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Google admits Desktop security risk

February 20, 2006 Google Desktop 3 Beta contains a security risk for businesses, says Gartner, and Google agrees. TAGS: Gartner Inc., Google Desktop, security risk, enterprise, Google Inc., risk, intellectual property, security, server

Lawyer: Open-source risks overblown

November 2, 2005 Prominent open-source software attorney says the GPL already minimizes many risks of using free and open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, GPL, risk, Free Software Foundation, general counsel, patent, lawyer, open source

QuickTime bugs open door to attack

January 11, 2006 Several security flaws in Apple Computer's media player could put computers running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of hijack. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, risk, media player, attack, security, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Gartner: Risky business in virtual worlds

August 10, 2007 Research firm identifies five areas of concern for companies intending to exploit the business opportunities of virtual worlds. TAGS: virtual worlds, Gartner Inc., access management, enterprise, risk, environment, information technology, brand

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

March 4, 2008 ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: ATM, bank, business development, safe, risk, denial of service, desktop computer, security, U.K., patch management, researcher, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., PDF reader, Adobe Acrobat, cyberattack, flaw, vulnerability, risk, buffer-overflow, Adobe PDF, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

PC 'overclockers' risk danger for faster machines

March 1, 2001 Although their tinkering nullifies warranties and can even do PCs harm, people who make a hobby of pushing processors past their limits are willing to take the risks. TAGS: hobbyist, danger, overclocking, chip company, risk, practice, warranty, PC, motherboard, Intel

SAP and on-demand: 'The switch is tougher'

May 19, 2006 Henning Kagermann, chief of SAP, says new competition, fast-moving tech are driving the company to rethink how it builds its software and how to sell it. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, SOA, ERP, customer base, financial services company, risk, client-server, concept, on-demand, switch, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

Sun's Solaris 10 at risk of zero-day exploit

February 13, 2007 Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a system. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., SSH, security bug, SANS Institute, attacker, vulnerability, risk, security, server, password

Telecommuters: Beware the tax man

November 2, 2005 Telecommuters employed by a company outside their home state may be at risk of having to pay extra taxes unless Congress adopts a bill protecting them. TAGS: telecommuting, tax, Tennessee, New York, income, provision, computer programmer, employer, convenience, risk, bill, state

Identity theft risk greatest in major cities

February 14, 2007 Study lists New York, Detroit and Los Angeles as the cities with the highest occurrence of identity fraud. TAGS: identity fraud, analytics, identity theft, Detroit, identity, risk, complaint, Los Angeles, city, New York, credit card

Microsoft: BitLocker key to safe disk disposal

April 26, 2006 Says businesses using Vista with its hard drive encryption technology will have easy, safe way to dispose hard disks. TAGS: encryption technology, MessageLabs Ltd., back door, encryption, risk, hard drive, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security

Surfing a bigger risk than spam to company networks

September 15, 2006 Businesses are more likely to pick up a virus via employee Web surfing than from e-mail attachments, study says. TAGS: staff, malicious software, risk, monitoring, virus, security, e-mail

Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk

May 12, 2006 Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, flaw, Apple Computer, advisory, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, risk, vulnerability, patch management, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Hackers probe Outlook Express flaw

June 24, 2005 Exploit published to Web aims at vulnerability in Microsoft newsgroup reader that could give attacker complete control over a PC. TAGS: iDefense, Microsoft Outlook Express, attack, flaw, Microsoft Outlook, hacker, risk, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

FTC spotlights proposals on P2P risks

December 8, 2004 Trade regulators say file-swapping companies are starting to regulate themselves on consumer issues. TAGS: file-swapping, file-swapping company, P2P, proposal, legislator, risk, letter

FTC focuses on file swapping

December 15, 2004 Two-day workshop will look at consumer risks, copyright implications of peer-to-peer technology. TAGS: workshop, file-sharing, P2P, file-swapping, risk, Apple Computer

A call for rational discourse on identity theft

December 6, 2007 ID Analytics' Thomas Oscherwitz writes that while ID theft losses are dropping, the debate has become ever more shrill. TAGS: identity theft, breach, identity fraud, analytics, risk, organization, call

Stolen PC holds sensitive consumer data

November 9, 2005 Machine stolen in October from credit monitoring service has ID information on 3,600 consumers. TAGS: CardSystems Solutions Inc., identity theft, monitoring, password, risk, agency, desktop computer, credit card, California, security, PC

New laws needed for nanotech safety?

January 11, 2006 A former EPA official says nanomaterial regulations are needed to help protect health and environmental safety. TAGS: nanotechnology, consumer confidence, health, chemical, law, risk, safety, researcher, Adobe PDF
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