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Websense adds insider threat protection

December 20, 2006 Web security specialist Websense has agreed to purchase privately-held PortAuthority Technologies for $90 million in cash. TAGS: Websense Inc., protection

Google wins patent for search results page design

December 13, 2006 Intellectual-property lawyers say there's no need to fret about infringement lawsuits unless sites are veritable copies. TAGS: patent, search result, invention, intellectual property, Google Inc., design, attorney, GUI, lawyer, protection

Wake up, folks--tech warranties don't need to be lame

July 20, 2007 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the tech industry's chintzy warranty policies will cost dearly in the future. TAGS: warranty, protection, Microsoft Corp.

Windows kernel protection expected to break soon

October 12, 2006 PatchGuard, a Microsoft technology to protect Windows, will be hacked sooner rather than later, an expert predicts. TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, security company, protection, security, 64-bit, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system

OpenBSD update promises better protection

May 3, 2006 Version 3.9 of the open-source operating system includes a memory feature designed to counter buffer overflow attacks. TAGS: OpenBSD, Unix company, OpenSSH, buffer-overflow, open source, protection, Unix, Linux, operating system

Symantec updates Norton products

September 13, 2006 New 2007 editions of products promise improved protection and better use of computing resources. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, malicious software, protection, security, antivirus

Wireless hookups and hangups

August 30, 2006 California passes Wi-Fi user protection bill; AT&T eyes municipal deals. Plus: The mobile Internet--are we there yet? TAGS: IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, Singapore, California, AT&T Corp., protection, blog, wireless network, eye

Firefox to get phishing shield

March 8, 2006 Upcoming version of the open-source browser will offer protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google. TAGS: phishing, online scam, Firefox 2.0, Firefox, security tool, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Web browser, attack, open source, protection, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft takes down barrier in Vista firewall

April 27, 2006 Windows update will turn off the firewall's new feature by default--something customers have asked for, Microsoft says. TAGS: firewall, Sydney, Zone Labs Inc., representative, malicious software, Microsoft Windows Vista, barrier, traffic, protection, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

A blogger's battle from behind bars

August 11, 2006 Josh Wolf, the first blogger jailed for refusing to cooperate with a federal grand jury, says he's trying to prevent the eroding of journalists' protections. TAGS: blogger, jury, journalist, San Francisco, facility, attempt, California, protection, food, video

Report: Industry fighting privacy

July 28, 1998 A new study says protections have been derailed or watered down by medical, credit, or financial lobbyists. TAGS: insurance company, direct marketing, insurance, legislation, privacy, lobbyist, center, patient, protection, e-commerce, interest

Beta out for next-generation McAfee tools

June 16, 2006 'Falcon'-based consumer security products promise integrated protection to rival lineups from Symantec and Microsoft. TAGS: McAfee Inc., McAfee Internet Security, McAfee VirusScan, lineup, Symantec Corp., Norton Co., protection, Internet security, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Symantec CEO: We're in the protection business

April 13, 2006 John Thompson says security moniker falls short of the mark--and he's not worried about Microsoft's OneCare. TAGS: VERITAS Software Corp., Symantec Corp., John Thompson, dividend, CEO, acquisition, protection, Microsoft Corp., security, antivirus

Why the broadcast flag won't work

May 26, 2005 Media attorney Jim Burger says its imposition would impose a heavy regulatory hand on consumer electronics and IT. TAGS: flag, digital television, redistribution, studio, broadcaster, transition, attorney, programming, protection, rule, receiver, information technology, TV, HDTV

Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggers

June 14, 2007 Justice official says congressional proposal that could let bloggers protect sources in some cases raises "national security" concerns. TAGS: Brad Sherman, subpoena, blogger, national security, Bush Administration, reporter, Rep., law, attack, protection, blog

The Spy Act that loved me?

April 19, 2007 Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents. TAGS: antispyware company, provision, regulation, legislation, law, decision, cookie, state, protection, spyware, Internet Service Provider, anti-spyware

Political bloggers may get federal protection

March 9, 2006 A House of Representatives committee votes to immunize bloggers from complex and confusing election law requirements. TAGS: blogger, proposal, Democrat, finance, protection, agency
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