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• May 17, 2005 17 May'05

  Should the government define spyware?

  Who's best qualified to define what is and isn't spyware -- your congressman or your online user community? Security experts say no entity can do it alone.

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Linux lags Windows in new security report

  A controversial research paper takes a critical look at two popular platforms' track record on vulnerabilities and fixes. In turn, its findings are facing sharp scrutiny as well.

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  HIPAA causes data security problems for small businesses

  If your local dentist isn't complying with HIPAA's security rules, he's not alone. Experts say most doctors' offices aren't getting it.

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  Small businesses targeted with RFID

• February 24, 2005 24 Feb'05

  Security Bytes: Cisco patch available for ACNS flaws

  Workaround outlined for new php exploit. IBM issues patch for DB2 flaw. Payroll service goes offline to investigate security claims , and BoA loses personal data on customers.

• January 23, 2005 23 Jan'05

  Cyberstorm chasers: The folks who look out for the latest Internet threats

  They keep a 'round-the-clock watch on conditions in cyberspace. CTO Johannes Ullrich discusses the volunteer effort behind the SANS Internet Storm Center.

• January 10, 2005 10 Jan'05

  Security on a Shoestring: Creating Internet policies on the cheap

  No matter how small the organization, it's impractical to stand over employees and make sure they properly use the Internet. So here's how to write a decent acceptable use policy, and make sure everyone abides by it.

• October 18, 2004 18 Oct'04

  Smaller companies installing SP2; larger firms not

• September 01, 2004 01 Sep'04

  Security Bytes: MySQL upgrade urged to fix flaw

  Internet turns 35; federal computers used as spam relays; XP SP2 a bigger pain for smaller companies.

• August 27, 2004 27 Aug'04

  Over-specify when buying low cost replacement for Frame Relay

  A project manager reveals how a VPN saved £275,000 a year

• July 26, 2004 26 Jul'04

  Fewer IT supplier conflicts are going to court

  Law firms have reported a sharp fall in the number of IT disputes reaching the courts over the past 12 months as more users turn...

• July 18, 2004 18 Jul'04

  Enterprise-class RAID functions, part 2: N-way mirroring, splitting and more

  With the convergence of RAID and lower-priced storage technologies, advanced RAID functions can be enjoyed by any small-to-medium sized organization with critical data.

• April 21, 2004 21 Apr'04

  Startup offers fixed-content archive for multiple applications

  Former CTO of the New York Times has started Archivas, a company that archives fixed content from different applications in a single, centralized repository for half the price of EMC's Centera.

• March 01, 2004 01 Mar'04

  There's no government like no government

• November 10, 2003 10 Nov'03

  NHS IT plan risky but will not fail, says OGC

  The £2.3bn national programme to modernise health service IT systems is "risky and ambitious" but it has sufficient safeguards in...

• July 28, 2003 28 Jul'03

  Court blocks former ICL solicitor's Pathway claim

  Fujitsu has won a court ruling to stop a former solicitor for the company pursuing allegations about the government's disastrous...

• March 11, 2001 11 Mar'01

  Government's Gateway guidelines delay NHS IT contract

• February 28, 2001 28 Feb'01

  ASP offers wireless access to Microsoft Exchange

  Application service provider Netstore is offering users wireless connections to Microsoft Exchange 2000 as an alternative to...

• June 28, 2000 28 Jun'00

  Defence Minister misleads MPs over Chinook accident

  
  
  Last week in the House of Commons, Labour’s Defence Minister Lewis Moonie unintentionally misled the House of Commons over a Chinook accident in 1989,...

• March 29, 2000 29 Mar'00

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