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Google lifts lid on secret search technology

Google lifts lid on secret search technology

Invites feedback from developers.
Phil Muncaster Aug 12 2009 6:18AM Software
Browser SSL warnings shown to be ineffective

Browser SSL warnings shown to be ineffective

New research shows that Secure Socket Layer (SSL) warnings, used in web browsers to indicate a problem with a web page's certificate or the potential for a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM), are ineffective.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 29 2009 11:33AM Security
Language-specific spam begins to hit the web

Language-specific spam begins to hit the web

Spammers are using translation services and templates to develop multiple versions of spam in various languages.
SC Australia Staff Jul 28 2009 10:37AM Security
Network Solutions suffers crippling data breach

Network Solutions suffers crippling data breach

570,000 credit card holders could be affected.
Phil Muncaster Jul 28 2009 6:40AM Security
Internet Explorer and Firefox both hit by web exploits

Internet Explorer and Firefox both hit by web exploits

Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox have been hit by browser attacks.
Dan Raywood Jul 23 2009 10:44AM Security
Social networks urged to tighten security

Social networks urged to tighten security

New Sophos report warns against complacency.
Phil Muncaster Jul 23 2009 9:56AM Security
Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL

Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL

Two security researchers are set to show how, due to a common browser vulnerability, extended-validation SSL certifications don't offer much more protection than traditional certs.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 22 2009 9:39AM Security
Hansard in $3.8m facelift

Hansard in $3.8m facelift

Online overhaul of parliamentary records.
Stuart Finlayson Jul 22 2009 6:32AM Software
Microsoft's Popfly mashup service to close

Microsoft's Popfly mashup service to close

Casualty of the recession.
Rosalie Marshall Jul 18 2009 7:24AM Software
Spellr.us targets university web page typos

Spellr.us targets university web page typos

Only one out of 20 takes the bait.
Ry Crozier Jul 17 2009 5:30AM Software
Another ActiveX zero-day bug from Microsoft

Another ActiveX zero-day bug from Microsoft

Microsoft is trying to combat another ActiveX vulnerability being actively exploited -- the second in a week.
Dan Kaplan Jul 14 2009 10:05AM Security
Microsoft posts half-baked Office 2010 site

Microsoft posts half-baked Office 2010 site

Half-finished Microsoft site does the Twitter rounds.
Staff Writers Jul 13 2009 3:10PM Software
US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

US government websites taken down in hacking attacks

Several important US government web sites were shut down by hackers over the July 4th holiday weekend it has been revealed.
Iain Thomson Jul 8 2009 3:25PM Security
W3C accelerates HTML 5

W3C accelerates HTML 5

More focus on next version of markup language.
Phil Muncaster Jul 4 2009 7:52AM Software
Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Attacks target flaws in development tool.
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2009 3:16PM Security
Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Hackers take aim at Cold Fusion

Development tool flaws targetted.
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2009 1:46PM Security
IntraIP buys Cove

IntraIP buys Cove

Plans world domination.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2009 3:02PM Telco/ISP
China delays rollout of filtering tool

China delays rollout of filtering tool

China has delayed the rollout date for its controversial Green Dam internet filtering tool.
Shaun Nichols Jul 1 2009 2:37PM Security
Australia shows poor resistance to phishing

Australia shows poor resistance to phishing

Around 86 per cent of Australian web users are at risk from online fraud, according to research by security vendor VeriSign.
Staff Writers Jun 30 2009 10:01AM Security
US government weighs in on Chinese filtering row

US government weighs in on Chinese filtering row

The United States government is pressing China to reconsider its mandate on web filtering software.
Shaun Nichols Jun 25 2009 2:05PM Security

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