOs make a difference in the companies for which they work? Can they shape a successful IT security program that promotes a flourishing, trusted and respected business? And, in the end, does it really matter if a company has a lead professional in place to oversee and usher in IT security practices, or can a company do without yet still maintain a strong IT security posture that begets consumer and investor confidence?
Illena Armstrong Aug 7 2006 9:53PM Security
Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrap-up: Less hackers, but plenty of flaws

Black Hat wrapped up on Thursday after several days of vulnerability revelations that proved that the event hasn't lost its edge even as attendance skewed more heavily toward security professionals rather than hackers this year.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 4 2006 8:55PM Security
Senate ratification of cybercrime treaty praised

Senate ratification of cybercrime treaty praised

Information security industry groups today praised the U.S. Senate over its ratification late Thursday of the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime treaty, hours before Congress broke for a month-long recess.
Dan Kaplan Aug 4 2006 5:14PM Security
Intel warns of Centrino wireless driver flaws

Intel warns of Centrino wireless driver flaws

Intel is reporting several vulnerabilities in its Centrino wireless drivers that could lead to remote code execution and an attacker assuming control of a system.
Dan Kaplan Aug 2 2006 3:37PM Security
KaZaa users warned of p2p worm

KaZaa users warned of p2p worm

Researchers are warning peer-to-peer (p2p) application users of a new proof-of-concept virus that acts similarly to the W97M/Melissa malware.
Frank Washkuch Aug 1 2006 9:40PM Security
Three-quarters of phish hit Paypal, Ebay

Three-quarters of phish hit Paypal, Ebay

Three-quarters of the net's phishing attacks target eBay and Paypal users, according to new findings.
René Millman Jul 31 2006 1:26PM Security
PayPal, Ebay focus of phising scams

PayPal, Ebay focus of phising scams

PayPal and Ebay users are copping the brunt of the current storm of phising emails according to Sophos.
Staff Writers Jul 28 2006 11:53AM Security
System simulates fault tolerance of the brain

System simulates fault tolerance of the brain

University of Manchester to build brain style computer.
Staff Writers Jul 27 2006 11:43AM Oddware
Boffins rewrite laws of physics by reversing light

Boffins rewrite laws of physics by reversing light

Light made to travel backwards.
Robert Jaques Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Oddware
Canon targets bigger slice of large-format printer market

Canon targets bigger slice of large-format printer market

Printer manufacturer wants to increase market share to 15 per cent.
Laura Hailstone Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Hardware
Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses

Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses

Multiple variants of malware carried through emails have successfully entered more than eight out of 10 businesses, a new report shows.
Dan Kaplan Jul 25 2006 9:53PM Security
Personal information of NYC homeless leaked

Personal information of NYC homeless leaked

The personal information of more than 8,000 of New York City's homeless accidentally was leaked in an email Friday, the New York Daily News reported in its Saturday editions.
Dan Kaplan Jul 24 2006 3:52PM Security
Winternals to become part of Microsoft

Winternals to become part of Microsoft

In a move expected to reduce Windows customers' total cost of ownership, Microsoft has acquired Winternals Software, an Austin, Texas, company that produces system recovery software and runs a website offering freeware tools and source code related to the operating system.
Dan Kaplan Jul 19 2006 4:14PM Security
Security policy heart of ID protection

Security policy heart of ID protection

Gartner has called for an increased focus on organisational security policies following a spate of ID theft cases.
Staff Writers Jul 18 2006 1:35PM Security
Corporate IT Forum joins criticism of Fast

Corporate IT Forum joins criticism of Fast

Tif says the Federation Against Software Theft is being too heavy-handed in
its dealings with UK firms.
Madeline Bennett Jul 18 2006 12:45PM Software
Microsoft, on 'state of high alert,' releases PowerPoint advisory

Microsoft, on 'state of high alert,' releases PowerPoint advisory

Microsoft security researchers have been "on a state of high alert" following targeted attacks on a PowerPoint flaw and vulnerabilities in other Office programs, according to one high-ranking member of its Security Response Center.
Frank Washkuch Jul 17 2006 10:30PM Security
Trojans account for over half of malware

Trojans account for over half of malware

Over 54 percent of the new malware in the second quarter of 2006 were trojans, according to new data.
René Millman Jul 14 2006 11:41AM Security
Review delays start of ID card procurement

Review delays start of ID card procurement

Procurement for the multibillion-pound UK national biometric identity card scheme will start only once the current Home Office review is completed.
Sarah Arnott Jul 13 2006 2:40PM Hardware
FBI warns of online job scams

FBI warns of online job scams

Want a new job? The FBI has some words of warning for you.
Frank Washkuch Jul 12 2006 6:54PM Security

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