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OSI seeks open source licence reform

OSI seeks open source licence reform

Committee recommends creation of three licence categories.
Tom Sanders Aug 23 2006 10:13AM Software
First open source Java code promised for October

First open source Java code promised for October

Sun adds mobile Java to the open source mix.
Tom Sanders Aug 16 2006 9:36AM Software
Yahoo! sees limits to open source goodness

Yahoo! sees limits to open source goodness

Yahoo! doesn't plan to release all its software code under an open source license because it's unpractical and carries limited benefits, Yahoo! developer Jeremy Zawodny said on his blog.
Tom Sanders Aug 4 2006 3:11PM Software
Hummingbird negotiating sale to Open Text

Hummingbird negotiating sale to Open Text

Canadian software maker Hummingbird said Friday it was negotiating a takeover offer of US$485.1 million from rival Open Text.
Reuters Staff Jul 24 2006 9:21AM Software
Open source phone system open to DoS attack

Open source phone system open to DoS attack

Hackers could launch DoS attacks against telephone systems, new research has revealed.
René Millman Jul 18 2006 12:25PM Security
Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier

Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier

Staff without Linux expertise can use free utility to resize disk partitions
with various file systems.
Roger Howorth Jul 12 2006 9:42AM Software
Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan

Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan

An faulty update has caused Symantec to incorrectly detect the Zlob trojan in the open source Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS).
Tom Sanders Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Security
U.K. planning applicants open to identity theft

U.K. planning applicants open to identity theft

Local authorities in the UK are leaving people open to identity theft, according to anti-fraud watchdog, CIFAS.
René Millman Jun 8 2006 4:17PM Security
Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

Nearly half of wireless networks in London are open to attack, according to new research.
René Millman May 24 2006 2:45PM Security
Open, transparent and safe?

Open, transparent and safe?

Business in the Participation Age is all about engagement and collaboration. It’s about access, transparency and trust. Today, the isolationist approach to security – the notion of avoiding risk rather than mitigating it – is a surefire way to squash the opportunities and value being created on the network. To be competitive in today’s marketplace, companies must change their mindset and evolve their security culture.
Scott McNealy May 10 2006 8:06PM Security
Half of U.K. shopping websites 'open to attack'

Half of U.K. shopping websites 'open to attack'

Security flaws in half of U.K. retailers' websites leave them open to attack, new research found.
René Millman Mar 21 2006 4:58PM Security
We can’t be quite so open any more

We can’t be quite so open any more

a recent article about the growing fear of identity theft reminded me of a recent incident involving one of my colleagues, a hospital doctor. Let’s call him John Smith, and his workplace Greater Manchester Hospital.
Brian Shorten, Feb 10 2006 5:02PM Security
We all need open standards

We all need open standards

The latest SANS "Top 20" vulnerability list was released recently. While it needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, it did come up with an interesting observation. It seems the focus is shifting, from holes in OSs to those in applications.
Nick Barron Jan 25 2006 1:59PM Security
Novell urged to build open source around AppArmor Linux

Novell urged to build open source around AppArmor Linux

Industry experts have predicted that Novell’s recent decision to open up the source code of its AppArmor Linux security offering will only have a “meaningful result” if the firm succeeds in developing a true open-source community around the technology.
William Eazel Jan 20 2006 10:11AM Security
Open doors and open eyes

Open doors and open eyes
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Nov 11 2005 11:01AM Security
Phishing net open for PayPal users

Phishing net open for PayPal users

A bait-and-switch scheme is targeting users of the financial service PayPal, according to security researchers.
Frank Washkuch Nov 10 2005 10:13PM Security
How business learned to love open source

How business learned to love open source

More and more proprietary security tools use some open-source code. What are the advantages for companies?
Jim Carr Nov 9 2005 4:23PM Security
Four-fifth of DNS servers open to DoS and Pharming attacks

Four-fifth of DNS servers open to DoS and Pharming attacks

Over 80 percent of public DNS servers around the world are open to pharming and DoS attacks, according to a new study.
René Millman Oct 25 2005 1:19PM Security
Open source databases safer than proprietary

Open source databases safer than proprietary

Proprietary database servers are almost twice as likely to have suffered a security breach in the last year compared to open source database servers, new research has revealed today.
William Eazel Oct 21 2005 11:54AM Security
ISPs leave themselves open to 'enemy within'

ISPs leave themselves open to 'enemy within'

Up to 12 percent of all scanning attacks targeting broadband service providers networks are launched internally, from their own subscribers, newly published research has claimed.
William Eazel Oct 10 2005 11:58AM Security

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