Security

Wikipedia, competition, and the future

The online encyclopedia must adapt to meet the ongoing challenges of free-form digital collaboration

WMF attacks on the rise

Malware spread through e-mail images, online ads, IM

Symantec buys instant message security vendor

IMLogic brings to the mix security and content inspection capabilities

Update: Microsoft says ‘wait for us’ as WMF threat climbs

Microsoft wants Windows users to wait a week for patch, even though the number of users potentially at risk is high

WMF flaw can’t wait for Microsoft fix, researchers say

Windows users should install an unofficial security patch

2006 Technology of the Year Awards

Application development tools focus on team process and code quality

Software development tool vendors focus on process and code quality, prepare for multicore CPUs

End-to-end identity management suites still coming together

CA, HP, and Oracle round out portfolios as identity management suites mature

Threat landscape and lapses justify security paranoia

Gadgets abounded in 2005; common sense remained AWOL for some

Data protection and change control drive database developments

Auditing and encryption products address top concerns, while Microsoft shoots the moon