Monthly Archives: January 2006
GPL 3s DRM Provisions Raise Eyebrows
The first draft discussion document for the next version of the GNU General Public License has only just been released, but some businesses are...
Security Disclosure Debate Erupts at Black Hat
There was an uncharacteristic edge to David Litchfields voice when he took the stage at the Black Hat Federal Briefings in Arlington, Va., this...
Apples Switch to Intel Could Allow OS X Exploits
The recent move by Apple Computer to begin shipping Macintosh computers that use microprocessors from Intel could open the door to more attacks against...
Avaya, Juniper Unveil Marketing Agreement
Avaya and Juniper Networks unveiled a joint marketing agreement to deliver end-to-end IP networking systems to enterprises seeking converged communications with a high level...
Ameriprise Laptop Theft Puts Client Data at Risk
Advisory firm Ameriprise Financial announced on January 25 that financial data of some 158,000 clients and 68,000 advisers was compromised when a company laptop...
Search Fears Spark Interest in Web Anonymizers
In the blink of a few recent news reports, using an Internet search engine has lost its innocence.
For entrepreneurs like Roger Dingledine and others...
IBM Releases Specialty Processor for the Mainframe
IBM is developing a new specialty processor for its System z9 mainframe designed to enable businesses to more easily centralize back-end workloads on the...
A minute with Roger Dingledine
Roger Dingledine created The Free Haven Project, a free software for anonymous and censorship-resistant Internet use.EWEEK'S GOOGLE WATCH Has the news that search engines...
Microsoft Revises Simple Sharing Extensions for Easier RSS
Microsoft has released a revision of the Simple Sharing Extensions guideline it first detailed in November, which is aimed at improving the way applications...
ChoicePoints Data Breach Fine Sets Record
ID verification services vendor ChoicePoints breach of personal financial data for more than 163,000 consumers will cost the company $15 million in fines to...