Hackers create their own social network
Hackers now have their own social network, backed by GnuCitizen, a high-profile "ethical hacking" group.
View ArticleApple dismisses Safari download issue
A security researcher has published a demonstration exploit that takes advantage of the download mechanism in Apple's Safari browser to automatically download files onto a user's system.
View ArticleXP's graphics thrashes Apple's OS X
A benchmark test designed to compare graphics rendering systems in different operating systems has found that Mac OS X performs, on average, at about half the speed of Windows XP.
View ArticleSecurity agency calls for EU laws on breach disclosure
A European Union-wide advisory body this week called for security breach disclosure regulations tougher than those in the US as a step toward raising awareness of the seriousness of security threats.
View ArticleDiscovery slashes quantum cryptography costs
Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a technique that could make quantum cryptography significantly cheaper to implement, moving it nearer to...
View ArticleMajor security sites hit by XSS bugs
The Web sites of three of the security industry's best-known companies include security flaws that could be used to launch scams against customers, according to a new report.
View ArticleMicrosoft releases first Open XML SDK
Microsoft has released the first finished version of the software development kit (SDK) for the Open XML Format, the default storage format for Microsoft Office 2007 and the basis for a standard that...
View ArticleCompression lets attackers tap VoIP calls
A common compression technique can make internet telephone calls significantly more susceptible to bugging, according to recent research from Johns Hopkins University.
View ArticleAmsterdam switches on Europe's first mobile WiMax network
Dutch broadband start-up Worldmax on Tuesday demonstrated what it said is Europe's first mobile WiMax network, built by Alcatel-Lucent over the past five months and set to go fully online at the end of...
View ArticleDesktop virtualization gets military-grade security
Tresys Technology has released a desktop virtualization platform with a difference - it is designed from the ground up for organizations needing tight security, including military bodies.
View ArticleRuby creators warn of serious flaws
The Ruby programming language, which has become popular as the basis for web 2.0 sites such as Twitter, contains serious security flaws that could allow attackers to take over an organization's web...
View ArticleSolarWinds simplifies large network monitoring
Network management software company SolarWinds on Tuesday updated its flagship Orion software, with a focus on making it easier to monitor large or geographically distributed networks.
View ArticleDigital DNA touted for better security
U.K. security integrator Torotech has begun offering a new take on securing online transactions such as banking access: a digital fingerprinting system that uses the uniqueness of a piece of user...
View ArticleMessageLabs secures e-mail backup
MessageLabs, best known as a provider of e-mail security services, last week introduced a managed e-mail backup service that has as a selling point the same security features built into the company's...
View ArticleMatasano launches multi-firewall dashboard
Security research and consulting firm Matasano has entered the security appliance game with a new product called Playbook, designed to take some of the pain out of managing large numbers of firewalls...
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