Security

Microsoft Readying Unscheduled Critical Security Patches

Microsoft will release two out-of-band security bulletins tomorrow, targeting issues in Internet Explorer and the Visual Studio product line

15 years ago

One In Four SMBs Say IT Failing To Support Tough Times

The IT Effectiveness Index Mid-Year Report has found small-to-medium-sized businesses with failing IT are at a competitive disadvantage

15 years ago

The Lost Server That Makes A Case For The Cloud

People who believe the cloud is not secure enough are missing the point, says Peter Judge. If the MoD can…

15 years ago

UK ISP Karoo shuts off alleged pirates

Monopoly ISP operates "Kang-Karoo Court" and punishes users beyond the demands of the music industry

15 years ago

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Review

Microsoft Security Essentials (née Morro) is an effective yet modest measure by Microsoft to augment the minimum level of security…

15 years ago

The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)

Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top…

15 years ago

Google: The Limits Of Security

Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum.…

15 years ago

MOD Admits Losing An Entire Server

During 2008, the UK Ministry of Defence admits it lost an entire server from a secure building - as well…

15 years ago

McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy

McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises

15 years ago

Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users

Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust…

15 years ago

UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency

Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process…

15 years ago

Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less

When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're…

15 years ago

Rogue Trader Talks Financial Crisis at IT Security Event

Who better to speak on the importance of data management and security than Nick Leeson say organisers of RSA Conference…

15 years ago

Encourage Responsibility, Don’t Ban iPhones

Instead of keeping BlackBerrys, iPhones and other personal mobile devices out of the enterprise, a new report from Forrester suggests…

15 years ago

Gartner Predicts Rise of Cloud Integration Services

Difficulty integrating cloud services and ensuring their integrity will give rise to what Gartner is calling “cloud service brokerages”

15 years ago

IBM Unveils OCR-Based Data Masking Technology

IBM pulled the covers off new technology that uses optical character recognition to conceal data, filtering it before it reaches…

15 years ago

Microsoft to Plug DirectX And ActiveX Holes

Microsoft is prepping fixes for vulnerabilities in the DirectShow and Video ActiveX Control components as part of July's Patch Tuesday

15 years ago

Spammers Abuse Short URL Services Like Twitter

MessageLabs research shows spam containing links masked via URL shortening services has jumped dramatically in the past few days

15 years ago

US, South Korea Subjected to Extensive Cyber-Attack

Researchers are working to break down the malicious code tied to a DDOS attack targeting government and commercial sites in…

15 years ago

SaaS Users Not Impressed, Survey Finds

Gartner is calling on SaaS vendors to “reaffirm fundamentals,” after survey reveals finds their products don't satisfy users

15 years ago

BCS And Tories Back Off From Putting Health Data In Cloud

The British Computer Society has denied involvement with a Conservative suggestion to outsource NHS data to the cloud. The report's…

15 years ago

Zero Day Attack Targets Internet Explorer Users

A previously unknown vulnerability exploiting an ActiveX component in Internet Explorer targeting XP and Windows 2003 users is spreading across…

15 years ago

Reputation Technology Debuts In Symantec’s Norton Beta

Symantec unveils reputation-based technology codenamed ‘Quorum' in the latest versions of Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus

15 years ago

Microsoft Prepares For Summer IE8 Enterprise Push

Microsoft will push Internet Explorer 8 out to the enterprise in August as part of its Windows Server Update Services

15 years ago

Report: Enterprise PC Lifecycle Should Last Three Years

The cost of keeping an old PC instead of upgrading to a new one is impacting businesses around the world,…

15 years ago

Terror Law Adviser Slams McKinnon Extradition

A Home Office advisor has written to the Home Secretary to stall the extradition of military systems hacker Gary McKinnon…

15 years ago

BT Does U-Turn And Drops Phorm

BT has abandoned its plans to use the the controversial web monitoring tool on to its broadband users, in favour…

15 years ago

Hacker Releases iPhone 3GS Unlocking Tool For Windows

The same hacker to unlock Apple's first iPhone has struck again with an iPhone 3GS tool currently available for Windows…

15 years ago

China’s Green Dam Is Back – And Aiming At Apple

Campaigners celebrated too soon: China has said it will press ahead with its Green Dam filtering software - and a…

15 years ago

Mozilla Hurrying Firefox 3.5 Security Patches

Mozilla plans to release a patched version of its latest browser, to be named Firefox 3.5.1, in response to bugs…

15 years ago