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A Holistic Approach to Open Source VoIP Security: Results From the EUX2010SEC Project

A Holistic Approach to Open Source VoIP Security: Results From the EUX2010SEC Project

...over IP (VoIP) companies and users. The project aims at providing better security of open source VoIP installations. The paper towards this goal is organized... Read more

28 June, 2010

Diffie defends open-source security

...chief security officer at Sun Microsystems, spoke out in defence of the security of open-source software at the RSA Conference in Paris on Tuesday... Read more

9 October, 2002 by Peter Judge

UK lags behind in open-source uptake

...next 12 months. European businesses appear to be less concerned about the security of open source than those in North America, with just 45 percent... Read more

15 July, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Secunia: More Red Hat flaws than Microsoft in 2007

...compare its relative security with Microsoft products, or comment on the relative security of open-source versus proprietary products based on vulnerability figures. "It's... Read more

16 January, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Open-source security moves to next step

...tools available on Rung 1. Although the project is clearly improving the security of open-source software, some have expressed concern that coverage of its... Read more

11 January, 2008 by Peter Judge
Linux crashes the mobile party

Linux crashes the mobile party

Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing? Read more

25 September, 2007 by David Meyer

Red Hat's Cox warns on open source security

...in the UK open source community, has warned of complacency over the security of open source projects. Speaking to delegates at London's LinuxWorld conference... Read more

26 October, 2006 by Richard Thurston

Open source developers provide 'glimmer of hope'

A software design expert claims that software quality is declining everywhere except in the open source world, but others insist that proprietary software is just as good as the alternative Read more

22 April, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

China, Korea and Japan close to open-source deal

...areas dominated by Unix and Microsoft Windows respectively. The reliability, scalability and security of open-source platforms in critical servers are largely untested, though firms... Read more

1 September, 2003 by Staff

Reports predict IT security spending will skyrocket

Recent reports indicate that the IT security market is making huge gains in spending. See what this could mean for IT pros Read more

24 February, 2003 by John McCormick

Is it boom time for IT security?

...Computer Library. Anderson has said that there is little difference between the security of open source and proprietary software. He believes that what's most... Read more

24 February, 2003 by John McCormick

UK trails in open source race

...next 12 months. European businesses appear to be less concerned about the security of open source than those in North America, with just 45 per... Read more

14 July, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Leader: Of course Linux is more secure...

...to have had their systems hacked - cue widespread praise for the unrivalled security of open source operating systems. But many readers will say to themselves... Read more

3 August, 2004 by silicon.com staff

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