Patent claim used to prevent RFID hacking demonstration.
Apple Computer's OS X and the open-source BSD operating system provide the "world's safest and most secure" computing platforms, according to London-based security firm mi2g.
The lifespan of a poorly protected PC connected to the internet is a mere four minutes, research released this week claims. After that, it's owned by a hacker.
This year's rampage of phishing scams is "just the tip of the iceberg," according to a message security firm's analysis of 2004 and its predictions for 2005, both released this week.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has 10 unpatched vulnerabilities, a US security firm said this week. Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims and said that they were "potentially misleading and possibly erroneous."