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Thu, 11/03/2010 - 14:09 | David
Microsoft has admitted another vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, with attacks already taking advantage of the problem.
The flaw only affects IE6 and IE7, not IE8. Naturally, Microsoft has again advised users to upgrade to IE8.
Tags: Mon, 01/03/2010 - 05:41 | David
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to bleed market share, with Google's Chrome being the main benefactor.
Microsoft’s browser, which has been beset by poor publicity and news of security flaws, lost nearly 1% of its total market share in February, falling to 61.58%, according to Net Applications.
Tue, 16/02/2010 - 06:19 | David
The Government is to try to tackle the growing problem of online scams with the launch of a £4.3 million cyber enforcement team.
The new team will sit within the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), and will attempt to curb the proliferation of online trading cons and mis-selling.
Fri, 12/02/2010 - 14:01 | David
A survey has revealed that the number of people shunning internet shopping over security fears is growing, despite efforts by banks and retailers to shore up public confidence.
A study of 200 retailers and 1,000 consumers conducted by online payment company CyberSource UK, revealed that 50% of people refuse to shop online, with 41% of those surveyed citing concerns about fraud and identity theft.
Mon, 04/01/2010 - 10:07 | David
Mozilla has admitted that Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 4 will miss their slated release dates.
Firefox 3.6 was originally set to launch by the end of December, but despite the release of five betas, Mozilla has been unable to iron out the bugs in time.
The browser has now been pushed back until the first quarter 2010, according to the Mozilla Wiki.
Mon, 21/12/2009 - 13:30 | David
A small design firm from St Louis, Missouri, is set to take on Microsoft in a legal battle, accusing the technology giants of taking its name for its search engine.
Bing! Information Design launched the case in a local court claiming it has used the trademark “Bing!” – yes, with the exclamation mark – since 2000 and Microsoft’s use of the name is damaging its brand.
Tue, 08/12/2009 - 22:52 | David
Dramatic changes in the way companies do business will have a big impact on what they need to secure themselves, according to Cisco.
In Cisco’s annual report, the use of social media for workers to interact with each other was seen as a key issue for security.
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 13:08 | David
LinkedIn and Twitter have announced they are teaming up to offer better social networking tools for businesses.
The partnership will allow users updating their status on LinkedIn to sync this with their Twitter feed. This should help increase the volume of users' followers well as making their updates more relevant for real time searches, according to the two companies.
Fri, 23/10/2009 - 17:11 | David
The launch of the Firefox 3.6 beta has been delayed once more, as Mozilla struggles to adapt the browser for Windows 7.
The Firefox 3.6 beta was due to arrive yesterday, to coincide with the launch of Windows 7. However, problems with Microsoft's latest and greatest appear to be holding up the browser.
Wed, 07/10/2009 - 11:00 | David
Google has confirmed that GMail customers have been hit by phishing attacks, just a day after 10,000 Hotmail accounts were exposed by a similar method. The details of 20,000 GMail, Yahoo and AOL email accounts, including usernames and passwords, have been posted on the net. Google has confirmed the details are genuine, and claims it is taking action to protect affected accounts.
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