Security

Microsoft: Here’s how to stop Vista update’s endless reboot

Microsoft has endorsed several workarounds to help users regain control of PCs affected by the rebooting issue a recent Windows Vista update caused

Microsoft accidentally leaks SP1

A build of Windows Vista SP1, which is not due to be released until mid-March, was accidentally posted to Windows Update and made widely available on Thursday

Social networking and the long con

Why security will only get worse

Europe makes moves toward Internet censorship

Privacy advocates worry that filtering Internet sites related to piracy, terrorism, and child pornography will have serious effects on the freedom to communicate

Hacking, the book

Computer security’s dubious future

InfoWorld's Roger Grimes weighs in on why security expert Bruce Schneier thinks computer security won't get any better in the next 10 years

17 arrested in Canadian hacking bust

Police in Quebec broke up a hacking ring that was responsible for a botnet ring that racked up $44.3 million in damages

Experts hammer Web 2.0 security

Security experts fear that social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn provide both a delivery vehicle for malware and the info to create targeted attacks

White spaces group: Device testing on track

The National Association of Broadcasters had said that a white spaces device had failed, but the FCC disputes the NAB's rhetoric