Security

Experts: Patent ruling could reopen Vonage case

VoIP firm's future brighter after Supreme Court ruling

Gartner: Hacking contests bad for business

A pair of Gartner analysts feel that such contests can pose an unnecessary risk or even short-circuit the proper security-patching process

Making sense of Websense’s SurfControl buyout

The move makes the combined companies more attractive as a potential acquisition by one of the big three IT security firms

Unpatched flaws found in Photoshop CS2, CS3

Secunia rates the vulnerabilities as 'highly critical'

Innovation, startups hot again in the enterprise

The Month of Enterprise Startups looks at companies that could become the superstars and flame-outs of the next two years

Update: Verio to shut off controversial Web site

The shutdown of cryptome.org has many privacy advocates worried that the move signals greater control over the Web by government and big businesses

Nokia expands security appliance line

High-end IP690 and low-end IP290 will help companies filter malware traffic before it reaches internal systems

Critical updates that kill

Deaths knell for DoS extortion?

Denial-of-service extortion attacks are going away because hackers can find easier ways to steal money without getting caught, Symantec researchers said.

Becoming better at security