Matthew Broersma

Kerberos, the popular authentication protocol developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is vulnerable to three serious flaws that could allow an attacker to gain access to protected corporate networks, MIT researchers disclosed late on Tuesday. Unix variants such as Solaris and Apple Computer Inc.s Mac OS X, and Linux distributions such as Red Hat […]

The European Parliament on Wednesday morning put the final nail in the coffin of the European Unions controversial IT patenting proposal, voting overwhelmingly to reject the proposed directive. The Parliament voted 648 to 14 with 18 abstentions to reject the directive, which would have become EU law if approved in its current form. The European […]

Many major European PC makers and retailers say they have no plans to carry Microsofts Media Player-free version of Windows, a product released as part of the European Unions antitrust plan. The European Commission last year imposed a record fine on Microsoft Corp. for abusing its Windows dominance to shut out competition. This year the […]

Campaigners hoping to keep software patents out of the European Union were dealt a serious blow on Monday, when the European Parliaments legal affairs committee threw out key amendments to a proposed IT patenting law. The committee, known as JURI, had been considering a number of amendments to the proposed directive on the patenting of […]

Apple Computer Inc.s switch to Intel chips may kill Mac OS 9 support once and for all. While Apple has not specifically addressed the issue, the Rosetta software designed to provide compatibility for PowerPC applications on Intel-based Macs will not support applications built for OS 9 or older systems, according to the softwares technical documentation. […]

Microsoft Corp.s proposal to European Union regulators for resolving its outstanding antitrust issues does not provide key concessions requested by open-source software projects, European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Monday. The revelation is a blow to the developers behind projects such as Linux and Samba, which use open source or “free software” licenses. Such […]

European regulators may be powerless to give open-source competitors effective access to Microsofts server protocols, despite antitrust rulings against the company and the EUs ability to impose massive new fines. The European Commission has said a proposal submitted by Microsoft Corp. this week on implementing EU antitrust sanctions is the companys last chance to avoid […]

A technical study of phishing techniques published this week by the Honeynet Project has found that large numbers of users are still being readily tricked into visiting fake sites designed to harvest banking and financial details, despite massive efforts to educate consumers. The study found that, far from being carried out by isolated hackers, such […]

European parliamentarians have put forward a list of more than 200 amendments to the European Unions proposed legislation on IT patents, which, if approved, would dramatically change the character of the controversial proposal. At stake is whether the EU will bring in more permissive rules on software patents, bringing it into line with patent practices […]

Apple Computer Inc. has debuted version 4.8 of its iTunes music-playing application, which adds support for a few new features and fixes a serious security vulnerability. The update is Apples third serious security fix in as many weeks, following a combined update last week repairing 20 bugs, and an April patch for OS X and […]

The European Commission is running out of patience with Microsoft Corp. over its lack of full compliance with antitrust remedies meted out a year ago, the Commission said on Wednesday. European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, the successor to Mario Monti, met with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday to discuss the remedies, but didnt […]

The European Parliament on Thursday held a major debate on the European Unions proposed IT patenting legislation, exposing divisions that will make it difficult for Members of European Parliament to make changes to the controversial proposal. At stake is whether the EU will bring in more permissive rules on software patents, bringing it into line […]