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Top 10 tips for protecting your PC in hot weather
News At least once per year users should inspect power protection devices to make sure they are functioning properly Some brands offer guaranteed lightning protection High voltages can enter the computer through a phone line connected to the modem.
[July 6, 2006, 16:40]
10 things you should know about deploying a UPS
News Data line protection is critical Install a UPS data protection circuit between your telecommunications provider's data line and your computer systems. Keep these 10 items in mind to maximise the protection UPSes provide.
[June 21, 2006, 15:40]
Microsoft push-email row escalates
News At the time, Microsoft would only reiterate that data was sent to the handset using SSL encryption, and suggested that password protection, coupled with the ability to remotely or locally wipe the handset, showed that "companies can trust the...
[November 8, 2006, 15:57]
Phoenix launches first 'trusted' BIOS
News Manufacturers will be able to protect critical applications such as system recovery and virus protection from malicious code, and services such as self-management and self-authentication can be built into devices and servers at a basic level.
[November 26, 2003, 15:35]
IBM, NetApp take aim at midrange storage
News The trend is further fueled by the fact that companies are introducing into midrange systems features like snapshotting and remote mirroring - two data protection features that were once found only in high-end systems.
[February 17, 2003, 9:03]
Security hardware battle heats up
News The Atlanta-based network protection company on Monday announced the Proventia G400 and the Proventia G2000, part of a family of integrated security products designed to protect corporate systems. Internet Security Systems has added two new models...
[April 5, 2005, 9:15]
Veritas expands Linux software line
News Storage and data protection software maker Veritas has expanded its Linux software line, releasing new products and announcing partnerships on Monday with Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Red Hat.
[July 30, 2002, 8:50]
ISS scales up spam filtering
News Network protection provider Internet Security Systems said on Wednesday that it is acquiring privately held security software maker Cobion for $32.8m (£17.8m) in order to increase its spam-filtering capabilities.
[January 15, 2004, 10:35]
ARM launches digital-music product
News SD Cards, and the competing Sony Memory Stick, are particularly key to the growing market for digital audio, since they are built with copy-protection in mind. UK chip designer ARM Holdings is getting into the music business with a new line of...
[August 1, 2001, 14:05]
Home Office laptop and disc 'bought on eBay'
News We certainly shouldn't be relying on one line of protection when it comes to our national security. With the statistics showing that nearly 500 government devices have gone missing since 2001, it was only a matter of time before a confidential disc...
[February 28, 2008, 11:57]
Forum to target global digital standards
News The Digital Media Project joins a long line of efforts that are aimed at boosting digital media businesses by settling on content protection standards. The Digital Media Project's goal is not to tell companies how to write their own content...
[October 1, 2003, 9:55]
SanDisk plans USB security boost
News SanDisk will unveil a comprehensive solution for the enterprise security market, providing protection and control for USB flash drives," the company said in a statement. However, insiders expect SanDisk to announce a repackaged version of the...
[January 31, 2007, 8:12]
Symantec: Vista is not a security solution
News As the value of the assets that you have in the physical world goes up, so does the need to change the protection that you put around those devices, or those assets. They're no longer the last line of defence, they are the first line of defence...
[February 20, 2007, 11:25]
Hackers 'improve' Xbox
News I think Microsoft put a lot more time into hacking and protection stuff than we anticipated. Even for hackers without such limitations, Xbox achievements have been limited so far, thanks to numerous protection measures Microsoft built into the...
[December 12, 2001, 15:22]
US Report: Diamond to release MP3 walkman - music industry unhappy
News And if MP3 -- which today lacks basic copy protection -- becomes a hit on the street, the music industry could lose major profits. But it absolutely is going to affect our bottom line. The predominant uses of such devices is for unauthorised...
[September 14, 1998, 9:36]
Big Blue touts new Napster-proof music locks
News Most of the debate is still in the theoretical stage, however, since few companies are distributing music that is protected, few devices are made that can read the protections, and a vast library of music is still available freely on Napster...
[January 22, 2001, 10:05]
Australian body calls for mod-chip legalisation
News The US has fair use provisions that provide some level of protection for consumers in home copying -- we do not," he said. According to Britton, the need for a review is made all the more urgent by Federal Parliament's upcoming deliberation of the...
[June 21, 2004, 10:00]
EU lawmakers vote to introduce net neutrality
News In addition, the rules concerning privacy and data protection are strengthened, eg on the use of 'cookies' and similar devices. This will increase the incentives for better protection of personal data by providers of communications networks and...
[May 6, 2009, 17:10]
Online fraud warning to all e-commerce users
News Only deal with companies with 32 bit encryption, multiple password protection and who change passwords regularly," he advises. Increased echo -- where callers hear their own voice on the line -- is just one of the problems he predicts.
[February 1, 2000, 9:47]
iTunes for Windows goes live
News By contrast, songs that are purchased from Apple, wrapped in its proprietary FairPlay content-protection technology, can be played only on the iPod, which represented 31 percent of all MP3 players sold in July and August.
[October 17, 2003, 9:15]
