CNN.com was knocked offline for three hours shortly after Chinese hackers claimed to have called off a planned denial of service attack against the US publisher.
A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure.
Apple today released ten iPhone security updates, including seven within the MobileSafari browser.
Petko Petkov of ethical hacking group GNUCitizen, has developed a proof-of-concept program to steal contacts and incoming e-mails from Google Gmail users.
Cybercriminals are increasingly fighting each other, as well as antivirus vendors, in pursuit of illegal gain, Kaspersky Lab has warned.
Special Minister of State Gary Nairn this week released a paper titled 'Responsive Government - A New Service Agenda', which details how e-government services will be 'improved' over the next four years.
Rootkits, which alter the kernel of an operating system and allow malicious code to hide from security software, seem to have stumped the security industry.
DCOM-based worms like SoBig and MSBlaster are running loose on the Internet. Stop them by using this freeware utility.
help/how to One of the favourite tricks that hackers like to use is to flood a targeted system with traffic, which results in a Denial of Service (DoS). Here are some registry edits that you can use to defend Win2K systems against DoS attacks.
USB storage technology could become the next floppy drive. But does the small size and blazing speed pose a security risk? One member thinks so.
Security experts warn that code which could be used to attack and crash Cisco routers has been posted to public mailing lists.
A very clever mass-mailing worm is spreading rapidly across the Internet and has many different components, each timed to trigger different processes.
Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
Wondering which endpoint security suite keeps your clients the most protected? Enex TestLab racks them all up and puts them through their paces.
Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.
Going by older detection and removal numbers, Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware offers competent if basic security protection. However, so do many free competitors. This year, we recommend giving Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010 a pass.
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