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RSS disable in newsVisa demos the credit card with its very own PIN pad
News The application also allows customers to remotely disable the device as a payment method, if it is lost or stolen. Credit card company Visa showcased its latest developments in payment technology alongside announcements... [10 Nov 2008]
iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard, says Gartner
News It adds: "We strongly suggest that enterprises use existing management tools to modify the iTunes registry entries to disable firmware updates, file transfers and other activities that could inject unwanted content into... [11 Aug 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News RIM is warning businesses to disable the function that allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until an update can be issued, after a security flaw was found in the company's software. Until the company can issue a patch,... [17 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News Microsoft suggested that users adopt a workaround, such as configuring IE to disable Active Scripting or to prompt before running it, or setting internet and local intranet security zone settings to 'high', to prompt... [08 Jul 2008]
Google trusts users with the Gmail testing reins
News Users can enable and disable any number of the applications in the domain settings section in their Gmail account. Google has launched a version of its Labs development programme for Google Mail, allowing users to test... [09 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys on the beat
News The mobile devices will also boost security by reducing the amount of paperwork that could potentially go astray, as well as providing the option to remotely disable them if they get lost, the police force claims. [03 Jun 2008]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News Kaspersky said: "If the user were to be notified about every one of these actions with a request for confirmation or a request to enter a password, the user will either go crazy or disable the security feature. [14 Apr 2008]
Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, companies told
News But Totzke said this is again down to the discretion of individual customers, adding that the BlackBerry platform allows users to enable parts of Bluetooth and disable others - which may be the most appropriate response. [10 Mar 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News Although the International Air Line Pilots Association has recommended the planes are also equipped with a system for flight crew to manually disable passengers' ability to connect to certain networked systems, the FAA... [07 Jan 2008]
Intuit Mac bug creeps back through public wi-fi
News Vacin said Intuit would release a patch in the "next few days" which will disable the software's upgrade mechanism and so cure the issue. Users of the 2006 Mac version of Intuit's QuickBooks software could find that a... [04 Jan 2008]
Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft
News A year ago, the company changed Vista to disable a hack known as "Frankenbuild" that merged elements of the final Vista with a pre-release version. Microsoft said it's seeing piracy rates for Windows Vista that are half... [04 Dec 2007]
Gmail cookie flaw 'puts email at risk'
News One workaround is to use Gmail through Firefox and disable Javascript. Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming emails from Google Gmail users. [27 Sep 2007]
Qantas springs towards in-flight text
News Qantas has decided to limit the pilot to email and text, and disable voice services. Australia's national carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services. [23 Apr 2007]
Malicious code getting harder to spot
News To shield against malicious JavaScript, web surfers can disable JavaScript but that can impact the functionality of many websites. Cyber crooks who rig websites to break into PCs are getting better at hiding their... [19 Apr 2007]
Controversial green plans could cripple your car
News Proposed 'black boxes' which could be installed in all UK vehicles as part of road-charging plans may also be linked to a mechanism within car engines which would disable the vehicle if it exceeded a weekly limit on the... [01 Apr 2007]
