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Article | 17/01/2013 Microsoft vows to improve security suite after failed evaluation

Microsoft vowed on Wednesday to improve two of its security products after both failed to pass an evaluation by a Germany security software testing or...

Article | 16/01/2013 Think tank presses Blue Coat over censorship concerns

A Canadian think tank called on Tuesday for continued scrutiny of U.S. security vendor Blue Coat Systems after a new technical analysis showed wide us...

Article | 15/01/2013 Encrypted IM project, Cryptocat, looks to mobile this year

Cryptocat, a project building an instant messaging platform that provides more privacy and security for activists, plans a host of improvements this y...

Article | 14/01/2013 Microsoft to release emergency Internet Explorer patch on Monday

Microsoft will release a patch on Monday for older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, deviating from its normal repair schedule due to the ser...

Article | 14/01/2013 Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java

Oracle released two out-of-band patches on Sunday for vulnerabilities in its Java programming language, both of which pose a high risk to users browsi...

Article | 10/01/2013 Yahoo email patch ineffective, security researchers say

Security researchers say a patch released by Yahoo earlier this week for a serious email vulnerability did not fix the problem, leaving users at risk.

Article | 9/01/2013 Google invests $US200 million in Texas wind turbine project

Google will invest $US200 million in a wind farm project in west Texas, part of the Internet giant's continuing interest in funding renewable energy p...

Article | 9/01/2013 Ruby on Rails patches more critical vulnerabilities

Those using the Ruby on Rails web application framework on their websites are being advised to update the software immediately after multiple new vuln...

Article | 8/01/2013 Cisco working to fix broken patch for VoIP phones

Cisco Systems plans to release a new patch for a vulnerability in its VoIP phones after the first patch did not fix the problem, which could allow an ...

Article | 8/01/2013 Romanian sentenced to 21 months over payment card hacks

A 27-year-old Romanian man was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison after admitting he was part of a group that stole payment card data from hundre...

Article | 7/01/2013 Untethered iPhone jailbreak works, but it won't be released

A famed iPhone hacker has developed a fresh way to jailbreak Apple's iOS 6 operating system in order to install unauthorized apps, but he says he won'...

Article | 4/01/2013 Symantec links latest Microsoft zero-day with skilled hacker gang

Symantec is crediting a hacker group with an impressive track record as responsible for finding the latest as yet unpatched vulnerability in older ver...

Article | 4/01/2013 Investors sue Qualcomm to uncover political donations

New York's state pension fund sued Qualcomm on Thursday in a bid to force the chipmaker to disclose its political contributions, which the fund argued...

Article | 3/01/2013 Amazon notches partial win over Apple in trademark lawsuit

A U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that Amazon.com did not mislead consumers by calling its own applications marketplace the "Appstore," a name that...

Article | 2/01/2013 Microsoft issues 'fix it' for IE vulnerability

Microsoft has released a quick fix for a vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser that is actively being used by attackers to ...