Ken Thompson
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Google hopes to remake programming with Go

News A Unix co-creator is among those behind a language Google hopes will speed computers and programming. Now, Go becomes open source software.

Wednesday, November 11 2009 09:23 AM

Tags: Open source, Programming languages, Google Inc., Multi-core, compiler, C, Ken Thompson, software, Web Browser, Programmer

Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security

News Software shipped with the major operating systems runs unencumbered on most machines--and not all of that software should be trusted, he says.

Tuesday, May 22 2007 01:44 AM

Tags: PC security, Data security, Security

Passwords: The weakest link

News Hackers can crack most in less than a minute, thanks to users who choose easily guessable passwords.

Thursday, May 23 2002 10:23 AM