A pioneer of software that delivers pop-up ads based on Web sites that Internet users browse said Tuesday it will exit that business by June following persistent criticism from online publishers, consumer groups and privacy advocates.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/21/2006
Security researchers are warning about a new variety of unusually powerful denial of service attacks.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/16/2006
New Internet attacks targeting computers that manage global Internet traffic has potential to overwhelm popular Web sites and disrupt e-mails
- By The Associated Press
- 03/15/2006
The FBI plans to spend up to $500 million building the final piece of its delayed, troubled technology upgrade, yet risks a repeat of earlier missteps that led to excessive costs, according to a government report released Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/13/2006
The world industrial-standards association has rejected China's controversial wireless encryption standard for global use, news reports said Monday, dealing a blow to Beijing's effort to promote its own standards for computers and telecoms.
- By The Associated Press
- 03/13/2006
From the business wires this week: a network security solution for Windows systems, Exchange protection, Microsoft's Origami and Onfolio announcements, more.
NetChk Protect combines the functionality of Shavlik's patching and anti-spyware tools in a single console.
Taking an isolationist approach is sometimes good -- especially for securing your domains and servers.
- By Joern Wettern
- 03/01/2006
Many programs block spyware, but few know how to get rid of it. Redmond readers offer some clever ways to banish these nasties.
A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison in a computer theft case involving more than 1 billion records that Acxiom Corp., a data-management company, collected in its work for large corporations.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/23/2006
Leading IT experts help answer the question: What if?
- By Michael Desmond
- 02/01/2006
VMware's Player tool can make architectures you used to only dream of a reality. Our new Windows Insider columnist, Greg Shields, walks you through the possibilities as well as tips for increasing performance.
- By Greg Shields
- 02/01/2006
Now that you've got those filters going, Joern takes a look at what else you can do to help keep incoming e-mails clean.
- By Joern Wettern
- 02/01/2006
These tools can help you use Group Policy to restrict access to USB ports and various hardware devices.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 02/01/2006
Microsoft leads an industry-wide struggle to balance customer privacy and business value.
- By Michael Desmond
- 01/01/2006
The Sony BMG rootkit fiasco could be the worst retail marketing meltdown since the launch of New Coke.
- By Michael Desmond
- 01/01/2006
Keep your inboxes clean of spam and viruses with some new tools and enhancements in Exchange 2003.
- By Joern Wettern
- 01/01/2006
The Enterprise Edition of ISA 2004 provides centralized management and unmatched scalability.
As promised, after skipping November, Microsoft began shipping the December Windows Vista community technology preview (CTP) to customers and partners this week. Among other features, the latest build debuts a slew of new security capabilities.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 12/20/2005
Can Google -- or some other company -- change the world of computing?