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FBI Reveals Government Bought Counterfeit Network Parts

FBI Reveals Government Bought Counterfeit Network Parts


The FBI revealed that the U.S. government has unknowingly bought counterfeit networking parts from...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 21:16
Windows XP SP3 Is Not Bug-Free

Windows XP SP3 Is Not Bug-Free


With just a few days from its official release, the Windows XP Service Pack 3 is already receiving...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 15:12
Office 2007 SP1 To Be Released Via Automatic Update

Office 2007 SP1 To Be Released Via Automatic Update


According to a post on the Office Sustained Engineering, Microsoft will roll out Office 2007 SP1...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 20:42
FBI Backs Off From NSL Request After Being Challenged In Court

FBI Backs Off From NSL Request After Being Challenged In Court


A Federal Bureau of Investigation’s request to access the personal files of a digital library...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 13:14
Déjà-Vu With Microsoft’s XP SP3 Launch

Déjà-Vu With Microsoft’s XP SP3 Launch


Microsoft re-launched today its Windows XP Service Pack 3 after a problem with some of the...
» read full story May 07th, 2008 - 14:48
Yahoo Uses New Tool

Yahoo Uses New Tool


Starting today, a new security feature will be available for users who search the internet using...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 17:16
Dell And HP Work The System

Dell And HP Work The System


Dell announced yesterday that they will continue to offer Windows XP to customers even after the...
» read full story April 27th, 2008 - 00:30
Hacker On Trial On News Corp Pirating Accusations

Hacker On Trial On News Corp Pirating Accusations


A News Corp unit is currently involved in a trial, after being accused of hiring a computer hacker...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 14:31
Update: Microsoft Has No Plans to Extend XP Deadline

Update: Microsoft Has No Plans to Extend XP Deadline


Despite high hopes after a comment by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft has no plans to extend the...
» read full story April 24th, 2008 - 22:14
Steve Ballmer Gives New Hope To Those Who Love Windows XP

Steve Ballmer Gives New Hope To Those Who Love Windows XP


Microsoft could reconsider its decision to phase out its Windows XP operating system in June,...
» read full story April 24th, 2008 - 18:31
Microsoft Delivers Windows Vista SP1 Automatically

Microsoft Delivers Windows Vista SP1 Automatically


Microsoft has started to distribute Windows Vista SP1 automatically to the users who have the...
» read full story April 24th, 2008 - 07:50
The Windows XP Service Pack 3 Preview

The Windows XP Service Pack 3 Preview


Microsoft announced that the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 will proceed according to plan...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 15:32
Windows Service Pack SP3 To Be Released on April 29

Windows Service Pack SP3 To Be Released on April 29


In an announcement posted on Microsoft TechNet, Chris Keroack, Release Manager, Windows XP Service...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 21:58
PayPal Denies Safari Is On Its Black List

PayPal Denies Safari Is On Its Black List


PayPal’s strategy of blocking certain browsers, considered to be “unsafe” due to no anti-phishing...
» read full story April 21st, 2008 - 12:27
Greedy ISPs Expose Users to Unsecure Websites

Greedy ISPs Expose Users to Unsecure Websites


Greedy ISPs in the U.S. and other parts of the world are cashing in on their customers' mistyped...
» read full story April 19th, 2008 - 22:11
PayPal’s Anti-Phishing Strategy Includes Blocking Some Browsers

PayPal’s Anti-Phishing Strategy Includes Blocking Some Browsers


As phishing attacks get tougher, PayPal is working on preventing this phenomenon by blocking older...
» read full story April 19th, 2008 - 09:13
Microsoft  Enters Beta Phase With Project “Albany”

Microsoft Enters Beta Phase With Project “Albany”


As competition gets tough, Microsoft needs to adjust to the consumers’ needs, and that is the...
» read full story April 19th, 2008 - 08:42

Revealing Body Scanners at LAX and JFK


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced yesterday the installation of millimeter...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 20:38
Microsoft Launches Beta Office Subscription Service

Microsoft Launches Beta Office Subscription Service


Microsoft has launched the long-rumored beta of a subscription service to an all-in-one software...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 20:07
Firefox Updated to 2.0.0.14 to Fix Memory Leak

