Microsoft's long-awaited and much-delayed security update, Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP, has finally been sent off to the manufacturers and will be available to end users from later this month.
New security features planned for the Longhorn version of Windows Server will include an automatic patch check and a file system that can fix itself, Microsoft said. Security and reliability top Microsoft's list of promises to customers for the...
As mobile phones become digital do-it-alls, handsets need better protection from hackers and from unauthorised access when they're lost or stolen, says an industry group proposing new, hardware-based security standards for the devices.
Sun Microsystems is expected to announce two security initiatives today, one introducing a form of encryption for its next-generation Sun Java System Web Server and another that reorganises the way it delivers security features for Solaris.
From August, all passport holders in Singapore can apply for new travel documents with additional security features designed for international standards. The biometric passport, called BioPass, was unveiled on Friday by Singapore's Deputy Prime...
New security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need to run separate anti-spyware or firewall software, according to a new analyst report. The next major release of Microsoft's flagship operating system, which is due out early...