Stories by: Kieren McCarthy

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    US prevails in Internet governance struggle 17/11/2005 09:05:51

    The United States has prevailed in the controversial fight over Internet governance and will retain overall control of the Internet's DNS, root servers and ICANN for the foreseeable future.
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    Microsoft forces Sender ID on Hotmail users 24/06/2005 08:48:08

    Microsoft has started pushing its Sender ID antispam technology by running it on Hotmail.
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    Another image problem, this time for Linux 17/09/2004 07:38:29

    Another image-based security hole has been found, sparking a flurry of patches from Linux vendors.
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    RIP Internet Explorer? 15/07/2004 09:34:40

    Secunia has put out yet another "extremely critical" security alert against Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. At the same time, dozens of media outlets have leapt on a report that states Explorer's market share has fallen for the first time since it first took on Netscape Navigator all those years ago.
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    Internet Explorer carved up by zero-day hole 09/06/2004 08:28:25

    Two new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Internet Explorer which allow a complete bypass of security and provide system access to a computer, including the installation of files on someone's hard disk without their knowledge, through a single click.
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    Mac OS X hit with another serious security issue 18/05/2004 07:48:06

    When it rains, it pours. Yet another "highly critical" hole has been found in Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system, which will allow remote system access by getting someone to visit a malicious website.
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    Mac OS X riddled with security holes 05/05/2004 08:01:19

    Apple Computer has released a range of patches for security holes -- both old and new -- for its Mac OS X operating system, which it advises users to download immediately.
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    Major Explorer hole leaves Windows wide open 27/04/2004 16:03:07

    Another major security hole has been found in Internet Explorer which makes system access possible across all Windows platforms through a boundary error when connecting to a file server. Windows Explorer is also affected.
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    Secunia launches free virus alert service 07/04/2004 07:18:34

    Secunia has expanded its extremely popular free security alert service to viruses as from Tuesday.
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    WinAmp music to hackers' ears 06/04/2004 08:22:28

    A "highly critical" hole in one of the most-used pieces of software in the world means that audio files will be music to hackers' ears.
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    QuickTime hole waiting to be filled in 07/03/2004 07:40:25

    A critical hole in Apple Computer's QuickTime media player has been identified and is waiting on a patch from the vendor.
 
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