As cyber security problems become more widespread, Microsoft urged the IT community to take a more active role, and described its security approach.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/21/2009
The European Commission (EC) granted Microsoft another week to respond to a competition complaint involving its Internet Explorer Web browser.
The number of compromised computers actively being used in botnets to launch attacks on any given day last year was about 75,000, according to a new report on Internet threats from Symantec Corp.
- By William Jackson
- 04/15/2009
Yes, Conficker manages to remain in minds of IT security. Plus: tweeting birds get the worm and why security standards equal a bad idea.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/14/2009
Default security settings in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could open a company's intranet to hacking attacks, according to a recent security white paper.
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns that researchers on April 9 discovered a new variant of the Conficker worm that updates earlier infections via its peer-to-peer network.
- By William Jackson
- 04/10/2009
The annual Web 2.0 Expo is considered a prominent showcase and launching ground for noteworthy next-generation applications, and last week's gathering in San Francisco was no exception.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/10/2009
Plus: An un-'Stirling' roll-out; PCI Compliance is better than no compliance; more.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 04/07/2009
Phase 2 International now offers online IBM Lotus applications to SMBs, adding to its various hosted service offerings which already include a Microsoft solution stack.
Zend Technologies will release its commercial-grade server for PHP applications on Tuesday.
- By Herb Torrens
- 04/06/2009
How to find and protect it, in eight steps.
- By Zubair Alexander
- 04/01/2009
Microsoft has the stuff to come out of this recession on top.
Conficker is scheduled to update itself April 1. But analysts say the appears to be an upgrade of its defenses rather than a planned attack.
- By William Jackson
- 04/01/2009
We've got opinions, and we're not afraid to use 'em.
Microsoft's neither confirming nor denying, but Azure certainly has all the symptoms of a platform -- and developers should take note.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 04/01/2009
Figuring out quorum configuration.
Security researchers say that unprecedented economic uncertainty is translating into unprecedented opportunity for purveyors of spam.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 03/31/2009
Mozilla rolled out security updates for Firefox after the Web browser was hacked during a contest two weeks ago at a software security convention in Vancouver.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/30/2009
The Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum (CCIF) publicly launched its "Open Cloud Manifesto" on Monday, but the document, which advocates open standards and interoperability between cloud platforms, generated few sparks after a spokesperson indicated that the CCIF isn't vouching for it.
The Conficker frenzy continues as IT security pros prepare for April 1, when the worm is expected to take some action from infected systems.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 03/30/2009