The Mozilla Project has smashed its target of five million Firefox 3 downloads in 24 hours, achieving a final tally of 8,290,545, and a six percent share of the total browser market
A US-based security consultancy plans to release software next month that it claims will help employers launch ethical phishing attacks against their own employees.
It held out as long as possible, but a Windows Vista laptop fell to a determined bunch of hackers Friday evening at the Pwn to Own contest at CanSecWest.
Apple's Leopard has been hacked within 30 seconds using a flaw in Safari, with rival OSes Ubuntu and Vista so far remaining impenetrable in the CanSecWest PWN to OWN competition.
Networking vendor 3Com will chase private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for a US$66 million merger break-up fee after its proposed suitor pulled the plug on their merger deal late last week citing regulatory concerns.
Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month.
Networking company 3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity company Bain Capital and former joint-venture partner Huawei Technologies, in a US$2.2 billion cash deal.
A security firm which asks vendors to pay for the bugs it discovers otherwise it threatens to release the flaw publicly has re-ignited debate over the reporting of software vulnerabilities.
Apple today released a security update for Quicktime 7.1.6, removing a vulnerability used by a security researcher in April to win US$10,000 and a new Macbook at CanSecWest 2007.
Many of the cybervandalism attacks reported in Australia appear to stem from individuals or groups based in Turkey, a report has found.
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While they present a wonderful opportunity to meet people with similar interests, sites like MySpace, Facebook, and even LinkedIn can also cause trouble.
Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?
Mergers and buyouts are muddying the lines between security and other industries. Will purely security-focused providers be a thing of the past?
Enterprise Strategy Group's Jon Oltsik says security will remain a hot topic this year, but the particular notes will be different.
Three of the industry's goliaths have this week unveiled unification strategies for their standalone network-protection products.
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