 Can a Rootkit Be Certified for Vista? March 16, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A roomful of hackers, CIOs and CSOs agree that Microsoft's given us the most secure version of Windows yet, but their approval is served up with a garnish of "excepts," "howevers" and "althoughs." | |
Tool Turns Any JavaScript-Enabled Browser into a Malicious Drone March 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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A new tool too dangerous to give away can turn any PC - Windows, Mac, Linux - or any device with a browser into a site attacker. | |
Method to Better Predict Software Vulnerabilities June 29, 2006 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Vulnerability defects in software that can allow hackers to bypass security measures have emerged as a significant threat in a society that increasingly relies on computer systems and the Internet for commerce and other uses. | |
Security loophole found in Windows operating system November 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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A group of researchers headed by Dr. Benny Pinkas from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Haifa succeeded in finding a security vulnerability in Microsoft's "Windows 2000" operating system. | |
Microsoft Tool Lets the Masses Create Apps, Web Pages May 19, 2007 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Microsoft has announced the alpha version of Popfly, its new application creation, mashup enabling tool and social networking software for nonprogrammers. | |
Trojan Piggybacks on Windows Updater May 15, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Researchers discover a Trojan that uses an integral part of Windows to download files onto infected systems. | |
New Worm Targets Portable Memory Drives May 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Sophos researchers say worm is an example of hackers targeting removable devices in an effort to get around security. | |
 Bill Gates: 80 percent chance Vista will be ready in January July 11, 2006 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday there was an 80 percent chance the company's next-generation operating system, Vista, would be ready in January. | |
Software Circumvents Internet Censorship November 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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With the Dec. 1 release of psiphon software, developed by University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, people around the world will have access to a free tool enabling them to circumvent Internet censorship. | |
Researcher: JavaScript Attacks Get Slicker April 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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An Arbor Networks researcher at CanSecWest details JavaScript exploits' increasingly sophisticated means of attack and what tools to use to fight them. | |
 Computer-based tool aids research, helps thwart questionable publication practices January 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A new computer-based text-searching tool developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers automatically – and quickly – compares multiple documents in a database for similarities, providing a more efficient ... | |
Microsoft Claims Open-Source Technology Violates 235 of Its Patents May 14, 2007 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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The software maker is using the threat of patent violations to try to further muddy the waters around GPLv3. | |
Are Web 2.0 Office Apps Just Wired Wikis with Weird Names? March 24, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
No one said the taboo words "bubble" or "boom" at the Dealmaker Media Under The Radar conference at the Mountain View Microsoft campus on Friday. But the mood was certainly festive. | |
'Combinatorial' approach squashes software bugs faster, cheaper December 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A team of computer scientists and mathematicians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Texas, Arlington is developing an open-source tool that catches programming errors by using an ... | |
'Halo 3' Beta Test Gets off to Rough Start May 18, 2007 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Microsoft Corp.'s public test of its upcoming "Halo 3" video game got off to a rocky start on Wednesday after many users found they were unable to try out the science fiction-themed shooter. | |
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