Google offers security blacklists to all
Google Monday released to outside developers the same security API currently used by its own Google Desktop and Mozilla's Firefox for warding off phishing and malware-dropping Web sites.
Stories by Gregg Keizer
IPhone success no sure thing, says IDC
For all the buzz building about Apple's iPhone U.S. launch next week, success is not a sure bet, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Hackers Hit 10,000 Sites, Launch 'Phenomenal' Attack
Attackers armed with an exploit toolkit have launched massive attacks in Europe from a network of at least 10,000 hacked Web sites, with infections spreading worldwide, several security companies warned today.
Dell admits 'we blew it' for bullying blog
A Dell manager on Saturday said his company "blew it" by threatening a blog for posting bargain-hunting tips.
Poll: 19 million US cell phone users lust for iPhone
About 19 million U.S. cell phone users are ready to pay as much as US$599 for Apple Inc.'s iPhone, nearly double the number Apple has projected it will sell by the end of 2008, a survey said Friday.
Mozilla exec calls Steve Jobs 'out-of-date'
Rivals may have been subdued last Monday when Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuted Safari for Windows, but a Mozilla executive blasted Jobs as "out-of-date" for thinking that the browser battle is between just Safari and Internet Explorer.
Mystery of tiny faces on Vista DVDs solved
The three faces embedded in the surface of Windows Vista's installation DVDs may have been too small to see with the naked eye, but they're no big mystery, Microsoft said Wednesday night.
Exploits hot on the heels of Microsoft's patches
Exploits appeared within hours for two of the bugs that Microsoft fixed Tuesday.
Microsoft patches bugs in Windows, IE, Outlook Express
As Microsoft Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in its operating system, browser, and other software, security experts argued over which should be fixed first.
Hackers audition Yahoo Messenger exploits
Hackers are now using exploits that target Yahoo's instant messaging software, security vendors said today, making it critical that users patch the Windows program immediately.
Google-Microsoft dust-up focuses on Vista search
Google Inc. used a 50-page white paper to spell out its claims that Microsoft Corp.'s <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9024238">Windows Vista violates</a> a 2002 antitrust settlement, The Wall Street Journal <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118151921421230679.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news">reported</a> Monday.
Microsoft slates six patches for this week
Microsoft will issue six security updates this week for Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Visio, the company has announced using its new expanded format for advanced warnings.
Yahoo patches Messenger zero-day flaws
Yahoo Inc. late yesterday released a new version of its Messenger instant messaging client to patch a pair of <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9023945">zero-day vulnerabilities</a> that let attackers grab control of a Windows PC with little or no help from the user.
Yahoo Messenger zero-day exploits on the loose
Shortly after eEye Digital Security notified Yahoo Wednesday that the portal's Messenger IM client was vulnerable to attack, a researcher fingered two ActiveX controls as flawed and posted exploit code that can be used to hijack Windows machines.
Fishermen pull the plug on Vietnam's Web
Vietnamese government officials said Thursday that it will take at least a month to fix a critical undersea data cable damaged by fishermen scavenging for scrap copper.