Firefox Updated to 2.0.0.14 to Fix Memory Leak


Mozilla has finally patched that memory leak bug in its JavaScript engine, updating Firefox to...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 22:24
Apple Fixes Bug Revelead At Security Contest

Apple Fixes Bug Revelead At Security Contest


Last month, we reported about the contest organized by TippingPoint in Vancouver, Canada. During...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 13:59
Phishing Attacks Disguised In Subpoenas Go For CEOs

Phishing Attacks Disguised In Subpoenas Go For CEOs


Online criminality thrives and challenges even the tightest security systems. The most important...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 12:18
Windows Vista SP1 Now Speaks 36 Languages

Windows Vista SP1 Now Speaks 36 Languages


Almost one month after the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) in five languages –...
» read full story April 16th, 2008 - 11:18
Dell Announces Redesigned Line of Vostro Notebooks

Dell Announces Redesigned Line of Vostro Notebooks


Dell announced its new lineup of Vostro notebooks aimed at small and medium sized businesses. The...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 23:33
Microsoft Presents Thoughts On Online Privacy

Microsoft Presents Thoughts On Online Privacy


A few days ago, The Federal Trade Commission presented their proposition on the guidelines for...
» read full story April 12th, 2008 - 16:08
Oracle to Issue 41 Security Fixes on April 15

Oracle to Issue 41 Security Fixes on April 15


Oracle Corporation has said that it will soon issue security patches for at least 41...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 20:16
GAO: Sensitive Defense Items for Sale On eBay and Craigslist

GAO: Sensitive Defense Items for Sale On eBay and Craigslist


The Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed in a report released on Thursday that...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 11:31
Microsoft Fixes 8 Essential Security Vulnerabilities This Month

Microsoft Fixes 8 Essential Security Vulnerabilities This Month


Microsoft announced on Tuesday the latest eight patches for the monthly security updates, which...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 12:51
HP Supports Technology For Education With Mini-Note PC

HP Supports Technology For Education With Mini-Note PC


The educational system needs computers, preferably affordable ones, and HP joins the ones who will...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 12:03
Chertoff Makes Analogy with Manhattan Project For Cyber-Security

Chertoff Makes Analogy with Manhattan Project For Cyber-Security


In his keynote at the RSA Conference on Tuesday held in San Francisco, Homeland Security...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 10:36
Couple Sues Google ‘Street View’ For Privacy Violation

Couple Sues Google ‘Street View’ For Privacy Violation


Google’s “Street View” not only made the Pentagon say its images pose a threat to national...
» read full story April 05th, 2008 - 09:14
Microsoft Releases Windows Mobile 6.1 and IE Mobile

Microsoft Releases Windows Mobile 6.1 and IE Mobile


Microsoft has released a new version of its successful Windows Mobile operating system. The new...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 19:07
Sony Revamps Playstation Store This Month

Sony Revamps Playstation Store This Month


Just days after it announced that its Playstation Network, which includes the Playstation Store,...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 18:03
Data Theft From 'Secure' Networks Becomes Harder To Contain

Data Theft From 'Secure' Networks Becomes Harder To Contain


These days, it seems there is no limit to what cyber-criminals can do, and as surprising as it may...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 14:03
Linux Unhackable At TippingPoint Contest

Linux Unhackable At TippingPoint Contest


The Linux fans will be thrilled to find out that their favorite operating system have proved the...
» read full story March 30th, 2008 - 22:26
MacBook Air's Security Lasts 2 Minutes

MacBook Air's Security Lasts 2 Minutes


With no special software and without actually touching the laptop, hacker Charlie Miller broke into...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 14:12
Online Privacy - An Oxymoron?

Online Privacy - An Oxymoron?


