Applications And Tools
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Microsoft denies security risk in Windows Media
News Software giant says flaw is a "reliability issue with no security risk to customers" and criticizes researcher for not contacting the company.
Tags: Network security, Applications and tools, Microsoft Corp., Security, Media Player, Vulnerability, BugTraq, mailing list, Microsoft Windows, researcher
Russian security firm eyes Philippine growth
News Antivirus security company Kaspersky Lab targets Philippine consumer and mobile markets, with plans to appoint more resellers in bid to catch up to rivals.
Tags: Antivirus software, Applications and tools, Viruses and worms, Kaspersky Lab, Mobile, Vietnam, Philippines, corporate restructuring, antivirus, Malaysia
iPhone 3GS jailbreak hits Web
News Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app, "purplera1n", for the iPhone 3GS. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on way.
Tags: Applications and tools, Data services, Security applications/tools, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, firmware, Microsoft Windows, America
Google reveals upcoming Android features
News A private development effort for Android has begun feeding new features, such as video recording and stereo Bluetooth, into the wider development effort.
Tags: Applications and tools, Browser, Wireless e-mail devices, Open source, Mobile, Web Browser, Google Inc., Linux Kernel, API, mobile operating system
Google sets sights on Lotus Notes customers
News The search giant has released a migration tool to help Lotus Notes users migrate their mail, calendar and contacts over to Google Apps.
Tags: Web 2.0, Applications and tools, Personal applications, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, Google Inc., Tool, e-mail, software-as-a-service, blog
Yahoo Mobile site gets iPhone overhaul, syncing
News Yahoo unveils a new iPhone-optimized design for the iPhone's Safari browser that factors in a new feature: Web-syncing.
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile applications, Web Browser, Yahoo! Inc., Australia, Web Application, Apple Safari, Apple iPhone, desktop, Brazil
UK govt scales back ePassport upgrade
News The U.K. Identity and Passport Service has dropped the Electronic Passport Application project upgrade, claiming to be striving for value for money.
Tags: Biometrics, RFID, Firewalls, Security, Applications and tools, Outsourcing, Report, Supplier, ID Card, Worker
Hackers run Linux on iPhone
News A hacker group has made the iPhone boot with a Linux 2.6 kernel, although many of the device's features are not implemented.
Tags: Hacking, Applications and tools, Apple Inc., USB, Kernel, Touch Screen, software, network, Hacker, Linux
Check Point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business
News With the purchase, security company Check Point aims to broaden its presence in the appliance market.
Tags: Firewalls, Applications and tools, Security, Security Appliance Business, Internet Device, threat management, clustering, Internet appliance, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., VPN
Novell single sign-on adds SharePoint support
News A new version of Novell Access Manager allows users registered on non-Windows identity directories to more easily access software that requires Active Directory, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Microsoft Corp., Single Sign-on, identity federation, Web Services Security, LDAP
US payment processor in credit data breach
News One of the largest credit-card payment processors in the US has discovered malware that compromises data in its systems.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Spam and phishing, Hacking, Firewalls, Malware, Payment Processor, MasterCard International, U.S.-based Payment Processor, phone
Securing smartphones with picture codes
News PINoptic says it has new software that will help make smartphones more secure by associating pictures with pass codes instead of numbers.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Digital signatures, Applications and tools, Hacking, Security, Smart Phone, PINoptics Software, Digital signatures
Attack exploits unpatched Excel security hole
News Windows users are warned to avoid opening suspicious attachments as Microsoft races to get a fix out for security hole in Excel.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Security applications/tools, Microsoft Corp., Security, Storage, removable storage, Autorun Functionality, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Excel
Google considers request to boost privacy
News After security experts ask Google to offer encryption by default for Gmail and other apps, it says it is considering doing so if the apps don't slow down too much as a result.
Tags: Privacy, Applications and tools, Hacking, E-mail, Advertisement, Google Gmail, network, blog, security, Google Calendar
Apple fixing iPhone SMS security hole
News Vulnerability in the way iPhones handle text messages could be used to track the location of the phone, turn on the microphone, or turn phone into botnet zombie.
Tags: Mobile, Security Management, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Security, Conference, co-author, RFC
