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Worm hole found in Windows 2000

News What may be particularly problematic with this unpatched security hole is that a workaround is unlikely, he said. A serious flaw has been discovered in a core component of Windows 2000, with no possible workaround until it is fixed, a security...

4 August 2005, 9:27

Yet another hole in Internet Explorer exposed

News Danish security firm Pivx Solutions has found what it claims is a new hole in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer. It rated the hole as a high risk. Pivx has provided a temporary work-around for the problem, and said it chose to release the...

11 July 2002, 17:30

CA plugs serious hole in backup software

News A serious security flaw in Computer Associates backup products could put corporate systems at risk of cyberattack, security companies have warned. The vulnerability lies in CA's BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agents and BrightStor Enterprise Backup...

5 August 2005, 9:29

Businesses advised to be wary of iPhone

News Analyst Gartner claims the iPhone could "punch a hole" through corporate security systems if staff are allowed to use the phone for work purposes. When end users install such tools, they effectively 'punch a hole' through the enterprise security...

29 June 2007, 10:51

Windows PCs face new Trojan exploit

News A new Trojan horse program was infecting PCs on Wednesday, exploiting a hole in Windows systems to sneak onto computers, then dropping adware or spyware or turning them into zombies, according to several Internet security companies.

29 December 2005, 8:31

News.blog: Gran loves her Xbox

News Put aside those stereotypes of gamers as young testosterone-laden men and make way for 'Old Grandma Hardcore', a 70-year-old Cleveland resident who's now the 'senior correspondent' for MTV's G-Hole gaming show.

23 February 2006, 9:46

Apple's iTunes DRM cracked

News In March 2005 Johansen found a security hole in Apple's iTunes program which allowed music to be downloaded stripped of its copy protection. And although Apple closed that hole, within days Johansen had opened up iTunes once again, this time for...

26 October 2006, 11:17

News.blog: Turn your iPod nano into a weapon

News If you find yourself with more resources than just your iPod, as well as a lot of time, dig a hole, find about 15 sticks and sharpen the top of each. After sticking the sticks in the ground, pointing upwards, across the diameter of the hole, lay a...

3 July 2006, 12:02

Apple backs up with new Time Machine

News If users can't find a file in Apple's Finder application, they can click on a Time Machine button to bring up a series of windows stretching over the horizon, with a picture of a black hole off in the distance.

8 August 2006, 10:31

IBM sees the light in carbon nanotubes

News You just inject either an electron or hole into the transmitter. Then we still need to generate an electron in the hole to make a photon because you still need both types of charges," she said. Then the injected carrier, when it comes to this field...

21 November 2005, 9:10

News.blog: Kodak boosts mobile megapixels

News If you pick up a camera phone from 2003 or and compare to one from 2008, that old one will produce nicer pictures.For product purposes, Kodak is pairing the hole-detector technology with a new colour filter array Kodak calls Clear Pixel that's...

Tags: megapixel, detect, pixel, mobile phones

5 February 2008, 9:11

Intel unveils prototype computers for doctors

News In one test, patients take plastic pegs from a hole and put them into another hole. As part of its effort to become a major player in healthcare, Intel is working with traditional medical equipment companies like America's General Electric to craft...

24 August 2005, 9:54

Macs are not invincible

News Attack code that takes advantage of the security hole was quickly posted on the Internet. The Mac maker is taking measures to sew up the latest hole in its operating system. In the past two weeks, a pair of worms that target Mac OS X have been...

28 February 2006, 10:08

Arsonist brings down BT network in Manchester

News It appears that several man-hole covers were lifted up over night and wheelie-bins full of ignited petrol poured down them. Two arson attacks have brought down parts of BT's network in and around Manchester.

23 October 2002, 13:20

Linux and Unix face fresh security threat

News US security authority Cert has uncovered a hole in popular software used to run desktop versions of Linux and Unix. The news will bring into question the widespread assumption that Linux and Unix are more secure than supposedly flawed Microsoft...

11 July 2002, 11:20