Security settings are not and will never be perfect and people are quite aware of that and still,...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 17:16
Safari Is Available Through iTunes

Safari Is Available Through iTunes


This weekend, the biggest online thing, regarding tech at least, was the fact that Apple decided...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 17:13
Microsoft Working On Updates To Prevent Further Word Attacks

Microsoft Working On Updates To Prevent Further Word Attacks


Microsoft admitted to vulnerability in its Jet Database Engine after a series of attacks on Word...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 15:22
Mozilla CEO Says Apple’s Safari ‘Update’ Undermines Users’ Trust

Mozilla CEO Says Apple’s Safari ‘Update’ Undermines Users’ Trust


Whether you want it or not, you may accidentally install Apple’s Safari web browser on your...
» read full story March 22nd, 2008 - 09:08
Apple Adopts Bold Market Strategy To Push Safari To Windows Users

Apple Adopts Bold Market Strategy To Push Safari To Windows Users


Since it came up with the Safari 3.1 web browser for Mac and Windows, Apple seems to have adopted...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 13:59
Sequoia Voting Systems Admits To Hackers Attacking Their Website

Sequoia Voting Systems Admits To Hackers Attacking Their Website


After New Jersey officials specifically asked e-voting machines used in the February 5...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 13:29
Sybase Offers Secure Enterprise E-mail Support For Apple’s iPhone

Sybase Offers Secure Enterprise E-mail Support For Apple’s iPhone


Sybase iAnywhere, which is specialized in mobile computing and has incorporated its technologies...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 16:06
Apple Launches Safari 3.1 for Mac OS and Windows

Apple Launches Safari 3.1 for Mac OS and Windows


Apple has launched Safari version 3.1 for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. The new version now...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 16:09
Hackers At Harvard! University Admits Security Breach

Hackers At Harvard! University Admits Security Breach


Once they put their mind into it, hackers are perfectly capable of breaking even the most ‘secure’...
» read full story March 14th, 2008 - 16:35
Slippery Slope For Wi-Fi? Ericsson Seems To Think So

Slippery Slope For Wi-Fi? Ericsson Seems To Think So


Wi-Fi is on a slippery slope, Ericsson’s Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said on Monday,...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 15:41
Novell’s De Icaza Not Happy About Partnership With Microsoft

Novell’s De Icaza Not Happy About Partnership With Microsoft


Novell Vice-President Miguel de Icaza had a few things to say at the MIX08 conference in Las Vegas...
» read full story March 09th, 2008 - 15:16
Steve Ballmer Lets It All Out At MIX08 Event In Las Vegas

Steve Ballmer Lets It All Out At MIX08 Event In Las Vegas


Steve Ballmer decided to take a look at all around Microsoft and answer some questions at the...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 16:29
Google’s Street View Images Put Pentagon On Fire

Google’s Street View Images Put Pentagon On Fire


Have you ever imagined Google threatening national security? Me neither, but the Pentagon did, as...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 15:33
Over 30,000 Prizes Awarded To Office Live Workspace Beta Testers

Over 30,000 Prizes Awarded To Office Live Workspace Beta Testers


You would think that Microsoft’s initiative on Monday to open up the beta testing to the wide...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 12:15
Ready For An Online Experience? Office Live Workspace Is Here!

Ready For An Online Experience? Office Live Workspace Is Here!


Less than half-a-year after Microsoft’s Office Live Workspace was first announced, the company...
» read full story March 04th, 2008 - 14:22
PayPal Warns On Safari Browser’s Lack Of Anti-phishing Security

PayPal Warns On Safari Browser’s Lack Of Anti-phishing Security


PayPal is advising its customers to avoid Safari browser if they want to stay protected from...
» read full story March 03rd, 2008 - 16:33
Internet Safety Task Force To Protect Teens From Online Attacks

Internet Safety Task Force To Protect Teens From Online Attacks


Internet and children, that is truly something we should be concerned about, as more online...
» read full story March 02nd, 2008 - 10:42
Will Price Cuts Help Windows Vista Fly Off The Shelves?

Will Price Cuts Help Windows Vista Fly Off The Shelves?


In an unexpected and quite surprising move, Microsoft announced it will slash the prices of...
» read full story March 01st, 2008 - 21:39
Air Force's New Enemy: Internet Blogs

Air Force's New Enemy: Internet Blogs


The United States Air Force has made an unprecedented move to block access to blogs. The decision...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 18:07
Hackers Set Up Online Market For 8,700 Stolen FTP Credentials

Hackers Set Up Online Market For 8,700 Stolen FTP Credentials


Finjan, a computer security company, uncovered a system of online commercialization of over 8,700...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 15:40
Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008 Leads Transition To 64-Bits OS

Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008 Leads Transition To 64-Bits OS


After months of beta testing, Microsoft is expected to officially launch Windows Server 2008,...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 15:40
Core Security: VMware Has Serious Security Flaw

