http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:32 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240216/microsoft-patch-tuesday-equals-record-with-13-updates.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/05/240216/microsoft-patch-tuesday-equals-record-with-13-updates.htm Microsoft plans to release 13 security updates on 9 February, equalling the...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:32 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240194/websense-losses-decrease-in-2009.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240194/websense-losses-decrease-in-2009.htm Websense has cut its losses in Q4, with its subscription business expanding and demand for security holding up through the recession. The supplier...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:34:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240186/apple-fixes-five-holes-with-iphone-3.1.3-firmware-update.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240186/apple-fixes-five-holes-with-iphone-3.1.3-firmware-update.htm Apple has released iPhone OS 3.1.3 and iPhone OS 3.1.3 for iPod touch, the latest firmware for its popular smartphone and handheld computer, which fixes...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:12:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240176/fujitsu-and-symantec-forge-closer-links.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/03/240176/fujitsu-and-symantec-forge-closer-links.htm Fujitsu and Symantec ...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/02/240162/microsoft-releases-free-sdl-tools-at-black-hat-dc.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/02/240162/microsoft-releases-free-sdl-tools-at-black-hat-dc.htm Microsoft has released two free tools to help software developers write secure code, as cybercriminals step up attacks on third-party applications. The...Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:18:45 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240137/video-news-review-apple-ipad-johnny-depp-death-hoax-and-mod-secrets-on-facebook.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240137/video-news-review-apple-ipad-johnny-depp-death-hoax-and-mod-secrets-on-facebook.htmThe Computer Weekly news round-up video is brought to you - with its tongue in its cheek - by Hermione WayMon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240126/unsung-heroes-of-it-the-story-of-bill-tutte-and-tommy-flowers.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/02/01/240126/unsung-heroes-of-it-the-story-of-bill-tutte-and-tommy-flowers.htmOfficial secrecy has almost certainly stopped Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers from receiving due recognition as pioneers of the modern computer.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:49:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240124/code-breaker-secrets.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240124/code-breaker-secrets.htm The fact that the code breakers at Bletchley had cracked the codes used to encrypt the messages sent to and from the German high command was possibly the...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:06:08 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240128/how-the-lorenz-machine-worked.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240128/how-the-lorenz-machine-worked.htm In answer to Hitler's demand for a machine that produced unbreakable code, the electrical engineering firm Siemens designed and built the Lorenz...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:41:55 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240127/colossus-the-first-programmable-computer.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/29/240127/colossus-the-first-programmable-computer.htm Tommy Flowers returned to Bletchley just 11 months later with a working 1,800-valve Colossus Mk I, the world's first fully electronic, semi-programmable...Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:40:05 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240020/mod-awards-890m-dii-contract-to-atlas-consortium.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240020/mod-awards-890m-dii-contract-to-atlas-consortium.htm The Ministry of Defence (MoD)...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:36:01 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240017/online-consumers-seek-out-stronger-security.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/20/240017/online-consumers-seek-out-stronger-security.htm Online service providers will have to improve their authentication measures or lose out to competitors, an international survey has concluded. Most...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:59:40 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240003/preparing-your-it-security-for-the-mobile-information-boom.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/19/240003/preparing-your-it-security-for-the-mobile-information-boom.htmHardly a day goes by without a new innovation in mobile technology. Mobile banking and transactions will soon be commonplace, and organisations such as hospitals and councils increasingly rely on mobile devices to access sensitive information from private databases. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:43:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239988/3g-mobile-phone-code-cracked.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239988/3g-mobile-phone-code-cracked.htm The new encryption code for 3G GSM phone calls has been cracked by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. In a paper...Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:41:44 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239985/data-encryption-is-simple-safeguard-against-data-breaches.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/15/239985/data-encryption-is-simple-safeguard-against-data-breaches.htm The government has introduced legislation that enables the Information Commissioner's Office to issue fines of up to £500,000 for serious data security breaches,...Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:26:23 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/11/239915/security-zone-why-we-should-be-more-concerned-about-password-authentication.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/11/239915/security-zone-why-we-should-be-more-concerned-about-password-authentication.htmPasswords as the last means of protection beyond physical control have remained essentially unchanged for more than half a century. From a technology perspective, this single control is no weaker than it was when it was created during World War II. Yet the concept of the password has changed dramaticallyMon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/11/239899/rogue-anti-virus-software-targets-google-groups.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/11/239899/rogue-anti-virus-software-targets-google-groups.htm Google discussion groups are being hit by messages linking to rogue anti-virus software, security firm Webroot has warned. The attacks have gained...Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:04:58 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/08/239874/researchers-predict-1024-bit-encrytion-will-be-obsolete-within-five-years.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/08/239874/researchers-predict-1024-bit-encrytion-will-be-obsolete-within-five-years.htm A team of researchers sponsored by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) have cracked RSA...Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:57:10 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/07/239858/businesses-face-mobile-security-challenge-in-2010.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/07/239858/businesses-face-mobile-security-challenge-in-2010.htm Businesses will start rolling out mobile anti-virus software over the next six to 12 months, but companies are generally ill-prepared for how mobiles will...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:02:04 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/05/239826/security-to-focus-on-cloud-and-virtualisation-in-2010.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/01/05/239826/security-to-focus-on-cloud-and-virtualisation-in-2010.htmCloud computing and virtualisation will be the biggest areas of development in security during 2010, according to industry experts. 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