Stories by Jeremy Kirk

Registrar's database said to have exposed data

A database problem with a U.S. domain name registrar exposed sensitive financial and personal information relating to thousands of domain name registrations, a Dutch company said Friday.

Microsoft releases upgrade for Windows CE 5.0

Microsoft is set to release Tuesday a set of drivers and utilities for its Windows CE 5.0 operating system to make product development easier for device manufacturers.

Patch is recommended for McAfee filtering software

A vulnerability in McAfee's e-mail filtering software could allow unwanted code to run on a computer, but a patch should fix the problem, according to a security advisory published Tuesday.

Security fears, cost delay mobile deployments at work

Around 60 percent of businesses are shying away from deploying mobile devices primarily due to security concerns, a new survey says.

Symantec unveils remote data backup software

Symantec is releasing a data backup product Monday that the company claims avoids risks associated with tape backup systems.

Intel kicks off low-cost PC effort in Mexico

Intel has partnered with a Mexican telecoms company to sell an affordable PC designed for first-time computer users in developing countries. It's the latest effort by technology vendors to develop products for emerging markets.

UK poised to move ahead with national ID cards

The British government could soon roll ahead with plans to issue national ID cards after both houses of Parliament reached a compromise Wednesday night on a bill detailing the plan.

Researcher: DRM technology fails in practice

Digital rights management (DRM) technology has deep flaws despite the hope of content providers that encrypted files will deter illegal file sharing, a computer security researcher said Monday.

User trends drove Microsoft to Windows Live, exec says

Customers' changing expectations are behind Microsoft's decision to offer some of its applications over the Web in the form of free services supported by advertising, a company executive said Monday. The change in course led to last week's management shakeup, he said.

Microsoft launches global antiphishing initiative

Microsoft on Monday unveiled a global initiative to crack down on cybercriminals who engage in phishing. The company will set in motion more than 100 legal actions against phishers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by the end of June, according to a release.

New Trojan encrypts data, demands ransom

A virus that encrypts documents and demands a ransom to get them back is circulating on the Internet, but at least one security company has released the password needed to recover the files.

CEBIT - Vendors flunk wireless security test

More than half of the wireless networks deployed at the Cebit technology show in Hanover, Germany, last week had no encryption enabled, making the systems behind them prime targets, according to Kaspersky Lab, a security vendor.

RFID tags are subject to viruses, says study

Three computer science researchers are warning that viruses embedded in radio tags used to identify and track goods are right around the corner, a danger so far overlooked by the industry's high interest in the technology.

NetSuite aims hosted apps at software vendors

NetSuite has launched a suite of hosted business applications designed specifically for software companies, it announced Tuesday.

Liberty Alliance helps fuel use of identity specs

As the Liberty Alliance Project gathers momentum, industry insiders are expecting a sharp rise in the use of products and services that use Web identity-management specifications.