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Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2

Posted 2 days ago

Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. ... [Link]

Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this year

Posted 8 days ago

Online networks suffered their heaviest brute force attacks to date this year, with more sites than ever coming under sustained assault. Online networks suffered their heaviest brute force attacks to date this year, with more sites than ever coming under sustained assault. IP networks were... [Link]

Schneier slams US border biometrics

Posted 16 days ago

The Department of Homeland Security has disputed Bruce Schneier's claim that the US-Visit program has had no impact on reducing criminal and terrorist threats. Security expert and BT chief security-technology officer Bruce Schneier has attacked the US-Visit border-biometrics program, saying it has had "zero benefit" in terms of security.... [Link]

Cloud-computing zombies for $299 per month

Posted 17 days ago

RSA says cloud-computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online-banking details for as little as $299 a month. Cloud-computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online-banking details for as little as $299 (£185) per month.... [Link]

How hackers were thwarted at the Beijing Olympics

Posted 20 days ago

Atos Origin explains how risk-management tech helped to prioritize the real risks hidden within. The security team behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has revealed how it found the real risks hidden within the millions of alerts received every day. Faced with 12 million alerts per... [Link]

Cyberattacks target UK national infrastructure

Posted 3 weeks ago

Companies that play a key role in the Britain's national infrastructure are facing sustained cyber-espionage attacks, says a UK cyber-defense chief. Sustained cyber-espionage attacks are being waged on companies that play a key role in the Britain's national infrastructure, a UK cyber-defense chief has warned.... [Link]

Microsoft warns of financial crisis email scams

Posted 3 weeks ago

A Microsoft security expert warns that scammers will try to exploit the global financial crisis with e-mails that promise money but deliver fraud. LONDON--Internet fraudsters will try to exploit the global financial crisis by sending fraudulent emails purporting to offer cash-strapped consumers new mortgages, loans or money from failed... [Link]

The 'real' cost of application outages

Posted 3 weeks ago

Application downtime, whether you're measuring intermittent availability or fully downed systems, is too costly to ignore. The best way to avoid trouble is to view the infrastructure through the eyes of your transactions says OpTier's Motti Tal. Application downtime, whether you're measuring intermittent... [Link]

Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'

Posted 4 weeks ago

The company's tech will judge whether an app is unsafe by looking at where it can be found across the database of Symantec users and categorizing those machines as safe or otherwise. Symantec will soon introduce a "reputation-based" software-rating technology that it has claimed can accurately differentiate malicious malware... [Link]

EU concerned by airport full-body scanners

Posted 4 weeks ago

European lawmakers called Airport full-body scanners that show people's private parts a virtual strip search and voted for a detailed study of the technology. STRASBOURG, France--Airport full-body scanners that show people's private parts are a virtual strip search, European Union lawmakers said Thursday, calling for detailed study of the... [Link]

Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'

Posted 4 weeks ago

Jim Whitehurst has claimed the proprietary software-development model is coming to an end, as open source better meets customer needs Big software releases like Windows Vista mark the end of "planned software" for the industry, according to Red Hat chief executive Jim Whitehurst. Speaking at a... [Link]

Step-on scanner lets air passengers keep shoes on

Posted 5 weeks ago

Magshoe has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travelers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be X-rayed for hidden weapons. LOD, Israel--Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travelers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be... [Link]

Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system

Posted 6 weeks ago

The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that places backup and recovery alongside the main data storage within one unit, with the aim of... [Link]

CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome

Posted 7 weeks ago

Most members of a silicon.com CIO jury say they're not even testing Google's Chrome--choosing to stay with Microsoft's Internet Explorer. In silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury poll, the respondents revealed they were still steering clear of the application, with 10 out of 12 saying their IT teams are not... [Link]

Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe

Posted 7 weeks ago

Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said. SEATTLE--Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and... [Link]

Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads

Posted 7 weeks ago

A security hole in Adobe Systems' software is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com's video streaming service. NEW YORK--A security hole in Adobe Systems' software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from... [Link]

What the credit crunch means for IT

Posted 9 weeks ago

The credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008, and claimed a number of high-profile scalps, such as that of the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers bank. As job losses mount, and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, here's... [Link]

Leaked Homeland Security doc warns of data threats

Posted 9 weeks ago

A memo from the US Department of Homeland Security has recommended that corporate and government leaders do not travel with mobile equipment carrying sensitive information. A document emphasizing mobile-data security threats has appeared online after being leaked from the US Department of Homeland Security. The... [Link]

Call off the dogs--authentication solution already in enterprise-class PCs

Posted 9 weeks ago

The answer to many of our security problems could be found in chips that are used to store credentials and user certificates says Wave Systems CEO Steven Sprague. Commentary--While static passwords are still the most widely employed type of user authentication credential today, they are fast losing... [Link]

Google bows to keystroke privacy concerns

Posted 10 weeks ago

To quell privacy fears, Google says IP addresses and other data stored through use of Google Suggest will be rendered anonymous within a day. See all ZDNet Chrome coverage. Google says it will anonymize user data received through search requests entered in the company's search engine... [Link]

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