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HP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News UK universities scored a series of grants, with the University of Bath picking up two grants for work on the artistic rendering of video and systems security modelling, while the University of Bristol also gained a pair of awards to conduct... [18 Aug 2008]
Google open sources web 2.0 security
News Google has released as open source a web application assessment tool, Ratproxy, that is designed to root out potential security flaws. Ratproxy is an audit system written internally and introduced last week by Michal Zalewski, a respected security... [14 Jul 2008]
Internet Explorer 8 - websites warned to prep for problems
News As part of this week's IE June security update for IE8 Beta 1, Microsoft introduced a new tag, 'IE+EmulateIE7' - which it is counting on to head off some of the incompatibilities the company is anticipating could occur, based on feedback it... [13 Jun 2008]
Google looks to the cloud to woo business
News Chandra acknowledged that several well-established competitors, including Microsoft, Amazon.com, Salesforce.com, and others are converging on the same market: delivering business applications via the web with the same reliability and security as... [11 Jun 2008]
Computer classics, Vista uptake, iPhone price cuts and Heathrow T5...
News Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users' Soon to be ex-BBC tech chief Ashley Highfield raised interesting points about how the broadband industry should deal with the explosion of online content. [28 Apr 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News You have all of this active content, you have the ability instead of just looking at things you're now changing things and adding things and oftentimes these are great technologies and resources but they're not designed with security in mind. [24 Apr 2008]
Europe: Don't ban internet file-sharers
News Security from A-Z… Both contained amendments that were directly related to the ongoing argument between the content industry and internet service provider. In this conflict, the ISPs are claiming they should not have to disconnect those users who... [14 Apr 2008]
Google CIO to join digital music realm
News Security from A-Z… Before working at Google, Merrill held information technology, engineering and security positions at Charles Schwab, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Rand - a not-for-profit think tank. At Google, products and strategy focus on opening... [03 Apr 2008]
Mozilla chief slams Apple's Safari-iTunes move
News In a recent blog post, the head of the foundation behind the Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client attacked Apple for including the option to install the browser as a pre-selected default, saying it compromises the security of all users... [25 Mar 2008]
BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole
News The BBC statement added: "Like other broadcasters, the security of rights-protected content online is an issue we take very seriously. The BBC has issued a fix for a loophole that allowed hackers to download unrestricted content from its iPlayer... [13 Mar 2008]
Home Office laptop and disc up for grabs on eBay
News Security from A to Z Lumension Security vice president, Alan Bentley, said: "The good news with this latest data breach is that the data was encrypted. Security companies were quick to issue statements on the discovery. [29 Feb 2008]
Do proposed guidelines for online ads cut the mustard?
News Our principles strike the appropriate balance between protecting consumers' security and allowing industry to provide the free services and content they desire. Security from A-Z… Companies also should use "appropriate" security procedures and... [25 Feb 2008]
UK banks targeted by phishing attacks
News Security A to Z From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. The attacks could mark the emergence of a new threat from the Storm botnet, according to a report from security company RSA's Anti-Fraud... [15 Feb 2008]
Mobile malware: The threat exists
News Mobile operators are being warned to take security more seriously as the rise of the mobile internet and richer data services creates new security challenges and raises the spectre of mobile malware. More than 86 per cent of mobile users have at... [11 Feb 2008]
Google launches online security tools
News The next version up is Google Message Security, which costs slightly more at £6 per user, but adds virus detection and outbound email processing along with content policy management. Google has launched a range of web-based security applications... [05 Feb 2008]
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