Core Security: VMware Has Serious Security Flaw


Core Security Technologies announced yesterday that VMware’s popular desktop virtualization...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 16:01
US Judge Approves Vista Capable Lawsuit

US Judge Approves Vista Capable Lawsuit


U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman ruled that the consumers may go ahead with a class action...
» read full story February 24th, 2008 - 12:30

Google's Many Uses: Hack Tool


Notorious hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has created a tool which makes use of Google to...
» read full story February 23rd, 2008 - 21:16
Microsoft Troubleshoots Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Microsoft Troubleshoots Windows Vista Service Pack 1


Although the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is scheduled to be available within few weeks, it seems...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 20:15
Disk Encryption Not So Sure, New Study Finds

Disk Encryption Not So Sure, New Study Finds


Even the hard drive of your laptop is protected by the most advanced security technologies...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 22:08
3Com - Huawei Deal Blocked by US Government

3Com - Huawei Deal Blocked by US Government


3Com and its partners, Bain Capital Partners LLC and Huawei Technologies Co., withdrew their...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 21:42
PC Developers Regroup Against Consoles And Form Gaming Alliance

PC Developers Regroup Against Consoles And Form Gaming Alliance


In the world of Xbox, PlayStation and Wii, the PC gaming industry has had a lot to put up with...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 13:16
So, Are You Ready For A Blu-Ray World?

So, Are You Ready For A Blu-Ray World?


In the light of the recent events it seems like the bitter fight for the domination in the HD...
» read full story February 18th, 2008 - 14:38
Mozilla Launches Firefox 3 Beta 3 – Testing Purposes Only

Mozilla Launches Firefox 3 Beta 3 – Testing Purposes Only


Mozilla Corp. announced the release of a beta version of Firefox 3.0 on Tuesday, bringing new...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 13:32
Don’t Let Valentine Ruin Your Computer

Don’t Let Valentine Ruin Your Computer


The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Tuesday saying that all the romantics across...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 13:21
Microsoft Issues 11 Security Bulletins

Microsoft Issues 11 Security Bulletins


It seems like it was a busy month at Microsoft’s headquarter and now the IT administrator will...
» read full story February 13th, 2008 - 00:31
Apple Fixes 11 OS X Security Bugs

Apple Fixes 11 OS X Security Bugs


Apple has released 11 security patches fixing 8 bugs in Leopard, its latest operating system, and 3...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 21:33
Anonymous Steps Out Against Scientology

Anonymous Steps Out Against Scientology


The group of Internet activists who previously attacked the Scientology website took to the streets...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 12:58
Ford Integrates RFID Technology In Its Trucks

Ford Integrates RFID Technology In Its Trucks


After finding out that its clients’ most often encountered problem is forgetting to bring...
» read full story February 09th, 2008 - 16:23
Firefox Patches 10 Vulnerabilities With 2.0.0.12 Version

Firefox Patches 10 Vulnerabilities With 2.0.0.12 Version


Mozilla has released an update for its Firefox browser. The new version, called Firefox 2.0.0.12...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 21:05
OpenID Foundation Co-opts Google, Microsoft And Yahoo

OpenID Foundation Co-opts Google, Microsoft And Yahoo


The OpenID Foundation announced on Thursday that Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo were...
» read full story February 08th, 2008 - 11:55
Google Announces New Apps Offering

Google Announces New Apps Offering


Google today announced Google Apps Team Edition, a update to its successful online office suite....
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 17:46
Google Rolls Out E-mail Security Based on Postini

Google Rolls Out E-mail Security Based on Postini


Google bought e-mail security company Postini in July last year for $625 million in cash. Postini...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 10:51
‘Developer Platform’ From MySpace To be Launched

‘Developer Platform’ From MySpace To be Launched


MySpace will allow software developers to sign up starting Wednesday for the software that will...
» read full story January 31st, 2008 - 17:51
NY Bill Bans Sex-Offenders From Social Networking Sites

NY Bill Bans Sex-Offenders From Social Networking Sites


As of Tuesday, a new legislation regarding the protection of Internet social networking sites...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 15:31
EU Court Protects Privacy of Downloaders in Civil Suits

