Monthly Archives: July 2004
Microsoft Short on Specifics to IE Questions
Internet Explorer users continued to hammer Microsoft with questions about the Web browsers security during an online discussion Thursday, but they also sought answers...
When Technology and Politics Collide
The point where politics and technology intersect isnt very neat or orderly. Its distinguishing characteristics include miscommunication, self-important, acronym-wielding know-it-alls, well-paid lawyers and no...
Mozilla Flaw Lets Links Run Arbitrary Programs
Security researchers are reporting another security issue in Web browsing under Windows, but this time Internet Explorer is not the culprit. The Mozilla Foundations...
What Makes RIM Run?
The business profile for the wireless sector, it seems, has caught up with the rest of the industry—or down, as the case may be.An...
IEs Failings Point Way to RSS
Internet Explorer has come under attack in recent weeks not just from malicious coders but also from CERT (the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team)...
Saflink, Microsoft in Homeland Security Partnership
Saflink Corp. on Wednesday announced a deal with Microsoft Corp. to provide software security programs to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."Together, we provide...
nCircle the Security Wagons
nCircle Network Security Inc. recently released version 6.2 of its IP360 Vulnerability Management System with new features to assess security risks and meet new...
World Software Piracy Losses Climb to $29 Billion
Worldwide trade in pirated software hit nearly $29 billion in 2003, according a Business Software Alliance (BSA) survey announced Wednesday. That value amounted to...
New Security Standard Leads to Wi-Fi Boom
Industry experts said that business communitys interest in Wi-Fi will skyrocket in the next year or two now that 802.11i is an official IEEE...
AT&Ts VOIP Rollout Heats Up Price War
AT&T announced June 30 that it is rolling out its consumer VOIP service in 10 more markets. The company also lowered the introductory price...