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Article | 31/07/2009 Open-source project aims to makes secure DNS easier

A group of developers has released open-source software that gives administrators a hand in making the Internet's addressing system less vulnerable to...

Article | 30/07/2009 Apple: Jailbreaking could knock out transmission towers

Apple has told the U.S. Copyright Office that modifying the iPhone's operating system could crash a mobile phone network's transmission towers or allo...

Article | 28/07/2009 Screen-blocking systems stop prying eyes

You've probably been in this situation before: A colleague strolls up behind your computer during work hours and your personal e-mail is in view.

Article | 21/07/2009 McAfee updates managed cloud security service

McAfee's latest version of its managed security service includes new features that let companies scan their Web sites for vulnerabilities as well as c...

Article | 20/07/2009 Reports: Microsoft and Yahoo close to search ad deal

In less than a week, Microsoft could reach an alliance with Yahoo that could compete better with Google in online search advertising, according to med...

Article | 17/07/2009 Analysts see alarming development in mobile malware

The first worm that spreads between mobile devices by spamming text messages has developed a new communications capability that one security vendor sa...

Article | 17/07/2009 Analysts see alarming development in mobile malware

The first worm that spreads between mobile devices by spamming text messages has developed a new communications capability that one security vendor sa...

Article | 16/07/2009 UK brothers sentenced for making fake credit, debit cards

Three brothers were sentenced to prison on Tuesday in a London court for creating counterfeit credit and debit cards, defrauding victims of more than ...

Article | 15/07/2009 Investigation into cyberattacks stretches around the globe

British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, as the trail to f...

Article | 15/07/2009 Survey finds one in six consumers act on spam

About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message, affirming the economic incentive for spammers to keep churning out millions of o...

Article | 14/07/2009 Microsoft confirms another zero-day vulnerability

Microsoft confirmed another zero-day vulnerability on Monday in a set of software components that ship in a wide variety of the company's products.

Article | 14/07/2009 Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7

Nearly six in 10 companies have no current plans to deploy Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, due for release in October, according to a ...

Article | 13/07/2009 Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers

Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that has targeted othe...

Article | 10/07/2009 Dangerous security flaw likely just a hoax

A claim of a software vulnerability in a program used to connect securely to servers across the Internet is likely a hoax, according to an analyst wit...

Article | 9/07/2009 PayPal to open platform to third-party developers

PayPal will soon open up its platform to third-party developers, allowing them to build applications with a range of money transfer options.