Monthly Archives: November 2005
Microsoft Opens Office File Formats
Microsoft Corp. has decided to open up its Office file formats and has submitted the formats to be considered for recognition as a formal...
Dell to Ship Wave Security Software on New PCs
Dell Inc. will bundle security software from Wave Systems Inc. on future business PCs equipped with the Trusted Platform Module, a secure computing chip,...
Skype: Enterprise Not Job Number One
Amid rising concerns about the privacy and security implications of using peer-to-peer communications tools in the enterprise, IT managers are beginning to block the...
Zero-Day Exploit Targets IE
Exploit code for a critical flaw in fully patched versions of Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer browser has been released on the Internet, putting millions...
Internet Search Needs New Tack in 2006
Editors Note: This story is part of , a continuing series of stories from the reporters and editors of Ziff Davis Internet. Instead of...
Federated Identity: More Security Products Take Home Passing Grades
The Liberty Alliance announced Monday that IBM, NEC, NTT and RSA Security have passed Liberty testing for the Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0.
IBM, NEC,...
Senate Panel Approves Data-Breach Bill
Before leaving for the Thanksgiving holiday, Senate panels approved bills on two data privacy issues that were debated all year—data breach notification and anti-spyware...
Google Gene Project Comes into Question
Search giant Google Inc. began work early this year with several noted scientists to make information on human genes more readily available, claims a...
So Why Do We Need Skype, Anyway?
There has been quite a debate going on as to whether or not Skype is safe for corporate use. Like most eWEEK.com readers, I...
Mac Users Miss All the Security Fun
Its that time of year when the smell of cooking turkey and mince pie is once again wafting through the house as the family...