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| Week of 16 May 2005 |
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Sober virus behind German spam barrage
(eWEEK | 17 May 2005)
The Sober virus has struck again. This weekend it clogged inboxes worldwide with spam purportedly related to the 60th anniversary of Dresden's bombing but in fact linking to the We... |
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Firefox adding users, but growth rate slowing
(Silicon.com | 17 May 2005)
Nearly 7 percent of the folks on the Internet surf with Firefox, according to a recent study by WebSideStory. While this number has more than doubled in six months, the rate of ado... |
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IBM embraces Firefox internally
(NewsFactor | 17 May 2005)
Trying to reduce its dependence on Microsoft Internet Explorer, IBM is encouraging employees to switch over to the open-source Firefox browser. About 10% of employees already use i... |
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IBM encouraging employee blogs
(Internetnews.com | 17 May 2005)
After releasing an internal set of guidelines, Big Blue is giving all its 320,000 employees the go-ahead to start blogging. |
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New phishing scam gets personal
Security firm Cyota reports that the latest phishing attackers are using stolen account information to send spam that includes a recipient's credit card number and mailing address.... |
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| Week of 09 May 2005 |
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MindTree grows iSeries Notes/Domino expertise through acquisition
(iSeries Network.com | 12 May 2005)
Feeling gung-ho about the iSeries, MindTree Consultancy, an IT firm headquartered in New Jersey and India, has bought an India-based outsourcing firm specializing in application de... |
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Messaging security pros get back to basics
Messaging pros are focusing their security efforts on patching infrastructure holes, identity management and good old fashioned password maintenance. |
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Mass. AG shuts down huge spam ring
(BusinessWeek Online | 12 May 2005)
Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly has filed a civil complaint against seven associates of 2K Services Ltd. and Ecash Pay Ltd. The complaint resulted in a restraining or... |
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W3C plots better Web browsing for PDAs
(Internet News | 12 May 2005)
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has launched an initiative to make it easier to access the Web from a mobile device. Overseeing the effort is W3C director and Web creator Tim B... |
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Gluecode acquisition to change economics of app server market
(OVUM | 12 May 2005)
IBM's purchase of Gluecode will allow it to add open source products to the already vast array of WebSphere offerings, one analyst says. |
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New Firefox, Mozilla versions fix open browser holes
(eWEEK | 12 May 2005)
Completely new versions of Firefox and Mozilla address three security check bypasses possible with JavaScript. It is the fourth update for the two browsers this year. |
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Serious Windows flaws remain unpatched
A patch issued Tuesday offers a fix for an "important" Windows vulnerability, but more serious security holes remain. |
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IBM's purchase, new products target SMBs
Big Blue's acquisition of Gluecode Software, combined with a handful of IBM Express offerings focused on e-mail security, storage and government compliance, are just the latest in ... |
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'Extremely critical' Firefox vulnerabilities
Malcode writers could exploit two serious security holes in Firefox to launch sinister code and conduct cross-site scripting attacks. No patch is available, but there are workaroun... |
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Google: Blackout caused by DNS, not hackers
(internetnews.com | 11 May 2005)
Officials at Google said Saturday's 15-minute site shutdown resulted from a DNS problem, not a hacking or security issue. |
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Apple plugs security hole in iTunes
(eWEEK | 11 May 2005)
Tell your users to watch their downloads carefully -- Apple has patched a flaw that allowed attackers to access a malicious MPEG-4 file and cause a buffer overflow exploit. |
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IBM acquires application integrator Gluecode Software
(ebizQ | 10 May 2005)
IBM has acquired Gluecode Software, whose open-source application infrastructure software helps Java developers and departmental users reduce the complexity of application developm... |
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Webmail seen as cure for troublesome e-mail clients
If Web-based e-mail functionality increases as predicted, it could erase e-mail clients from millions of corporate desktops. That would be a boon for many e-mail administrators bur... |
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IBM mulls WebSphere ESB
(Computer Business Review Online | 10 May 2005)
IBM may be considering launching an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) branded product in its WebSphere MQ Series 6 line. |
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Spyware threat to Apple Tiger OS
(SC Magazine | 10 May 2005)
According to the Web site Zaptastic, there is a security hole in the latest Tiger (OS X v10.4) operating system that allows malware to be installed on the OS's Dashboard feature. |
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Motorola claims flat-panel breakthrough
(vnunet | 10 May 2005)
Motorola Labs claims to have perfected a technique that promises to deliver large, flat-panel displays with superior quality, longer lifetimes and lower costs than current offering... |
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