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Dangerous CVS hole identified
News A critical vulnerability has been found in the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), which is used by the vast majority of open-source projects to update and maintain source code. CVS allows open-source developers to remotely update and modify the...
[January 23, 2003, 8:54]
Web Portal Design Guidelines as Identified by Children Through the Processes of Design and Evaluation
White Papers The Web is an important source of information for school projects, but young users do not always find it easy to locate relevant material. A critical factor in success is the portal through which they search or browse web content.
[November 25, 2008, 23:00]
Symantec error gets vicars in a twist
News The Church of England's publishing arm has advised clergy to ignore Symantec threat warnings, after its Norton Antivirus product wrongly identified church software as spyware. Norton's auto-update wrongly identified a file integral to Visual...
[August 3, 2006, 14:35]
Six types of UK shopper online - report
News A report from British Market Research Bureau (BMRB), published Monday, has identified six unique types of UK Internet shoppers. The 'Realistic Enthusiastic' user -- identified as the most prolific UK shopper -- believes "convenience" is the most...
[October 12, 1999, 14:39]
New Windows flaw similar to MSBlast bug
News Microsoft identified three vulnerabilities in Windows on Wednesday that could have a similar effect to that of the dreaded MSBlast worm of August. The flaws, which affect Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP and the 64-bit...
[September 11, 2003, 10:57]
Five years ago: Novell identifies explosion in workplace bullying
News An independent survey commissioned on behalf of Novell has identified an 'explosion' of bullying and abusive emails in the workplace, leading to stress, loss of confidence, and reduced productivity. The survey was conducted by the Andrea Adams...
[June 2, 2002, 7:01]
IP phones can create network security risk
Talkback The article identified the problem, but it didn't offer a single solution. The article would have been more useful if it had identified current and proposed solutions. It's like saying, "Your house is on fire.
[June 18, 2004, 16:11]
AVG antivirus removes Windows system file
News Antivirus organisation AVG has mistakenly identified a core Windows file as a piece of malware. An AVG update, pushed out on Sunday, for versions 7.5 and 8 falsely identified user32.dll as malware. The update identified the file as 'PSW.Banker4...
[November 11, 2008, 16:37]
Netsky variant uses compression trick
News Virus hunters at McAfee have identified a new variant of the Netsky virus and rate it as a medium risk. The subject line on the infected emails varies, with about 30 different ones identified so far. Like other Netsky viruses, the W32/Netskyag@MM...
[October 15, 2004, 11:40]
Novell identifies explosion in workplace bullying
News An independent survey commissioned on behalf of Novell has identified an 'explosion' of bullying and abusive e-mails in the workplace, leading to stress, loss of confidence, and reduced productivity. The survey was conducted by the Andrea Adams...
[June 3, 1997, 15:27]
FSA nets 28 UK Web scams in one day
News A one day investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and other international watchdogs has identified 28 UK Web sites that are in breach of financial services rules. The investigation identified various kinds of sites, including ones...
[July 3, 2001, 7:28]
F-Secure: Chinese firms behind 'Sexy Space' Trojan
News F-Secure has identified three China-based companies as the creators of the 'Sexy Space' Trojan, which was identified last week to have passed through the Symbian Foundation's digital signing process. According to F-Secure, this is the first...
[July 22, 2009, 16:00]
Taiwanese university reveals CIH author
News Identified as Chen Ing-Hau -- whose initials spell CIH -- the alleged virus writer was a student at the Tatung Institute of Technology when he created the harmful software, according to an Associate Press report.
[April 29, 1999, 16:45]
Apple fixes four security flaws
News Apple issued four security updates on Thursday to fix flaws in Mac OS X and iChat identified by the Month of Apple Bugs project. Apple has fixed several flaws identified during the course of January by the project, but some remain open.
[February 16, 2007, 9:14]
Ballmer targets Linux as top threat
News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer identified Linux and open-source software as key competitive challenges to the company in a memo sent to all employees on Wednesday. Wednesday's memo clearly identified Linux and open source as a growing...
[June 5, 2003, 8:10]
Information Systems Risk Factors, Risk Assessments, and Audit Planning Decisions
White Papers This paper examines systems risk factors identified by external auditors for a sample of their actual audit clients. To perform the study, the nature of systems risk factors identified is examined, and related those risk factors to the auditors...
[March 31, 2005, 3:00]
Microsoft to disable Vista 'kill switch'
News Windows Vista's "kill switch" function will be disabled by Microsoft after customer complaints that legitimate copies of the operating system were identified as counterfeit copies. Vista SP1 will also include a cautionary message to users of...
[December 5, 2007, 15:25]
Broadband Household Segmentation: The Impact on Service Provider Consumer Applications Strategies
White Papers A survey of US and Canada broadband subscribers identified six groups of North American broadband households, each with distinct behavior attributes identified. This whitepaper examines an alternative methodology for assessing next-generation...
[November 29, 2006, 0:00]
Tech firms urged to focus on electromagnetics
News A report published last week identified a clutch of applications based on electromagnetic energy that have the potential to be major money-spinners in the future. Having identified these key areas, the government now wants companies to realise...
[May 4, 2004, 12:35]
STS Provides Disaster Recovery Planning for California DMV
White Papers They identified certain critical business processes that maintained identification and violation records. Detailed recovery scripts were developed, which identified recovery methods for the key applications and databases.
[December 6, 2008, 0:23]
