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Millions of downloads -- and the first critical bug -- in Firefox 3

Dan Kaplan June 19, 2008

As the Mozilla community marched toward a supposed world record of downloads of Firefox 3, researchers from TippingPoint announced a critical vulnerability affecting the day-old browser.

Faster, cheaper iPhone portends IT security headaches

Jim Carr June 09, 2008

While the throngs are going crazy about the new iPhone's lower cost and faster download speeds, IT professionals are gearing up for more security headaches from the Apple's latest smart phone.

It's heeere: Windows XP Service Pack 3 released

Greg Masters May 07, 2008

Microsoft has released what is believed to be the final update for Windows XP, the operating system prior to Vista, but still very much in use by enterprises and consumers.

Changes to XP SP3, Vista SP1 corrupt data in Microsoft's RMS

Jim Carr May 01, 2008

Microsoft acknowledged it postponed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because the upgrade can corrupt data in a point-of-sale software system.

Windows XP Service Pack set for release next week

Jim Carr April 21, 2008

Microsoft on Monday released Windows XP Service Pack 3 to manufacturing and said that it will be available for download April 29.

Visa launches intelligent decisioning service

Sue Marquette Poremba April 18, 2008

Visa Risk Manager will address fraud losses and help issuers approve a greater number of legitimate credit and debit transactions.

From RSA: Point security products doomed, exhibitors say

Jim Carr April 08, 2008

The point security product is doomed, to be replaced by the umbrella coverage of overriding security solutions.

From RSA: Symantec's latest R&D

Deb Radcliff April 08, 2008

User education was the main theme weaving together Symantec's R&D in enterprise, consumer and SMB security during Monday's Symantec roundtable at the RSA Conference in San Francisco..

Threats and vulnerabilities

Peter Stephenson April 01, 2008

This month we are addressing application vulnerabilities and web-based threats.

Sourcefire offers weak outlook following rough fourth quarter

Dan Kaplan February 29, 2008

A dismal earnings forecast this week from intrusion prevention maker Sourcefire underscores some of the challenges facing public IT security companies, a pair of analysts said Friday.

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