Security

Is open source getting riskier, security-wise?

Windows update servers score 100 percent uptime, beat competitors

Microsoft's Windows beat operating system rivals Mac OS X and Ubuntu in a three-month test of update server uptime, a Swedish uptime monitoring company said

Report: IT admin locks up San Francisco’s network

Network administrator is refusing to give police the password to a multimillion dollar computer system that handles sensitive data

Judge delays ‘spam king’ sentencing

Notorious spammer Robert Soloway is almost certain to get some jail time at his sentencing next week

6 security flaws prove IT needs to secure Macs

Symantec: Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks will intensify

Easy-to-use Neosploit toolkit takes advantage of a vulnerability revealed last week in Microsoft's database program

Researcher to demonstrate attack code for Intel chips

Kaspersky says CPU bugs are a growing threat, with malware being written that targets these vulnerabilities

Mac (in)security: How to secure Macs in business

As Macs make their way into the enterprise, IT needs to address these six security flaws before disaster strikes

Layers of Java security (holes)

Securing that home PC