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  • Microsoft defers Australian security summits

    Microsoft Australia said yesterday it had deferred its latest round of security education summits for information technology professionals, originally scheduled for November, until end February next year.

  • Security firms clash over phishy e-mails

    Banks and security experts cannot agree wether it is safe for banks to continue using e-mail for communicating with their customers because the medium has been hijacked by criminals who try and fool online banking users into divulging their log in details.

  • HP backs down on copyright warning

    Hewlett-Packard has backed away from legal threats it made against security analysts who publicised flaws in the company's software.

  • 101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

    Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications

  • Europeans warn search engines: Delete user data sooner

    A European Commission advisory body has suggested that search companies delete data collected about their users after six months a far cry from what most companies currently do.

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  • Microsoft, Cisco clash on security

    The dawning era of "end to end" security architectures is squeezing customers between the proprietary efforts of two dominant vendors.

  • Securing Microsoft 2: hackers invited to Redmond

    In part two of 'Securing Microsoft', we learn how the company slowly became more intimate with the security community. Microsoft's slow shift to focus more on security came to a head with Vista, with more money spent in securing Vista than anybody has ever been invested into securing any piece of software before.

  • Plugging holes against cyberattacks

    New political and technological circumstances dictate the creation of a more complete system of information sharing which can inevitably protect individuals.

  • Microsoft update ignores spoofing hole

    The software giant has released its January batch of patches but has failed to fix an Internet Explorer 'phishing' vulnerability.

  • The software side of Intel

    Intel hardware dominates the PC market, but a new emphasis on software could help the chipmaker expand into other markets and foster greater innovation, even if the effort could rankle longtime allies like Microsoft.

Reviews (5)

  • Opinion: Clash of the PDA standards

    Wide-ranging trade shows like PC Expo serve as a good barometer of the industry and its direction. By that metric, it looks like we'll be ditching our desktop PCs and laptops in favour of wireless handheld computers and by this time next year there won't be a need for any other type of computer.

  • The end of the old PC as we know it?

    One of the last and least-loved remnants of the original IBM PC is about to get its marching orders, according to Intel.

  • PC throwback on last legs

    One of the last and least loved throwbacks to the early days of PCs, the BIOS, is about to get its marching orders, says Intel

  • This space is reserved

    The traditional option for sharing files and data with colleagues has always been to use removable media or email. Online file storage offers shared access to files, as well as the chance to back up data to a remote, secure system.

  • Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

    Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

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