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Top 10 technology mistakes 

Top 10 technology mistakes

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, Iain Thomson, 27 April 2010 1:56 PM
Cock-ups of a technical bent, old and new.
Open Office patches six flaws 

Open Office patches six flaws

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 25 February 2010 8:53 AM
Productivity suite gets multiple fixes.
FTC warns of major peer-to-peer data breach 

FTC warns of major peer-to-peer data breach

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 25 February 2010 8:36 AM
Nearly 100 organisations affected.
Tour de France winner accused of hacking French laboratory 

Tour de France winner accused of hacking French laboratory

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 17 February 2010 12:01 PM
Court issues arrest warrant for 2006 attack on anti-doping lab.
Haiti dominates spam headlines in January 

Haiti dominates spam headlines in January

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 15 February 2010 2:16 PM
Earthquake scams abound as users seek to donate.
Microsoft warns of malware conflict with update 

Microsoft warns of malware conflict with update

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 15 February 2010 10:04 AM
Infected machines could "blue screen".
Cisco warns of new security flaws 

Cisco warns of new security flaws

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 12 February 2010 10:01 AM
Company issues patch for IronPort tools.
Cybercrooks fake the death of Bill Cosby 

Cybercrooks fake the death of Bill Cosby

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 9 February 2010 1:29 PM
New malware hoax touts passing of comedy legend.
Google turns over hack info to US government 

Google turns over hack info to US government

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 8 February 2010 2:11 PM
Company will let feds investigate attempted attack.
Euro Commission suffers emission trading system hack 

Euro Commission suffers emission trading system hack

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 8 February 2010 10:22 AM
Account details harvested.
Researcher blasts iPhone security protections 

Researcher blasts iPhone security protections

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 8 February 2010 10:13 AM
Potential for spyware abounds.
Symantec and Fujitsu join forces 

Symantec and Fujitsu join forces

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 4 February 2010 10:54 AM
Offering server and data centre systems.
PushDo botnet launches web attacks 

PushDo botnet launches web attacks

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 3 February 2010 3:15 PM
Security, government sites targeted for DoS.
Security firms warn of iPad scams 

Security firms warn of iPad scams

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 12:12 PM
Crooks looking to cash in on tablet hype.
Google offers bounty for Chrome vulnerabilities 

Google offers bounty for Chrome vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 10:46 AM
Up to $1521 per flaw.
EFF kicks off browser tracking project 

EFF kicks off browser tracking project

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 10:17 AM
Analyse traffic monitoring techniques.
Steve Ballmer enters China censorship debate 

Steve Ballmer enters China censorship debate

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 10:12 AM
Defends company's position.
Ten vulnerabilities found in RealPlayer 

Ten vulnerabilities found in RealPlayer

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 25 January 2010 11:39 AM
Company urges users to update following disclosures.
New study highlights weak password policies 

New study highlights weak password policies

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 22 January 2010 11:13 AM
Users still selecting easily-compromised passwords.
Hackers go after Green Dam lawsuit lawyers 

Hackers go after Green Dam lawsuit lawyers

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 15 January 2010 4:54 PM
Spear phishing attack used.
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