Oracle fires back at security researcher
Oracle and a security researcher are trading heated barbs over a vulnerability in the company's software that has gone unpatched since it was discovered in October.
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Europe grants an extension for Microsoft
The European Commission has given Microsoft an additional month to comply with a part of its antitrust ruling that requires Microsoft to provide information allowing competitors' server products to interoperate with its software.
Kama Sutra worm programmed to overwrite data files on Feb. 3
Antivirus vendors are still warning of a rapidly-spreading worm that is carrying a potentially destructive set of instructions. The Nyxem worm -- also nicknamed the Kama Sutra worm -- is programmed to overwrite all of the files on computers it infects on Feb. 3, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure.
Bulgaria arrests eight for phishing operation
Authorities in Bulgaria arrested eight people last week who allegedly stole financial information using a variety of fake Web pages carrying Microsoft logos, netting the group at least $US50,000.
Microsoft to bolster Software Assurance program
Microsoft is planning several major changes to beef up features of Software Assurance, the company's maintenance and upgrade program that has been criticized for its expense and slow follow-up with new products.
Backup software sees exploit, patches
EMC has issued patches for security problems with its data backup software, while exploit code has been released targeting a flaw in backup software from Veritas Software that the company patched last year.
Experts say botnets shrink in size, harder to trace
Security experts say botnets are increasingly becoming more difficult to trace as criminal hackers have developed clever means to hide them.
LANDesk acquires BMP technologies
Systems management vendor LANDesk Software is expanding into business process management (BPM) by acquiring the assets of NewRoad Software for an undisclosed sum, LANDesk announced on Wednesday.
Analyst: No effect from tardy XP service pack
Microsoft's plan to release a third service pack for Windows XP later than expected should not have much effect on sales of Windows Vista, the company's upcoming desktop upgrade, according to a market analyst.
Microsoft issues WMF patch for Vista OS build
Microsoft has issued a patch for a preliminary version of its Vista OS for the same graphics-rendering problem that raised concerns about current versions of the Windows OS earlier this month.
Internet Explorer 7 to have history flush feature
Microsoft's forthcoming Internet Explorer (IE) 7 browser will have a thorough flush feature that clears its history and all associated files stored after a Web site is accessed.
Attacks mounting on 'Million Dollar Home Page'
The wildly successful pixel-powered Web page of a British university student is coming under increasingly intense DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks trying to knock down the profitable brainstorm.
Google sends invites for Analytics service
Google is starting to send invitations to customers who requested its Analytics service, after overwhelming demand caused the company to stop accepting new subscribers in November.
Publishing giant Murdoch predicts decline of portals
Portals like those from Yahoo and Microsoft will fade in popularity as savvy users go directly to the content they want to view, publishing titan Rupert Murdoch said this week.
McAfee president jumps ship to Websense
The president of security vendor McAfee has resigned to become chief executive officer (CEO) of Websense, where he'll help it to expand its security offerings, the companies announced Tuesday.