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Stories by: John E. Dunn

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    Industry upbeat about IPv6 Day despite low traffic volume 09 June, 2011 01:34:00

    It's been billed by its organizers as the most important day for the future of the Internet, but so far World IPv6 Day has probably served to confirm what the industry already knows about the 128-bit protocol on which the 21st century digital society will be built -- there is not a lot of it about.
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    UK developing cyber-weapons, Armed Forces minister admits 01 June, 2011 00:59:00

    The U.K. Government is developing a "toolbox" of Internet cyber-weapons that could be used to attack other countries, Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey said in an admission that the military now treats the Internet as a battlefield like any other.
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    Dimension Data finds vulnerabilities on Cisco devices 24 May, 2011 23:51:00

    Large numbers of companies using Cisco network equipment are still vulnerable to a single security vulnerability flaw nearly two years after a patch was issued, an analysis of network scans by Dimension Data for its 2011 Network Barometer Report has found.
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    Industry agrees on security vulnerability reporting format 21 May, 2011 04:10:00

    Three years after its founding, the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI) is starting to bear fruit with the launch of version 1.0 of its framework designed to allow tech vendors to more easily share data on software vulnerabilities.
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    Overhaul of U.K. copyright law would boost GDP, says report 19 May, 2011 03:30:00

    The U.K.'s obsolete copyright laws are hurting innovation and should be overhauled to boost economic growth and make it easier for content and creative businesses to set up in the country, an independent report has recommended.
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    Vendors patch firewalls after controversial NSS Labs test 10 May, 2011 04:02:00

    Four out of the five vendors shown last month by testing company NSS Labs to suffer a security flaw in their high-end firewalls have since patched their products, including two companies that disputed the issue at the time.
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    WebGL hit by hard-to-fix browser security flaw 10 May, 2011 03:37:00

    The WebGL graphics technology turned on by default in Firefox and Chrome poses a serious security risk and IT managers should consider disabling it, a security consultancy has recommended.
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    Developers' frustration with Android growing, survey finds 26 April, 2011 22:07:00

    The latest Appcelerator/IDC mobile survey has uncovered a growing well of frustration among Android developers, with underwhelming tablets, OS fragmentation and multiple app stores cited as the main worries.
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    Sourcefire takes intrusion prevention to masses with IPSx 18 April, 2011 23:09:00

    Open-source security company Sourcefire has announced an entry-level Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) it claims will democratize a technology that is still seen as being exclusively for large companies with experienced security teams, rather than small and medium-size enterprises.
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    Google Chrome gets 'native' PDF support 21 June, 2010 07:45:00

    Google has started using its next generation plug-in API to embed support for Adobe Acrobat PDFs more deeply into the Chrome browser. The company believes this will benefit security, performance and reliability.
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    ARM shares surge after Apple bid rumour 11 June, 2010 02:39:00

    The rumours that Apple wants to buy high-rated UK chip supplier ARM have returned with dramatic effect.
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