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Social network providers working to stop attacks

Social network providers working to stop attacks

After the recent worm outbreak on Facebook and MySpace, the social networking sites and security experts are working to prevent future attacks.
Sue Marquette Poremba Aug 11 2008 2:34PM Security
Firms told to beware of virtualisation

Firms told to beware of virtualisation

IT managers looking to adopt virtualisation technologies must plan their migrations carefully or risk application failure, according to IT services firm Compuware..
Phil Muncaster Aug 11 2008 7:11AM Storage
Mozilla plans to consolidate messaging into one application

Mozilla plans to consolidate messaging into one application

Mozilla has released a prototype of a new application that aims to consolidate all messages a user can receive over a computer into one reader package.
Iain Thomson Aug 8 2008 12:34PM Software
Microsoft opens up to security vendors

Microsoft opens up to security vendors

Microsoft launches Active Protection Programme and an Explotability Index.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 8 2008 10:48AM Security
Spanish speakers struggle to find web content

Spanish speakers struggle to find web content

Users whose native tongue is not English are having a particularly hard time evaluating the credibility of websites, according to new research.
Clement James Aug 8 2008 7:39AM Software
Information Commissioner gives thumbs up to Google Streetview

Information Commissioner gives thumbs up to Google Streetview

UK privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has declared that Google's Streetview service won't break any privacy laws when it begins operation in the UK..
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 6 2008 7:34AM Software
Chinese offered tools to crack the Great Firewall

Chinese offered tools to crack the Great Firewall

Foundation offers free ways to beat censorship.
Iain Thomson Aug 5 2008 2:35PM Security
Bebo to send friend request to aliens

Bebo to send friend request to aliens

Social network Bebo has teamed up with RDF Digital to create a digital time capsule to send personal messages and pictures to the nearest planet that could hold life..
Aug 5 2008 7:29AM Software
McAfee to snap up Reconnex for US$46m

McAfee to snap up Reconnex for US$46m

McAfee has signalled its intention to buy data loss prevention specialist Reconnex in a deal worth US$46m.
Guy Dixon Aug 4 2008 9:18AM Security
Linux preinstalls rocket to three per cent

Linux preinstalls rocket to three per cent

Linux has made headway in Microsoft's UK heartland, the PC sales channel.
Mark Ballard Aug 4 2008 8:12AM Software
Feds claim right to laptops

Feds claim right to laptops

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will continue to allow its agents to seize notebook computers and retain the devices indefinitely.
Shaun Nichols Aug 2 2008 7:26PM Security
Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed

Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed

The final report outlining the amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act will be released on August 11, possibily ending almost two years of speculation surrounding the inclusion of Australia’s inaugural mandatory data breach disclosure laws.
Negar Salek Aug 1 2008 3:34PM Security
China to censor journalists' Net access during Olympics

China to censor journalists' Net access during Olympics

No bricks removed from great firewall
Egan Orion Aug 1 2008 10:01AM Security
SAP refuses to budge on hikes in support costs

SAP refuses to budge on hikes in support costs

SAP has admitted that its plans to force its customers on to new support contracts will result in many of them paying for services they do not need.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 1 2008 8:03AM Software
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the Olympics.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Microsoft heads to court with Primax

Microsoft heads to court with Primax

Microsoft is returning to the courtroom over another patent infringement case.
Shaun Nichols Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Software
Motorola to acquire AirDefense

Motorola to acquire AirDefense

Communications provider Motorola is to acquire pioneer wireless security vendor AirDefense, one of the last remaining independent providers of enterprise wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS) systems.
Dave Bailey Jul 31 2008 1:45PM Security
Lords throw McKinnon to the dogs

Lords throw McKinnon to the dogs

UK's highest court has quashed Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's appeal against an extradition order.
Mark Ballard Jul 31 2008 10:00AM Security
Dell to get back into music player market

Dell to get back into music player market

Dell is planning a return to the media player market according to Dell officials quoted in the Wall Street Journal.
Iain Thomson Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Training & Development
Heart robot just wants to be loved

Heart robot just wants to be loved

The Science Museum in London is playing host to a pair of Emotibots, robots designed to react to the environment in a more human and emotive fashion.
Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Hardware

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