December 2005

• December 23, 2005 23 Dec'05

  Student developers' chance to win $125,000 of prizes

  Microsoft calls for student developers to represent the UK in 4th annual Imagine Cup  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2005 22 Dec'05

  Gaining access using application and operating system attacks

  In this excerpt from Chapter 7 of Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses, Second Edition, authors Ed Skoudis and Tom Liston explain how security professionals can use exploit frameworks to their ...  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  Compliance gets more expensive for IT budgets

  New study shows IT spending has increased in order to keep pace with the growing demands of Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations. Analysts predict that this may lead to the canceling of other projects.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  Sony struggles to regain trust

  The company is trying to mend a reputation bruised over its antipiracy practices. One advocate for online civil liberties explains why redemption is a long way off.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  XP gets US government security rating

  The US government has given some versions of Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems the highly regarded Common Criteria security certification rating.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  Hackers crack X-Box software

  Microsoft’s operating systems aren’t the only products from the company to suffer hacker attacks. Now its new Xbox 360 games console is under threat after hackers claimed to have cracked their way into the software that runs the machine.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  Firms worry over clash between policies and compliance

  Company security specialists are struggling to manage the demands of meeting regulatory accountability for data security while at the same time keeping businesses running with the help of numerous business partners.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  EU data to be stored for two years

  European telecoms companies and ISPs will have to keep their data stored for two years to meet security regulations after EU politicians and legislators voted for the increase in data retention.  Continue Reading

• December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

  New Dasher worm targets Windows 2000

  A new worm has emerged, which targets Windows 2000 systems. It is based on an exploit for a recently patched bug in Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator.  Continue Reading

• December 20, 2005 20 Dec'05

  Guidance turns investigative tools on itself

  The forensics software firm says it was compromised by hackers in November. It's just one in a growing list of companies admitting to recent attacks or lax security.  Continue Reading

• December 20, 2005 20 Dec'05

  Symantec shuts down discussion groups

  One user has started a new, independent forum in response, saying IT professionals need a place to find support for problems related to the AV giant's products.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Free tool helps secure Terminal Services

  New freeware offered by software developer 2X improves security for Terminal Services. The tool secures remote Web servers by verifying IP addresses.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Dell recalls faulty batteries

  PC supplier, Dell is recalling batteries from selected notebook computers, after receiving reports that some are at risk of over heating, and could pose a fire risk.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  New open source software standard unites suppliers

  Seven US universities and four suppliers have agreed common standards for developing open source software.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Microsoft to boost project management offering with UMT technology

  Microsoft has unveiled plans to acquire the software and intellectual property of the development arm of UMT, which provides project and portfolio management technology alongside consulting services.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Microsoft, IBM and SAP drop joint project

  Microsoft, IBM and SAP, are to discontinue the UDDI Business Registry (UBR) project, created to test UDDI specifications and products, in January.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Case study - Datacentre consolidation at Ernst and Young

  As Ernst & Young has grown, so have the demands on its data resources. In order to remain the effective outfit that it is, the firm consolidated its datacentres  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Suppliers and retailers split on delay to electronic waste scheme

  Retailers are disappointed that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has indefinitely postponed the introduction of a scheme for safely disposing of electronic waste.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Sun unveils Linux software for Solaris after year-long wait

  Sun Microsystems has finally released software which lets the latest version of its Solaris operating system run Linux applications.  Continue Reading

• December 19, 2005 19 Dec'05

  Microsoft patch hits Internet Explorer 7

  Users who are testing the latest version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, IE7 have complained of problems after downloading last week’s critical internet explorer patch.  Continue Reading