12th November 2006 Archive
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IE7 'critical update' causes headaches for managed desktop environments
Switch to manual
Many organisations use methods to keep a standard look and feel to their computer desktops, with branding, logos, default company websites as home pages and various rights and privilege settings. These "manageable computer desktops" have always been fairly easy to roll-out company-wide, and if any changes were made in a session …
Applications 12 Nov 2006, 06:19
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UK bans denial of service attacks
That'll stop 'em
A law was passed last week that makes it an offence to launch a denial of service attack in the UK, punishable by up to ten years in prison. There had been concern that Britain's Computer Misuse Act, written in the days before the World Wide Web, allowed denial of service attacks to fall through a loophole. These are attacks in …
Enterprise Security 12 Nov 2006, 06:25
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E-voting worries focus on failures, not fraud
Papering over the cracks
Major electronic voting machine problems occurred in at least six US states during the country's midterm elections, underscoring that system failure, not fraud, is the biggest issue facing future races, voting-rights activists and technologists said this week. Machine problems delayed voting in many precincts in Colorado, …
Music and Media 12 Nov 2006, 06:39
