Last seven days of news
Fri 16 May 2008
- XO laptop now shipping with Windows XP
- Warrantless access to UK ISP customer activity records imminent
- Security hole in Internet Explorer allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs
- F-Secure issues Linux Security 7.00 warning
- Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution holes allow code injection
- Fallout from the OpenSSL debacle
- Hackers present new rootkit techniques
- Closure of 77 Currys.digital stores
- DivX launches Beta phase of its own H.264 decoder
- Yahoo publishes do-it-yourself search engine
Thu 15 May 2008
- Vulnerabilities in Citrix Presentation Server and Access Gateway
- Asus expands its Splashtop Linux support
- Asprox botnet now equipped with SQL injection tool
- Alfresco updates ECM software
- First alpha of Thunderbird 3 available
- NATO members set up Cyber Defence Centre
- Opera Mini 4.1 mobile web browser released
- Security leaks in libvorbis enable code injection
- Denial of service holes in Cisco products
- BlackBerry face-off with the iPhone this summer?
- HP takeover of IT service provider EDS goes through
Wed 14 May 2008
- Fedora 9 "Sulphur" Linux distribution released
- Becta takes complaint against Microsoft to the EC
- Microsoft extends support for Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Debian package of OpenSSL generates weak keys
- Microsoft patch day: Four updates close six holes
Tue 13 May 2008
- Another mass attack on websites
- iPhones in short supply
- Study finds Vista more vulnerable than Windows 2000
- Vodafone service expansion this summer
- Launch of a new semantic search engine
- HP talks takeover with IT service provider EDS.
Mon 12 May 2008
- Cheap Windows XP – but only for ultra low-cost notebooks
- Government trials Telecare for the elderly
- Microsoft appeals record EC fine
- DWP staff ignoring new data protection rules
- Hole in Solaris print service allows root access
- Developer update for Windows CE closes critical holes
- Google Mail can distribute spam
- Google scans web traffic for nasties
Sat 10 May 2008
- Google explains its IPv6 strategy
- Facebook improves security for children
- GPL violation by Skype re-affirmed by court
- Nokia Siemens Networks presents HSPA+ and LTE in Vienna
Fri 9 May 2008
- Big Brother 4.0 brings a flash interface to network management
- Prof. Amir Pnueli to speak on 'Abstraction Methods for Liveness' at De Montfort University
- Helper program for setting kill bits
- IPv4 addresses as "hot goods"?
- Panasonic Avionics to reintroduce broadband on aeroplanes
- Upcoming Microsoft patch day: three critical updates planned
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