Stories by: John E. Dunn

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Mobile users offered first external SSD 04/09/2008 10:34:00

Networking company Buffalo Technology has finally launched its external SSD drives at prices that promise to steal a share of the portable market from old-world 2.5 inch hard drives.
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Truphone v4.0 16/07/2008 15:30:00

Here's an interesting idea. Millions of people make VoIP phone calls over the Internet from their PCs, or using special handsets, so why not do the same thing with a humble mobile phone?
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Kaspersky adds anti-keylogger keyboard 02/07/2008 08:41:06

The new version of Kaspersky's security suite, Internet Security 2009, features a novel but simple defense against keylogging malware -- a virtual keyboard.
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Citrix CEO predicts end for 'desktop 1.0' PC 12/06/2008 13:26:38

The virtualized "desktop 2.0" is about to kill once and for all the idea that a PC needs to be a physical device, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton has predicted.
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Trend Micro mulls VB100 test pull-out 06/06/2008 09:58:58

Security giant Trend Micro is considering pulling its anti-virus software from the Virus Bulletin 100 (VB100) tests, claiming they no longer reflect contemporary malware.
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Vista's UAC spots rootkits, tests find 26/05/2008 11:41:30

Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that marks it out from any other type of Windows security programme -- it can spot rootkits before they install.
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Vista laid low by new malware figures 20/05/2008 07:15:10

It looks as if Vista's reputation for improved security could be heading for the pages of history. PC Tools has renewed last week's attack on the platform with new figures that appear to back up its claim that Vista is almost as vulnerable as its predecessors.
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Spammers handed record US$234 million fine -- eat that 15/05/2008 07:19:21

The US CAN-SPAM law has chewed another alleged spam outfit, this time handing out a world record fine of US$234 million to two individuals.
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Cellcrypt touts ultra-secure mobile calls 13/05/2008 09:50:00

UK stealth mode startup Cellcrypt has started touting a new encryption system that sets out to solve a security problem most companies would rather not think about -- insecure mobile phone calls.
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Vista as insecure as Windows 2000 12/05/2008 12:32:23

Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.
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Malware threat lists slammed as 'useless' 17/04/2008 08:41:23

Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks.

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