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Microsoft Gets Delay on Word Ban
Courts allow Microsoft to continue sellling Word in the US, pending the results of an appeal against a patent infringement ruling
Apple Tackling Adobe Security Hole In Snow Leopard
Apple is silently downgrading users of Mac OS X 10.6, code-named Snow Leopard, to an old, vulnerable version of Adobe Flash Player
Apple Store Hit By 30 Second Lightning Robbery
An Apple Store in the US was hit by five thieves on 2 Sept. who made off with 23 MacBook Pros, nine iPod Touches and 14 iPhones
Google’s Gmail Outage Caused by Upgrade Error
Ironically the problem started during an upgrade designed to stop Gmail overloading, says Google
VMWorld Focuses On Virtualisation Security
With VMworld in full swing, virtualisation security is at the tip of some people's tongues
Thousands Demand Apology Over Death Of Tech Icon Turing
An online petition demans the government apologise for mistreating Alan Turing - the father of modern computing, who was persecuted for his sexuality
Learn From The Downfall Of WPA!
The wireless security scheme WPA has been cracked in less than 60 seconds by researchers. Smart professionals will have seen this coming, and adopted a security approach that deals with the security arms race, says Larry Walsh
RSA Security Show Helps IT Pros Back To Work
Security show in London offers ten £950 passes for free to unemployed who demonstrate they are ready to help themselves
Burglars Could Exploit Social Networking Sites
Social networkers using sites like Facebook or Twitter may be leaving themselves open to burglery due to the personal information so many openly share, a report from insurance company Legal & General warns
US Credit Card Hacker Pleads Guilty
Notorious hacker Albert Gonzalez agrees to plead guilty to having a role in the theft of data from millions of credit and debit cards
Government Touts Smart Tickets – Then Warns Over Crime
The Home Office has said it is working with mobile and banking experts to minimise the emergence of new types of crime associated with so-called contactless payments
Facebook Tightens Privacy Controls
The social network also promises to include the reasons for collecting date of birth information as well as information on how its advertising programs work
Twitter Still Open To Security Exploit Warns Developer
A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting Twitter security is still open despite the microblogging service's attempt at a fix, a software developer says
Another BitTorrent Site Faces Legal Action
Mininova, an alternative to BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay, loses a key legal battle as a Dutch court rules that the Mininova site will face fines if it does not take action to remove links pointing to copyrighted material fro ...
Government File-Sharing Move Could Cut Off Entire Households
The UK government has taken Internet copyright-protection out of Ofcom's hands, and is rushing through measures that could cut off everyone at an address
Massive Attack Infects 57,000 Sites
China is the likely source - but also a victim of the Trojan campaign which installs malware on visitors PCs
Ten Microsoft Windows 7 Features We Want
Windows 7 is faster and easier than Windows Vista, has some good user interface tweaks - and it has crazy desktop backgrounds. Nicholas Kolakowski lists his ten top Windows 7 improvements
Internet Explorer 8 – More Secure Than Firefox And Chrome?
Microsoft may get criticised for security issues, but IE8 just came top in a security study, beating Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. Larry Walsh asks - is it time to reassess your choice of browser?
Email Bug Reported In iPhone 3.0
An apparent bug in Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 software allows users to find e-mails even after they have been deleted from the user's in-box and trash folders
Radisson Admits To Unwelcome Guests In IT Systems
Federal authorities are investigating a report from the Radisson hotel chain that someone illegally accessed its computer systems
Here Is A Gaping Windows 7 Hole!
While testing Windows 7 for eWEEK, Andrew Garcia found something nasty: in certain circumstances, Windows 7 provides anyone with an administrator account that has no password
Windows 7 RTM Review: Improvements But Security Issues Remain
The RTM version of Windows 7 has plenty of improvements, according to our long review. But Andrew Garcia has concerns over its security implementation
International Body Needed To Tackle Political Hacking
The cyber-attacks against Georgia launched by Russian hackers in 2008 demonstrate the need for international cooperation for security, according to a report by the U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit
Analyst: Palm Should Have Highlighted Data Policy
Some users were surprised to discover that the Palm Pre collects information about their mobile phone use and their whereabouts. Should Palm have been more clear?
Government Calls on Technologists To Combat Terrorism
Growing cyber-threats results in call for ideas and expertise to help security forces keep pace
Palm Responds To Monitoring Complaint
Palm issues a statement in the wake of complaints stemming from the Pre smartphone's habit of sending users' data back to the company
UK Pirate Party Focused On General Election
The UK now has its own anti-patent and pro-file-sharing party which has its sights set on Parliamentary seats
Hope For Hacker McKinnon After US Asperger’s Ruling
Slightly reduced sentence for autism sufferer could similarly benefit British hacker
Apple Issues Another Security Update
Apple issues an update to fix a bug affecting Mac OS X, including server editions. The patch comes shortly after Apple pushed out 18 fixes to users.