Threats are growing, and companies simply do not have the option to ignore the problem. This will drive a more diverse, service-driven security model, says IBM's Marc Van Zadelhoff
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Threats are growing, and companies simply do not have the option to ignore the problem. This will drive a more diverse, service-driven security model, says IBM's Marc Van Zadelhoff
Microsoft to launch open-source security analyser for application developers.
Some features catch up with rival browsers, others add new abilities and security functions. If you are an IE user, you should read our guide, and get to know the new version
Security, ease of use, and improvements in RSS, Cascading Style Sheets and AJAX support are key priorities for Internet Explorer 8, according to Microsoft
If the merger goes ahead, IBM will have to make choices: Which database, which directory, and which virtualisation technology?
While all around are making short term decisions, you have to keep you head, and make sure your long term goals are still in the picture, says Jonathan Steel
Social Networking and Cloud Computing are proving a headache for organisations.
GFI LANguard network vulnerability and patch management software is most useful to SMBs.
The minds behind the Waledac botnet are using the physical location of victims' machines in a scheme to lure them with false news reports.
Employees are increasingly using personal PCs in their jobs, and IT staff have to support them. eWEEK Labs explores some of the tools to keep employees productive and corporate data safe.
What the BBC did was wrong. The corporation should stop defending its botnet antics, and act responsibly
Programme makers claim that use of illegal networks was justified
Mozilla has released its Firefox 3.1 beta 3 Web browser, intended for developers and testers for evaluation and feedback.
A plan to create a single UK database of prisoner records has spiralled to more than £500 million
The minds behind BBC television program "Click" have inadvertently thrust themselves into an ethical quagmire.
The last few months has seen a spike in hackers trying to steal data, researchers say
Firefox surpassed IE in the number of bugs reported in the software in 2008, say security researchers
In 1999 the Melissa worm announced a new kind of attack. Ten years later, the security industry is still catching up, says Larry Seltzer
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The network giant's hosted service has flexibility - but can it compete with existing players like Symantec and Google?
Low-cost laptops are vulnerable because many of them come without standard security software, according to experts
With hackers circling round a flaw in Adobe Acrobat, security professionals have advice on how to survive till Adobe gets round to fixing the underlying problem
Botnets change quickly to avoid being taken down. Larry Seltzer assesses a move to combat them - and says more could be done
If your applications aren't behaving the way you expect, the problem may not be where you think. Peter Judge found that familiar, trusted software may not be quite what it appears
Sixty percent of people who lose their jobs take company data with them when they go, according to a study sponsored by Symantec.
Adobe has promised to fix a zero-day vulnerability which allows lets hackers seize control of users' computers - but the patch will not be available till 11th March.
Network access control is a useless marketing buzzword; users and vendors should just get on with security management, experts have said.
I've never really thought of myself as much of a seer, prognosticator or predictor of the future, but based on a column I wrote back in 2005, I may just have a future in the prediction field.
Microsoft has agreed that Windows 7 will generate a prompt if there is an attempt to change the user account control settings - in response to pressure from bloggers who claimed the planned OS was vulnerable.