Microsoft Corp. last week said that three Windows security updates, including one rated “critical,” will be released tomorrow. The company …
Unpatched PDF bug poses growing threat, say researchers
An unpatched bug in popular PDF viewing and editing applications is much more dangerous than first thought, according to security …
Users gain options for mobile voice encryption
U.S. President Barack Obama's dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems …
Microsoft expands Surface to Europe, Middle East
Microsoft Corp. will begin selling its Surface touch-sensitive computer in some European and Middle Eastern countries, the company said today …
Nuance to acquire Zi
The deal is worth about $35 million, including $17 million in cash and $18 million in Nuance stock. The value …
Downadup worm may hammer Southwest Airlines URL March 13
Computers infected by the Downadup worm will “phone home” to several legitimate URLs this month, including one owned by Southwest …
Adobe flaw has been used in attacks since early January
A dangerous and unpatched vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF-reading software has been around a lot longer than previously realized. …
New SSL Web site hack revealed
A researcher has found a convincing way to hack the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol used to secure log-ins to …
9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines
What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is …
Conficker worm gets an evil twin
The new variant, dubbed Conficker B++, was spotted three days ago by SRI International researchers, who published details of the …
Data center prices soar in ‘rack crunch’
The price of a data center rack rose by an average of 8.5 percent across Europe last year, with more …
Kaspersky releases AV prototype for Windows 7
The new technical prototype of Kaspersky Anti-Virus is designed to secure computers running under Windows 7. The beta test version …
With global effort, a new type of worm is slowed
There have been big computer worm outbreaks before, but nothing quite like Conficker . First spotted in November, the worm …
Life beyond Google
Although it may sound like heresy, Google isn't the only game in town. Despite Google's large index and generally excellent …
Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system
Microsoft Corp. unveiled its Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system today on what are being called “Windows phones” that focus on …
Sun premiering JavaFX Mobile component
Proceeding to a critical phase in the rollout of its JavaFX platform for rich media client applications, Sun will ship …
Samsung delays Google Android phone
Contrary to recent speculation, Samsung will not announce a mobile phone based on Google's Android mobile operating next week, the …
The ‘n’ stands for now
Without delving too deeply into the past, we all remember the war-driving horror stories: buggy Wired Equivalent Privacy implementations, 802.11b …
Polycom CEO sees videconferencing on handhelds
According to industry experts, videoconferencing wireless handhelds could be widely available soon, and the technology could become more popular than …
IBM building 20-petaflop machine to secure nuclear stockpile
Supercomputer designers spent years chasing after the elusive petaflop barrier – the ability to perform one thousand trillion calculations per …