Firewall secures battlefield communications
A security vendor that helps protect U.S. military communications has adapted its firewall for use in tanks, Humvees and helicopters to prevent enemies from intercepting IP transmissions on the battlefield.
Firefox tries again for URI fix, adds Leopard support
Mozilla has released a critical security update to Firefox, taking a third shot at patching bugs in the way the browser can be used to launch programs from Web links.
Microsoft in compliance with 2004 ruling, EU says
Microsoft has made substantial concessions to the European Commission, finally bringing the company into compliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling, the Commission said Monday.
Storm Worm now just a squall
The Storm Worm’s days may be numbered, according to a University of California researcher.
With attack code circulating, RealPlayer fix coming
One day after Symantec researchers discovered software that attacked a critical unpatched vulnerability in RealNetworks’s media player, Real says that a fix for the issue is imminent.
AT&T sues Vonage for patent infringement
AT&T Friday filed a lawsuit against VoIP provider Vonage Holdings, seeking damages for alleged patent infringement.
SonicWall announces larger UTM device
SonicWall is expected to introduce at next week’s Interop New York conference a new family of fast, multifunction gateways designed to simplify deployment and management of security for large businesses.
WiMAX counts as 3G, ITU says
WiMAX earned an important seal of approval on Thursday when the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union certified it as a 3G mobile data technology.
AT&T unsure about bidding in 700MHz auction
AT&T hasn’t decided whether it will bid for the highly desirable 700MHz band because it doesn’t know if it can build a profitable business given the open-access rules set for the wireless spectrum by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July.
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Buzzblog: Air safety survey results kept secret to prevent panic
So concerned that the flying public and airline investors will panic when they learn the apparently panic-worthy results, NASA has fought successfully to keep secret the results of a major safety survey of pilots that it was commissioned to conduct. Time to panic.
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