Privacy questions trail Facebook Messages
After Facebook's struggle with one privacy issue after another this year, some in the industry are raising privacy questions about Facebook's new messaging system.
Sharon Gaudin | 17 Nov | Read more
After Facebook's struggle with one privacy issue after another this year, some in the industry are raising privacy questions about Facebook's new messaging system.
Sharon Gaudin | 17 Nov | Read more
Microsoft has issued tools that let enterprises block the distribution of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) when the upgrade launches next year.
Gregg Keizer | 16 Nov | Read more
Security experts are split over whether Apple's decision to hand over Java to an Oracle-backed open-source project is a good deal for Mac users.
Gregg Keizer | 16 Nov | Read more
Apple on Wednesday patched more than 130 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, smashing a record the company set last March when it fixed over 90 flaws.
Gregg Keizer | 11 Nov | Read more
Microsoft today explained why it has not patched older versions of its Office for Mac, but would not disclose a release schedule for doing so.
Gregg Keizer | 11 Nov | Read more
Microsoft today patched 11 vulnerabilities, including one in Office that hackers will quickly exploit to launch drive-by attacks, said security experts.
Gregg Keizer | 10 Nov | Read more
A security researcher is asserting that Apple has made a poor security decision by allowing its Safari browser to honor requests from third-party applications to perform actions such as making a phone call without warning a user.
Jeremy Kirk | 09 Nov | Read more
Kinect, Microsoft's motion gaming accessory has been hacked -- mere days after its release.
Chris Brandrick | 09 Nov | Read more
When the zero-day attack known as the "Here You Have" virus not long ago hit about 500 PCs at the Salt River Project, a large public power utility and water supplier for Arizona, it turned out that the antivirus software in use provided no defense.
Ellen Messmer | 05 Nov | Read more
Microsoft today said it will ship three security updates next week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first in Office 2010 pegged "critical."
Gregg Keizer | 05 Nov | Read more
Google today patched 12 vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, all of them rated as high-level threats by the company's security team.
Gregg Keizer | 05 Nov | Read more
Delivering packages to customers in a timely fashion takes more than a good shipping label.
Cindy Waxer | 04 Nov | Read more
Tokenisation replaces protected data with a digital placeholder that applications use just as they would real Social Security or credit card numbers. But if you're hacked, the data is useless to criminals.
Robert McMillan | 04 Nov | Read more
Microsoft today warned that attackers are targeting Internet Explorer (IE) with an exploit of a critical unpatched vulnerability in all current versions of the browser.
Gregg Keizer | 04 Nov | Read more
Want to clean and optimize your PC? You've probably heard of CCleaner, arguably the world's most popular tool for doing the job. Developer Piriform just released CCleaner 3.0. The big news in this update? A native 64-bit version for use with like editions of Windows.
Rick Broida | 03 Nov | Read more