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If you were to believe the marketing hype, and ignore the disclaimers, you would believe that filtering technology was far more advanced than it really is. You would expect that blocking lists would b

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Its widely known that the Internet itself does not provide a secure environment to trade goods upon. This is because the TCP/IP protocol that defines communication among different computers is subject

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Inspired by the recent Jeff Bezos interview, we list our top 8 tech moments from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, from the weird to the kooky.

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Traditionally firewalls were the bastion of large, publicly accessible networks to keep hackers out. But in a world connected by the Internet, every machine hooked up to it becomes publicly accessible, and so it's vital that every machine is equipped to protect itself, and the network it may serve, from attack.

After the disappointment - perceived or otherwise - of Windows Vista, many are pinning their hopes on a revival with Windows 7. And from our first impressions of the pre-beta code, that's exactly what they can expect.

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The best source of knowledge or “broken beyond repair”? PC Authority uncovers how the net’s highly controversial encyclopedia really works.

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PC Authority speaks to Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian king of security software about cutting-edge programming, cyber criminals, pinball, and life in Moscow.

IT security threats are coming from all angles in the current business environment. New threats are discovered every day. What is the best way to fight them?

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The very best (and cheapest!) LCD just got a major performance upgrade. No more banding!

As the picture of the brains structure became clearer, it began to look very much like a trunk telephone network. Its not surprising that by the mid-20th century the brain was often described by analo