Security vendors have been warning about the security hole created by instant messaging and peer-to-peer file sharing programs, but so far there’s no product on the market that directly addresses it.
Prevent P2P problems on your network by preparing for security threats from programs such as Napster and KaZaa.
Opera Software on Tuesday plans to release a second preview version of Opera 9, the next version of its namesake Web browser.
Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them, but they say they're not worried.
An Internet worm, posing as an anti-virus update arriving in an email, is also using peer to peer (P2P) software to spread.
Prevent P2P problems on your network by preparing for security threats from programs such as Napster and KaZaa.
Many apps, especially P2P and IM software, install programs in the background that can jeopardise security. Use PestPatrol to detect and remove them.
During the holiday season, snow isn't the only thing analysts shovel. With that in mind, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, Jon Oltsik, takes a look forward on networking technology and related industry trends in 2008.
Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.
IT managers who want to block staff use of instant messaging or peer-to-peer networks have a new ally in SurfControl.
In the shark-infested world of peer-to-peer file sharing BearShare is an unobtrusive delight, marred only by a low success rate in downloading files.
Peer-to-peer computing is hot, but what are we going to share now that we can't share music for free?
SunnComm Technologies, one of several companies developing anti-CD copying products, has licensed a new technique that can hide data, video, software or an identifying watermark inside music files.
One sure way to stop pirates is to make music free. Distributors could pick up the tab and get their investment back from marketers and advertisers.
Stanford University scientists have shown that distributed computing, using thousands of low- end PCs, can have real results.
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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