News tagged with firewall
Cell network security holes revealed, with an app to test your carrier
Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study from the University of Michigan ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Windows 7 Virtual XP Mode
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has decided to give Windows 7 users a tool that will allow them to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine. The tool is free with Windows 7 but will only be available to ...
Apr 28, 2009 |
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China web users top 500 million
China's online population -- the largest in the world -- has topped half a billion, the state Xinhua news agency reported Thursday, citing a senior official.
Sep 29, 2011 |
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China plugging holes in 'Great Firewall'
China appears to be moving aggressively to plug holes in its "Great Firewall" censorship system, causing frustration for businesses and web users, foreign Internet companies and analysts said.
Mar 22, 2011 |
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As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth
(AP) -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were ...
Aug 30, 2009 |
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Concerns raised as LA looks to Google Web services
(AP) -- Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential ...
Jul 17, 2009 |
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US mulls stiffer sentences for common Net proxies
(AP) -- "Proxy" servers are an everyday part of Internet surfing. But using one in a crime could soon lead to more time in the clink.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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China's Tencent launches English microblog site
Chinese Internet giant Tencent has launched an English version of its Twitter-like microblogging service in a push to tap the overseas market, the official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday.
Oct 11, 2011 |
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China lifts Great Firewall for golf World Cup
International golf stars, spectators and media at the World Cup on the southern Chinese island of Hainan are enjoying uncensored Internet access denied to 1.3 billion Chinese.
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Even more than Mideast, China keeps firm grip on Internet
As Arab governments from Bahrain to Yemen and the clerical rulers in Iran alike wrestle with how to get a grip on the Internet's role in spreading unrest, the Communist Party in Beijing has steadily applied one of the world's ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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China's online population rises to 477mn
The number of Internet users in China, already the world's largest online market, hit 477 million at the end of March, a senior government official was quoted by state media as saying Monday.
May 16, 2011 |
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Stuxnet infected industrial computers cleaned: Iran official
Industrial computers infected by Stuxnet in Iran have been cleaned and returned to their units, a top official said on Sunday, following reports that the malware was mutating and wreaking havoc with equipment.
Oct 03, 2010 |
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China's online population passes 400 million: state media
The number of Internet users in China, already the largest in the world, has surpassed 400 million and accounts for almost a third of the country's population, state media reported Saturday.
May 01, 2010 |
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China eyes 500 million web users
A top Chinese official has said the nation's online population, already the largest in the world, is expected to exceed 500 million in the next two to three years.
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Improving network firewalls
A firewall is the safety barrier between a computer network and the outside world. Individuals, companies and large organizations alike rely on a firewall being robust enough to fend off hackers attempting to break into a ...
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Apr 16, 2010 |
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