EU Court Protects Privacy of Downloaders in Civil Suits


The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) said that Internet providers are not required...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 22:00
Cisco Announces New Data Center Concept with Nexus

Cisco Announces New Data Center Concept with Nexus


Cisco Systems Inc. will announce today a network switch for corporations, the Nexus 7000, which...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 11:48
Report Claims Windows Vista Is More Secure Than XP

Report Claims Windows Vista Is More Secure Than XP


Jeff Jones, a security strategy director in Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing group, has released...
» read full story January 26th, 2008 - 18:22
44,000 Porn Sites Closed By Chinese Authorities

44,000 Porn Sites Closed By Chinese Authorities


With one idea in mind, that pornography perverts the young population, the Public Security...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 16:26
GE Money Reports 650,000 Customers’ Data Lost

GE Money Reports 650,000 Customers’ Data Lost


GE Money representatives officially announced on Friday that a backup tape containing the personal...
» read full story January 21st, 2008 - 16:30
CIA Says Hackers Are Responsible For Multi-City Power Outage

CIA Says Hackers Are Responsible For Multi-City Power Outage


During a security conference held in New Orleans, US Central Intelligence Agency senior analyst...
» read full story January 19th, 2008 - 17:30
Google.org Started Giving Grants

Google.org Started Giving Grants


The charitable arm of Internet search engine company Google, Google.org, has announced it will...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 22:12
Yahoo! Announces Support for OpenID 2.0

Yahoo! Announces Support for OpenID 2.0


Yahoo! Inc. announces it supports OpenID, which means all 248 million active registered Yahoo!...
» read full story January 17th, 2008 - 21:49
Microsoft Warns Of New Excel Vulnerability

Microsoft Warns Of New Excel Vulnerability


Microsoft issued today an advisory saying that the company is investigating new reports about a...
» read full story January 16th, 2008 - 20:26
First Rogue Application Written for Macs: MacSweeper

First Rogue Application Written for Macs: MacSweeper


F-Secure, an anti-virus and computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland, has...
» read full story January 15th, 2008 - 21:51
Hacking Machine Compromising Lots of Web Servers

Hacking Machine Compromising Lots of Web Servers


Cyber criminals invented the hacking machine! According to security researchers, December brought...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 22:25
2008’s First QuickTime Flaw Discovered

2008’s First QuickTime Flaw Discovered


Apple’s QuickTime media player features security glitches once again. 2008’s first QuickTime...
» read full story January 12th, 2008 - 14:28
Open Source Applications Prone to Security Glitches

Open Source Applications Prone to Security Glitches


A recent security study’s findings are probably likely to shock a little bit the increasing number...
» read full story January 12th, 2008 - 10:02
Report Concludes TSA Site Had Multiple Security Issues

Report Concludes TSA Site Had Multiple Security Issues


The Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released today a report on...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 23:38
BECTA Shuns Vista and Office 2007

BECTA Shuns Vista and Office 2007


The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA) said in a report that is does...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 21:24
100 Million Copies Of Windows Vista Sold. Is That Enough?

100 Million Copies Of Windows Vista Sold. Is That Enough?


During his last speech, Bill Gates not only spoke about the first and second digital decade, but,...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 15:18
Gates Speaks about Vista at CES 2008

Gates Speaks about Vista at CES 2008


Speaking at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 11:14
Microsoft Apologizes For Messing Up With Office 2003 SP3

Microsoft Apologizes For Messing Up With Office 2003 SP3


Microsoft’s latest update of Office 2003 brought into question a series of security issues that...
» read full story January 06th, 2008 - 10:10
Sears Web Site Breaks Customer Privacy Policy

Sears Web Site Breaks Customer Privacy Policy


Antispyware researchers alleged that Sears has been violating the privacy policies of its...
» read full story January 05th, 2008 - 10:56
Lenovo Reveals Brand New Notebook Line

Lenovo Reveals Brand New Notebook Line


It was time for a change for Lenovo! The popular Chinese company revealed on Thursday a brand new...
» read full story January 05th, 2008 - 03:13
World’s most capacious laptop HDD: with love, 500GB from Hitachi

World’s most capacious laptop HDD: with love, 500GB from Hitachi


Hitachi recently announced the introduction of world’s most capacious hard disk for laptops, which...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 21:25