The information systems of Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) are at risk because the department has been flooded by 10,000 IT contractors, according to its director of protective security, Mark Handley.
Sun Microsystems says a Java security hole, which was called "as bad as it gets" by security experts, has now been patched.
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Google's Security team has discovered vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Runtime Environment that threatens the security of all platforms, browsers and even mobile devices.
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Google's Security team has discovered vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Runtime Environment that threatens the security of all platforms, browsers and even mobile devices.
Security experts are watching out for attacks that burrow through two new flaws, warning that the vulnerabilities are a bigger threat because of people's reliance on the targeted software.
Microsoft has issued a "critical" security alert for a series of Java Virtual Machine bugs, one of which could allow a hacker to steal information or reformat the hard drives of compromised computers.
In a world of scoundrels, hackers, and thieves, protecting data has become an integral part of computing. So you'd better secure it or lose it, says one expert.
James Gosling discusses Sun's decision to release Java under the General Public License, whether open source is more secure than proprietary software, how IT departments can cut development costs, and why Microsoft still owns the desktop.
Sun Microsystems is building a Java-based development kit for its StarOffice software to help corporate programmers customise desktop applications, a move that better pits it against Microsoft's dominant Office.
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
In an about-face, Microsoft has said that it will reinstate the ability to run Java programs in Windows XP.
Sun plans to bundle its application server software into Solaris, a move that could shake the industry.
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