A military court judge has sentenced U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison on Wednesday on charges related to his leaking a large store of classified documents to Wikileaks, according to a number of published and broadcast reports.
Chris Kanaracus | 21 Aug | Read more
Some level of government surveillance is "essential" if the nation is to minimize the incidence of terrorist strikes like the Boston Marathon bombing, according to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
Chris Kanaracus | 13 Aug | Read more
The large majority of people working in IT procurement are "significantly dissatisfied" with the way SaaS (software as a service) vendors define contract language related to security, a feeling likely to persist through 2015, according to a Gartner report.
Chris Kanaracus | 01 Aug | Read more
Cisco is set to expand its security software portfolio with the acquisition of Sourcefire in a deal worth US$2.7 billion.
Chris Kanaracus | 23 Jul | Read more
Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance program have much of the general public in uproar, but in terms of the controversy's impact to enterprise IT, some CIOs have measured, albeit watchful reactions.
Chris Kanaracus | 17 Jun | Read more
Oracle is set to release a patch set for Java SE that targets 40 security vulnerabilities.
Chris Kanaracus | 14 Jun | Read more
Zoho is getting into the business social-networking game with a new product called Pulse, which also ties back to many of its other applications.
Chris Kanaracus | 30 May | Read more
Oracle is planning to release 128 patches on Tuesday covering security weaknesses that affect "hundreds" of its products.
Chris Kanaracus | 16 Apr | Read more
Oracle isn't done releasing patches for Java SE this month, as another batch will arrive Feb. 19, according to a company blog post.
Chris Kanaracus | 08 Feb | Read more
Oracle's head of Java security is promising the vendor will "fix" issues with the widely used programming language, as well as improve its outreach efforts to community members, following a spate of high-profile vulnerabilities.
Chris Kanaracus | 25 Jan | Read more
Oracle is preparing to ship 86 patches covering security vulnerabilities in a wide span of its products, with 18 of the fixes aimed at the MySQL database alone.
Chris Kanaracus | 11 Jan | Read more
Oracle is simplifying its security offerings by combining a pair of existing tools into a single package.
Chris Kanaracus | 12 Dec | Read more
A coalition of 17 advocacy groups filed complaints on Wednesday with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against five prominent companies, including McDonald's, claiming that certain of their online marketing practices violate child privacy laws.
Chris Kanaracus | 22 Aug | Read more
Oracle is planning to deliver 88 security fixes next Tuesday for a wide range of its products, according to a pre-release announcement posted to its website on Thursday.
Chris Kanaracus | 12 Jul | Read more
Oracle is planning to ship 14 patches related to Java SE on Tuesday, including a number with the highest level of severity under the CVSS (common vulnerability scoring system) framework, according to a pre-release announcement on the company's website.
Chris Kanaracus | 08 Jun | Read more