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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, safe, bank, business development, denial of service, risk, patch management, U.K., security, desktop computer, researcher, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

How the 'Milan' table PC was born

May 30, 2007 Microsoft is taking the wraps off this week, but the notion of a table-like computer has generated interest at the company since at least 2001.Photos: On the road to Microsoft's Milan TAGS: Milan, Home Depot Inc., prototype, idea, Microsoft Corp., researcher, PC

Microsoft probes report of IE flaw

September 28, 2005 "Moderately critical" flaw could let an outsider manipulate data on a PC or aid in spoof-based attacks, security experts say. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, researcher, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Windows

PC hardware can pose rootkit threat

February 28, 2007 Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs. TAGS: malicious code, hardware component, rootkit, PCI, DVD-drive, video card, memory, security, researcher, component, PC, battery, operating system

HP opens college lab in China for media search

May 31, 2007 PC maker partners with Beijing's Tsinghua University to develop an application for searching files of video, photos and music.Photos: HP's Chinese media search lab TAGS: HP, security camera, image search, lab, China, Beijing, search, media, photograph, researcher, printing, hard drive, video, database, camera, PC

Flaw found in Office 2007

February 23, 2007 Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Office 2007, auditing, Microsoft Office, flaw, researcher, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Security in focus at Black Hat

March 2, 2007 Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense. TAGS: Black Hat, computer security, RFID, Washington D.C., wireless network, Wi-Fi, security, researcher, blog, Apple Macintosh, PC

Another Internet Explorer flaw found

July 7, 2004 This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser. TAGS: vulnerability, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, flaw, computer science, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC

Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets

April 19, 2007 Vulnerabilities abound in routers, cell phones and PDAs and could pose a serious threat, a security researcher warns. TAGS: router, D-Link Systems, gadget, PDA, vulnerability, attack, researcher, bug, security, cell phone, monitor, PC

Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks

March 25, 2007 Problem in the way Windows PCs obtain network settings could let attackers hijack traffic, researchers warn. TAGS: WINS, attacker, DNS, Windows PC, traffic, researcher, article, R&D, domain name, Microsoft Internet Explorer, attack, server, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Intel has more than chips on the brain

June 7, 2006 Researchers at the chipmaker are still attuned to boosting chip performance but are also investigating how people use their products. TAGS: Intel, researcher, power consumption, chip company, project, notebook computer, radio, image, PC

JavaScript bug-hunting tool demonstrated

March 24, 2007 Security researcher says his company won't let him release Jikto, which turns PCs of unknowing Web surfers into crawlers. TAGS: SPI Dynamics, JavaScript, Web security, XSS, vulnerability, researcher, security, Web browser, PC

IDC raises estimate for PC sales

September 27, 2004 Growth in commercial PC shipments in the second quarter was the highest in that segment since 1999, the researcher says. TAGS: estimate, researcher, PC, U.S.

Researchers warn of infectious Web sites

June 25, 2004 update Net surfers beware: "Serious" flaws let compromised servers take control of computers via Internet Explorer. TAGS: researcher, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, victim, Web server, malicious program, patch, malicious code, Symantec Corp., security, server, Microsoft Corp., attack, Web browser, PC

Virus makes leap from PC to PDA

March 1, 2006 "Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say. TAGS: virus, F-Secure Corp., malicious software, Windows PC, smart phone, mobile device, researcher, security, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Tool turns unsuspecting surfers into hacking help

March 21, 2007 With Jikto, JavaScript on a Web site can turn PCs into a bug-hunting tool, thus doing a hacker's dirty work. TAGS: Web security, JavaScript, SQL injection, attacker, hacker, XSS, hacking, creator, vulnerability, bot, flaw, Web application, SQL, security, researcher, Web browser

Net threats hit servers, phones

June 16, 2004 Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., worm, smart phone, researcher, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, server, PC

Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista

July 18, 2006 New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say. TAGS: networking technology, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, networking, security, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Researcher: Macs not as expensive as thought

May 16, 2006 A comparably equipped Windows-based computer is only about 13 percent less expensive than a Mac, says analyst. TAGS: Richard Shim, Apple MacBook, Mercedes-Benz, researcher, BMW, laptop computer, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, display, HP, notebook computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Minitablets to gain considerable steam, researcher says

April 27, 2006 Once form factor backers Microsoft and Intel resolve battery issue and marketing strategy, In-Stat says millions will sell. TAGS: minitablet PC, ultramobile PC, Intel, researcher, battery, Microsoft Corp., PC
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