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Businesses urged to relax on social networking

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 10 August 2010 2:06 PM

Blanket bans may not be the answer.

Yahoo accounts of journalists based in China and Taiwan hacked

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 1 April 2010 3:11 PM

Foreign journalists and academics targeted.

Private WiFi in the workplace leads to security problems

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 4 December 2009 10:23 AM

Unsecured networks leave companies vulnerable.

Hotmail log-in problems cause user panic

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 14 April 2009 10:15 AM

Millions of Hotmail, Windows Live and MSN customers were left high and dry after another outage meant they were unable to access their inboxes for around two hours.

Security policies should be defined for outbound connections as reported application problems rise

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 23 February 2009 10:45 AM

Companies should define security policies for outbound internet connections as tightly as they do for inbound, according to Network Box.

Software problems caused by lack of experience and knowledge amongst writers

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 23 January 2009 10:56 AM

Problems in the writing of software could be caused by a lack of training, according to a security expert.

Safari and Chrome security problems criticised

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 19 December 2008 10:09 AM

The recent security problems on the Apple Safari and Google Chrome web browsers have been described as 'shocking'.

Blame XP SP3 problems on Microsoft, Symantec says

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 26 May 2008 9:57 AM

Security researchers at Symantec have placed the blame for a variety of problems users are experiencing with Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 squarely on Microsoft.

Apple, Mozilla patch browser security problems

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 18 April 2008 9:52 AM

Apple patched the Mac and Windows versions of Safari, while Mozilla fixed a vulnerability in Firefox.

Network access control problems mount for US companies

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 17 September 2007 10:02 AM

Insiders abusing the network is the biggest problem facing security professionals in the US, according to research findings.

Britney Spears photos used as ANI exploit lure

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 5 April 2007 10:00 AM

Count a website touting racy photos of former pop diva Britney Spears as one of about 450 that are hosting the dangerous ANI exploit, patched on Tuesday by Microsoft in an ...

Few major daylight-saving time problems reported

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 13 March 2007 6:09 AM

Cases of enterprises affected by the daylight-saving time (DST) change that took effect early Sunday morning in the US appear isolated, industry experts said today.

Patch Tuesday fixes two problems

By Frank Washkuch, 10 January 2006 10:33 PM

Less than a week after releasing an out-of-cycle security patch, Microsoft got back on schedule by making two other patches it deemed “critical” public as its January “Patch ...