Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.
If the Internet is God, and the browser my shepherd, I am a lost lamb who has been waiting for the Prophet to answer my call: What are those icon-less buttons at the bottom of Internet Explorer 7?
Tevye, the much loved protagonist of Fiddler on the Roof, was full of wisdom. "A bird may love a fish," he memorably said, "but where would they build a home together?"
It is hardly surprising that Australian companies are beginning to enter the brave new world of Second Life.
Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)
In 2007, IE6 will almost certainly lose its crown as the most popular Web browser after holding the title for many, many years.
Every new essay by Paul Graham on startups is like a chapter of a Tolkien book, telling the long and winding story of how the powerless can change the face of the world through the simple action of believing in their own abilities.
The Web 2.0 meme is percolating through all manner of media and has now reached as far as Bangladesh.
This week I learned about a "trick" that you can do in Windows which, as far as I am concerned, is a serious security risk.
In my last post I covered the knowledge management press's first impression of the Web 2.0 phenomenon. But should we be looking at enterprise Web 2.0 as a KM issue?
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Last week, two security companies spoke to me about their new products and I suddenly realised that we are close to losing the war against spyware.
While most of the Australian press is going nuts analysing what proposed changes to media ownership laws might mean for their job futures, I want to look at a narrower question: could this pave the way for our first dedicated technology channel on free-to-air TV?
The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?
Microsoft slams Google on privacy
Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategi… Watch it now
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