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France Presses Ahead With Bill To Cut Off File-Sharers
A law which which would cut persistent file-sharers off the Internet has been passed by the French National Assembly - and now only needs to clear a panel of senators to become law
Security Main Concern Around Cloud Planning
Unisys found that just over half of users cited security and data privacy as the key concerns around cloud computing
UK Dodges EU Car Crash Call System
The EU has called on the UK to take its "foot off the brake" over the eCall system which could save 2500 lives each year by automating emergency calls
Latest Apple iPhone Security Update Falls Short
Security pros say the Apple iPhone OS 3.1's anti-phishing feature falls short, failing to block sites blocked by the desktop version of the Safari browser
US Hacker Faces At Least 15 Years In Prison
The hacker who help mastermind cracking into the networks of TJX Companies, BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble and Sports Authority faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 25 years in prison
Reputation Engine Touted As Norton 2010 Weapon in Malware Battle
Symantec has released Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010, touting the products' anti-malware use of reputation technology as a differentiator
Microsoft Has To Face Impact Of Windows 7 Zero-Day Flaw
Analysis: Microsoft Windows 7's security problem reportedly affecting a release candidate of the hotly anticipated OS launch may damage its launch
Microsoft IIS 7.5 Review
Not a massive upgrade, but there are some welcome administration improvements mainly from a better GUI
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Targets More Critical Windows Flaws
All five of the security bulletins in Microsoft Windows in September's Patch Tuesday release are rated critical, including one that addresses a JavaScript engine vulnerability
Businesses Failing To Tackle PC Power Management
Global survey reveals the majority of businesses are missing out on the potential cost savings from PC estate power management technologies and policies
Global Survey Finds Massive Spike in SaaS, Managed Services
A worldwide survey suggests mid-market companies finds growing interest in managed services, SaaS and a more formal approach to IT purchasing decisions
Palm To Delete User Apps With webOS 1.2 Update?
Palm is reportedly working on an OS update that will enable it to do an Amazon or Apple on users and delete applications uploaded to its Pre handset
Microsoft IIS Vulnerability Gets Hit By Attacks
A zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft's IIS web server is already coming under attack, the company says
Apple Patches Older Version Of Leopard OS
Just a week after the release of its 'Snow Leopard' OS, Apple has patched its predecessor to plug a security gap caused by an outdated Java version
Red Hat Projects Aim To Clarify The Cloud
The launch of Red Hat projects Hail and Delta look beyond 'public' and 'private' cloud computing to facilitate greater cloud interoperability
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 ...