January 2006
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January 08, 2006
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OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services, Chapter 9: Authentication
This section of the OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services will enable you to provide secure authentication services to Web applications. Techniques described include tying an system identity to an individual user by the ... Continue Reading
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January 08, 2006
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Jan'06
OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services, Chapter 8: Web Services
This section of the OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services details the common issues facing Web services developers and methods to address those issues. Continue Reading
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January 08, 2006
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Jan'06
OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services, Chapter 19: Cryptography
This section of the OWASP Guide to Building Secure Web Applications and Web Services will help you ensure that cryptography is safely used to protect the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive user data. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Google fails to relaunch free web analytics service
Google has so far failed to relaunch its free web analytics service after withdrawing it late last year followiing heavy demand. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
Intel unveils new entertainment platforms
Intel has unveiled a clutch of new PC platforms and content deals that will allow users to access more broadband-based entertainment services. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
EMC expands business information grid development
EMC is expanding in the grid computing arena by buying a grid business information software platform from Acxiom for $30m (£18m). With the acquisition, it will also take on on 100 of its development staff to aid research into the technology. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
Linux/Unix bugs outnumber Windows flaws three-to-one in 2005
The US Computer Emergency Response Team has said Linux and Unix security bugs outnumbered those found in Microsoft Windows by three-to-one last year. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
US spammer fined $11.2bn
A Florida man has been fined $11.2bn (£6.6bn) for sending out 280 million spam messages. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
Yahoo delivers faster mobile apps
Yahoo is set to announce that its e-mail, instant messaging, photo management and other services will be available on mobile phones without using a browser. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
General Electric cleared to transfer employee data overseas
The UK’s Information Commissioner has made use of new procedures governing the transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area, by authorising General Electric to pass employee information to parts of the group situated overseas. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
CA gets Wily in applications management
CA is boosting its applications management portfolio by acquiring Wily Technology for $375m (£221m) in cash. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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More Microsoft security patches planned for next week
Following on from the critical Windows security patch issued overnight, Microsoft has said it intends to release two further critical patches next week. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
Microsoft rushes out critical Windows security patch
Microsoft has rushed out a security patch to fix a critical flaw in the Windows operating system ahead of its usual monthly security schedule. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
New Sober worm is unleashed
A new version of the Sober worm was unleashed last night, with the timing chosen to correspond with the founding of the German Nazi party and a major German political conference starting today. Continue Reading
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January 06, 2006
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Jan'06
No hold ups for Network Rail £10m desktop upgrade
Network Rail has completed one of the UK’s largest desktop upgrade programmes, moving 17,500 users, in more than 460 locations to the latest versions of Microsoft Office applications running on Windows XP/SP2. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2006
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Jan'06
Symantec moves into IM
In what may be an interesting trend for the year, leading security firm Symantec has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IMlogic, a market leader in enterprise software for instant messaging (IM). Continue Reading
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January 05, 2006
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Jan'06
US begins major RFID passport trial
As the debate rumbles on around the use of smartcards and advanced biometrics as a means of establishing identity within organisations, the US government is making strides to take such technologies into the public domain. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2006
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Jan'06
Windows flaw spells unhappy new year
If there’s one thing that should have been relied upon during the holiday season it was that electronic attackers would stop their work while most offices stopped theirs. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2006
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Jan'06
IT directors get recycling reprieve
UK energy minister Malcolm Wicks announced that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE) has been pushed back until at least June 2006. Continue Reading
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January 05, 2006
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Jan'06
Middle managers frustrated by poor career prospects
Almost half of the 1,800 junior and middle managers surveyed in a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Adecco report said they feel hampered by a lack of career and promotion opportunities. Continue Reading