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RSS passwordsSpeech recognition to become Nationwide security tool
News Charles Halle, CEO, Vocalis told Silicon.com: "We're trying to identify people down a telephone line, and that's very important to people because there's a big security risk of people memorising other people's passwords,... [02 Dec 1999]
IBM revamps ecommerce security product
News Big Blue claims its identification technology is easier to maintain and cheaper to run because it uses a central directory to store security passwords from across the enterprise. IBM has revamped its flagship ebusiness... [29 Oct 1999]
Corporate Net package is latest pithy pitch from Del Monte
News ISFB's News and Events Manager software is customisable and protects access to sensitive documents by passwords. Del Monte Royal Foods is upgrading its global communications system with a corporate Web site package from... [21 Oct 1999]
WinWhatWhere chief rejects human rights violation
News The product hit the headlines last week both because it potentially gives hackers an easy way to grab passwords and also because of the human rights implications. The employee privacy rights debate took a bizarre turn... [04 Oct 1999]
Security experts warn of massive hack attack
News Covert monitoring software on sale commercially in the US could give hackers an easy route to stealing user information and passwords, according to European security specialist, Peapod. Investigator 2.0, developed by... [28 Sep 1999]
Hotmail continues to suffer security scares
News The software giant is investigating a glitch that allows a bogus password entry screen to be opened by sending a JavaScript code; this screen could then allow a user to collect other usernames and passwords. [23 Sep 1999]
VeriSign releases e-transaction package
News VeriSign hopes potential clients will want to replace passwords with a system of secure electronic credentials. VeriSign has launched a software package designed to simplify and secure business-to-business transactions. [25 Aug 1999]
UPS and HP launch secure online courier service
News Martha Bennett, VP of European Research at Giga Information, told Silicon.com: "Passwords and encryption are fine for dealing with documents where a security breach is not a huge risk, but if it's confidential, you need... [04 Jun 1999]
Linux users get free security guide
News It covers issues such as shadow passwords, user and system administration, virtual private networking and specific security information for network services' Sendmail, Apache and Wu-FTPD. The first official security... [28 Apr 1999]
Teenager exposes Cobalt server flaw
News By calling up his own history file, he could find other users' files and steal their passwords. A US teenager has found a security hole in a range of servers aimed at the ISP (Internet Service Provider) market. [25 Feb 1999]
Fat lady sings on lyrical Web site
News But Swiss police raided de Vries' home and office, and the offices of his Zurich-based Internet service provider (ISP), Cyberlink, confiscating servers and system passwords. A Web site containing the lyrics to over... [20 Jan 1999]
Stamford bridges security for Chelsea
News Using a data-stealing program, the hackers intercepted passwords as the users were logging on to the system. Hackers attacked the personal files of students and teachers at one of America's most popular universities for... [04 Nov 1998]
Smartcards out of favour for electronic government
News It indicates that the passwords and pins used by smartcards are not as secure as rival technologies. Smartcards may not be the driving force behind the UK's information revolution after all, if the government listens to... [21 Oct 1998]
Net security hole leaves credit card numbers exposed
News Badly managed auction software left credit card details, email addresses, phone numbers and even passwords open to abuse. Thousands of Internet users have been exposed to risk after their personal details were left... [25 Sep 1998]
In brief: Hotmail security hole releases passwords
News Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, has a bug that exposes user passwords to hackers, according to Canadian networking company, Speciality Installation. The company's non-profit bug investigation arm discovered late... [25 Aug 1998]
