Previous DayMPs say snooping laws need ring fence
News New laws mean that ISPs face a mountain of requests for communications data - but government agencies can avoid paying costs by using old powers
Slammer: The first 'Warhol' worm?
News A study has found that Slammer hit most of its victims within 10 minutes, setting a new milestone in worm evolution
Railways set for Wi-Fi showdown
News It's Battle of the Bands as Britain's largest hot-spot operators gear up for their first Wi-Fight
EMC unveils new high-end storage
News EMC has revamped its top-of-the-line storage system in a bid to regain ground at the high end of the market
Enterprise AIM signs up Lotus Sametime
News Enterprise AIM is being tested on IBM's Lotus Sametime Connect, which allows businesses to manage the use of instant messaging by their employees
Firewall pioneer: Security needs integration
News Q&A: Marcus J. Ranum, a pioneer of commercial firewalls, on the challenges facing the industry and the ethics of 'ethical hacking'
Music industry attacks EU copyright proposal
News Proposed EU legislation for shutting down intellectual property pirates isn't hard enough on file-traders and peer-to-peer systems, according to an industry group
Is secure Linux ready for industrial control?
Feature A version of Linux hardened by the US Government is being proposed for industrial control systems
Tech project sweeps for Net scammers
News 'Scamseek', being developed in Australia, will use the latest linguistic techniques to look out for the language of fraudsters and scams on Web sites
Northern broadband firm thrown a lifeline
News Customers of Omne Communications should continue to receive high-speed Internet and digital TV services
Financial customers get Liberty software
News SecuritiesHub, a sign-on service for financial Web sites, has been rebuilt to the Liberty Alliance specifications
New flaw in NT and Windows 2000 servers
Feature Watch for this kind of threat -- a buffer over-run caused by compatibility with older servers
Xbox components indicate low sales
News Sales of the Xbox console were 'on the low end' of the forecasted range, according to a components supplier
Will Mac fans get an iLife?
News Apple has begun selling its new iLife suite of 'digital hub' applications, but some are questioning its pricing strategy
Reuters releases Linux financial software
News Reuters Market Data System is now available for some Red Hat Linux servers
Q&A: The future of analogue chips
News The chief executive of National Semiconductor sees a turnaround coming for analogue chips this year, driven by their role in wireless data transmissions
US defence department reaches Wi-Fi pact
News A new resolution could encourage the use of the 5GHz band in the United States and internationally
Intel winding down Xircom subsidiary
News The networking subsidiary will fade away as Intel increasingly focuses on its basic products
Counting the cost of Slammer
News Analyst firms say the SQL worm's damage has not been as serious as that of Code Red, but has had unexpected side-effects
Microsoft opens Windows for UK
News The UK has joined a programme designed to reassure governments that secret Windows source code is trustworthy
Columbia collectibles soar on eBay
News Commemorative items of the lost space shuttle are fetching huge bids online, and some sellers are offering 'shuttle debris'
