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Adobe: Consider the Alternatives
With Adobe releasing further patches and vulnerability updates for Acrobat and Reader, the question has to be asked, is it time to take your business elsewhere and consider the alternatives?
Widespread IT Broadens The Attack Surface
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
Free Security Analyser from Microsoft
Microsoft to launch open-source security analyser for application developers.
Microsoft IE8: An Essential Upgrade
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
Microsoft Releases IE8
Security, ease of use, and improvements in RSS, Cascading Style Sheets and AJAX support are key priorities for Internet Explorer 8, according to Microsoft
IBM/Sun: The Technology Fall-Out
If the merger goes ahead, IBM will have to make choices: Which database, which directory, and which virtualisation technology?
Recession Or No, We Are In It For The Long Haul
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
New Technologies vs Business Security
Social Networking and Cloud Computing are proving a headache for organisations.
GFI LANguard 9.0: Network and Security Scanner for SMBs
GFI LANguard network vulnerability and patch management software is most useful to SMBs.
Malware Uses Geo-location To Lure Victims
The minds behind the Waledac botnet are using the physical location of victims' machines in a scheme to lure them with false news reports.
How To Keep Control Of Employee-Owned PCs
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.
“British Botnet Corporation” Should Apologise
What the BBC did was wrong. The corporation should stop defending its botnet antics, and act responsibly
BBC Defends Botnet Purchase
Programme makers claim that use of illegal networks was justified
Latest Version Of Firefox Being Developed
Mozilla has released its Firefox 3.1 beta 3 Web browser, intended for developers and testers for evaluation and feedback.
NAO: Delays cost Prison Project £41 million
A plan to create a single UK database of prisoner records has spiralled to more than £500 million
BBC Accused Of Illegal Botnet Use
The minds behind BBC television program "Click" have inadvertently thrust themselves into an ethical quagmire.
Recession Could Be Fueling IT Security Threats
The last few months has seen a spike in hackers trying to steal data, researchers say
Firefox Had More Bugs Than IE and Safari Combined
Firefox surpassed IE in the number of bugs reported in the software in 2008, say security researchers
Ten Years of Worms Have Left Email Security In Tattters
In 1999 the Melissa worm announced a new kind of attack. Ten years later, the security industry is still catching up, says Larry Seltzer
IT must lead the way – eWEEK Europe UK
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eWEEK Europe launches in the UK
As the industry changes, a new resource has arrived to help IT professionals excel in their mission
Cisco Offers Cloud-Based Email Security
The network giant's hosted service has flexibility - but can it compete with existing players like Symantec and Google?
Netbooks Are A Security Risk
Low-cost laptops are vulnerable because many of them come without standard security software, according to experts
Security Pros Advise on Surviving the Adobe Flaw
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
How Do We Stop Fast Flux Networks?
Botnets change quickly to avoid being taken down. Larry Seltzer assesses a move to combat them - and says more could be done
Beware Of Software Bearing Gifts
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
Sacked Staff Steal Company Data
Sixty percent of people who lose their jobs take company data with them when they go, according to a study sponsored by Symantec.
Adobe Flaw Won’t be Fixed For Two Weeks
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.
Experts Say Dump The NAC Word
Network access control is a useless marketing buzzword; users and vendors should just get on with security management, experts have said.