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Robert McMillan

Symantec Tests a 'Net Watchdog for Kids

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service has developed a new online service to protect children from Internet dangers. Called Norton Family Safety, the service is now being tested with a select group of several thousand parents, and...

Vendors fixing bug that could crash Internet systems

Internet infrastructure vendors are working on patches for a set of security flaws that could help hackers knock servers offline with very little effort.The security community has been buzzing about the bugs since Tuesday, when...

Semantic guardians for our computers?

If your computer has never crashed, it's because it has been built on another planet. The microprocessors we use are faster and more complex year after year, increasing the risks of being hit by 'functional bugs.' This is why...

Skype Says It Was Unaware of China Message-logging

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service was unaware of a major privacy problem affecting Skype users in China, the company's president said Thursday. In a blog posting to the eBay subsidiary's corporate blog, Skype President Josh...

Notorious ISP Intercage Goes Dark Again

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Accused of being home to online scammers, San Francisco Internet service provider Intercage has been unplugged from the Internet ... for the second time this week. Intercage, which has...

After password glitch, Firefox patch due next week

By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service, 09/25/08 Mozilla developers are rushing out a new release of their Firefox browser to fix a bug that has been preventing some Web surfers from using saved passwords this week. The bug...

No charges yet as grand jury investigates Palin hack

University of Tennessee student David Kernell is being investigated, but no charges had been filed By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service A federal grand jury investigation into the compromise of vice presidential candidate...

Controversial ISP Intercage Now Back Online

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Pressure from computer security researchers may have knocked ISP (Internet service provider) Intercage offline, but not for long. The San Francisco company, accused of being a haven to...

No Charges as Grand Jury Investigates Palin Hack

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service A federal grand jury investigation into the compromise of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo account has apparently concluded its first day of meetings without an indictment....

IBM's AppScan now quashes bugs during development

IBM on Monday introduced new source-code-scanning software designed to spot security bugs as programs are being written.The software was developed as an enhancement to the Rational AppScan product line that IBM picked up...

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