Security

Oracle pulls Java 6 plug, but Apple likely to keep patching OS X Snow Leopard

If past practice is a clue, Apple will support Java 6 on Snow Leopard until second half of 2014

Business user makes case for Windows Phone 8

Computerworld Premier 100 attendees not warm to BlackBerry 10

Taking copyright fight to ISPs too punitive, say critics

Copyright Alert System, which could slow or suspend your Internet service, said to lack due process

Five new flaws found in the latest version of Java

This latest vulnerability report follows a week after the same company reported two other holes in Oracle's plug-in

Fujitsu names UniCredit as first European customer for palm-scan authentication

Fujitsu's palm-vein scanners are an order of magnitude better than fingerprint scanners, the company says

Oracle releases emergency fix for Java zero-day exploit

The company broke out of its regular patching cycle for the second time this year to fix an actively exploited flaw

‘Tis the season for tax scammers — and now, ‘long-lining’ phishers

As IRS battles scams, phishing techniques morph into new threat

Google squashes 10 Chrome bugs as $100K Pwn2Own hacking prize looms

Also releases Chrome 25 for Apple's iPhone and iPad, promises search improvements

Securing critical infrastructure

Digital Certificates Chaos Could Cost Companies $398 Million