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The secret's out for secure chip design

...too soon to say whether that story is true, but the Cambridge security group has a superb track record in finding and disclosing this level... Read more

28 May, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins
Adobe move promotes piracy

Adobe move promotes piracy

...Adobe has abdicated this responsibility. It has found a critical vulnerability — a security flaw in Photoshop CS5 — that puts its users at risk, and instead... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins
Adobe makes users pay to fix Photoshop flaw

Adobe makes users pay to fix Photoshop flaw

...Adobe has identified a critical security hole in Photoshop Creative Suite 5, but has said customers must pay... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO

...the spokesperson. A lot of small businesses will continue to rely on security through obscurity like fish in a school. – Andy Buss, Freeform Dynamics Anonymous... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

SOCA website taken down in DDoS attack

...thought was behind the attack, but said it did not pose a security risk.While website attacks are "inconvenient to visitors", SOCA does not consider... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner
IPv6 <endeca_term>security</endeca_term>: What you need to know

IPv6 security: What you need to know

...the internet, but the global deployment of the protocol raises its own security challenges, says Axel Pawlik. The global adoption of IPv6 is one of... Read more

5 May, 2012 by Axel Pawlik

Intel updates Core vPro chips with Ivy Bridge

...has revamped its Core vPro enterprise processors with Ivy Bridge architecture, with security and energy efficiency features for business ultrabooks and laptops. The third generation... Read more

15 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Researchers find backdoor on ZTE Android phones

...of the device. However, following an anonymous post to Pastebin on Thursday, security researcher Dmitri Alperovitch confirmed on Monday that ZTE has installed an application... Read more

15 May, 2012 by Michael Lee
Date for Facebook IPO looks set for May

Date for Facebook IPO looks set for May

...to begin on 17 or 18 May, according to reports. The US Securities and Exchange Commission still needs to sign off on Facebook's S... Read more

2 May, 2012 by Paul Sloan
Ten computer viruses that changed the world

Ten computer viruses that changed the world

...response, Microsoft convened a working group of companies across the internet and security markets, and put up a $250,000 bounty for information leading to... Read more

3 August, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

Mozilla resists US agency takedown request

...The US Department of Homeland Security has asked Mozilla to remove a Firefox add-on that redirects user... Read more

6 May, 2011 by Ben Woods

Irish watchdog: Facebook privacy still falls short

Facebook has put out an updated privacy policy with more details on cookies and targeted ads, but the changes it is proposing do not tackle all the problems, according to the Irish data protection commissioner Read more

14 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Report: Enterprises speed up tablet adoption

...like the Apple iPad to work, but PCs are frowned upon over security worries. Forrester's latest hardware survey interviewed 2,300 IT executives in... Read more

25 March, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Seventeen-year-old arrested over TeamPoison attacks

A teenager has been arrested in Newcastle over alleged cyberattacks by the TeamPoison hacking group against Tony Blair and international law enforcement agencies Read more

10 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Apple warns devs to prepare apps for Gatekeeper

...nudging developers to get their software up to speed with its new security feature. In an email sent to developers on Monday and forwarded on... Read more

1 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

3 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

10 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

12 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

13 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

15 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

15 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

16 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

18 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

19 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

19 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

20 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

21 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

22 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

23 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

23 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 day ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

2 days ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry