Windows smashed by Explorer exploit
Internet Explorer has become an even bigger security risk -- even on Windows XP SP2 -- with the publication of a new and extensive exploit.
Stories by Matthew Broersma
Large security holes found in PHP
The PHP development team has released an update for the widely used scripting language that fixes a number of highly serious bugs, according to the project and independent security researchers.
Study: Linux is still cheaper than Windows
An Australian IT services firm has updated what it says is one of the few fully transparent studies comparing the costs of running Linux vs. Windows -- and found that Linux is still cheaper.
Wi-Fi phones are on your network, like it or not
Wireless LAN-enabled mobile phones and handhelds are on the way, whether network administrators are ready for them or not.
Red Hat, IBM partner for Linux certification
Red Hat and IBM will jointly help software vendors certify their applications for Linux in a partnership announced Thursday.
New set of Linux security flaws unveiled
A security researcher has uncovered yet another set of security flaws in an image component, which could put Linux users at risk of system compromise if they view a maliciously crafted image.
Linux puts another financial feather in its cap
One of Germany's biggest financial services companies has migrated its core Web services infrastructure to Linux -- a fresh example of how the operating system is making its way into more important enterprise applications.
Wireless-J standard opens Japan to the Wi-Fi world
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved a new wireless standard that will expand international Wi-Fi roaming to Japan.
Windows SP2 security compromised
A security researcher claims to have crafted a simpler version of an exploit that could compromise a Microsoft Windows system patched with Service Pack 2.
Linux vendors rush out e-mail server patches
Several major Linux vendors have warned they are vulnerable to four flaws in a widely used IMAP e-mail server from Carnegie Mellon University's Cyrus Electronic Mail Project. The flaws could allow an attacker to take over a server.
WinAmp blows another security fuse
For those enterprise IT managers who've been eagerly anticipating the next major WinAmp security flaw, the wait is over. Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com on Tuesday published details of a security hole allowing attackers to take over a PC when a user visits a specially crafted Web page.
X marks the Linux security hole
The X.Org Foundation and several Linux vendors have released updates for the X Window System technology on which most Linux graphical front-ends are based, fixing serious security flaws in a graphics-manipulation component.
Linux distributors team up to push standardization
Four major Linux players are to unite their distributions around a common core based on the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, in an effort to push Linux standardization to a new level. MandrakeSoft of France, Conectiva of Brazil, TurboLinux of Japan and Progeny Linux Systems of the US say the venture, called the Linux Core Consortium (LCC), has broad industry support from companies such as Red Hat, Novell and Hewlett-Packard.
BT enters the 21st century
The UK's BT Group has begun diverting the first customer calls onto its Internet Protocol-based, next-generation network, five months after the 21st Century Network (21CN) project was announced. Under 21CN, BT plans to convert its entire network to IP, a move which it says could mean cost savings of £1 billion (AUD$2.4 billion) a year by 2009.
Fedora Core 3 tests new security model
Red Hat last week released Fedora Core 3, the latest version of its cutting-edge Linux distribution, including a redesigned version of Security Enhanced Linux (SE Linux).