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Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks

News Vulnerability in ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for cybercrooks and spark a rise in Web-based attacks, experts warn.

Thursday, January 04 2007 10:05 AM

Tags: Security, Web browsers

Java goes back to the PC

Insight James Gosling, who helped create Sun Microsystems' Java software, is working to bring it back to its desktop computing roots.

Monday, May 14 2007 05:38 PM

Tags: Java

Microsoft opens beta of Popfly mashup builder

News The race for the best mashup builder picks up as Microsoft opens up Popfly at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this week.

Friday, October 19 2007 02:27 PM

Tags: Web 2.0

Developers launch anti-Phorm 'noise' tool

News A privacy group has launched an anti-targeted-advert tool in the shape of AntiPhormLite.

Tuesday, May 20 2008 09:26 AM

Tags: Internet advertising, Spam filtering, Web services, Tool, Developer, Advertisement, Mozilla Firefox, Internet User, Privacy Advocacy Group, Web browser plug-in

Google plays geotag with Gmail

News Google Mail users can now let their recipients know where they are when they send e-mail messages.

Sunday, February 15 2009 07:56 PM

Tags: E-mail servers, E-mail clients, Google Inc., Access Point, Dell Latitude, Open Source, Wi-Fi access point, public IP address, Web browser plug-in, e-mail

Finjan offers free SecureTwitter browser plug-in

News New SecureTwitter plug-in can protect people from worms, Trojans, and other malware attacks spread through Twitter, Gmail, MySpace, and other sites.

Friday, June 26 2009 09:32 AM

Tags: Security applications/tools, Twitter, Site, Finjan Software Inc., Plug-in, Web Browser, Social Media, question mark, Web browser plug-in, Facebook

Targeted e-mail distribute malware in PayChoice breach

News E-mail included names and partial passwords and directed people to a Web site or download software that dumped a Trojan on their computers for stealing data and disabling security software.

Friday, October 02 2009 09:48 AM

Tags: Data security, PC security, Authentication and encryption, Hacking, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Spam and phishing, Adobe Systems Inc., Malware, Security, software

Google Native Client grows out of research phase

News Satisfied with its security approach, Google has begun broader development of its technology for more powerful Web applications. Next: building into Chrome.

Friday, June 12 2009 11:01 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Open source, Security, Plug-in, Google Inc., Web Browser, photograph, Web browser plug-in, mailing list, Open source

Silverlight ships, gets mooned by Linux

News Microsoft has released Silverlight 1.0 and said it has partnered with Novell to deliver a Linux version of the software.

Thursday, September 06 2007 07:04 PM

Tags: Business applications

PDF threat worse than originally thought

News Cybercrooks could create hostile links that offer full access to a victim's hard disk drive, experts warn.

Monday, January 08 2007 09:08 AM

Tags: Data security, Security, Web services

IE beta plugs document leaks

News Microsoft releases a test version of an add-on to its Internet Explorer Web browser that promises to help businesses protect files from unauthorized editing or copying.

Friday, May 23 2003 09:03 AM