Zafi-B still most prevalent virus says Sophos

Zafi-B, which first surfaced in June, has been the most prevalent virus in the month of September, according to security specialists Sophos. Accounting for 30.5 per cent of incidents detected by the company, Zafi-B sits above Netsky-P (which accounts for 26. ...more

Western Digital takes hard drives to triple figures

Disk drive manufacturer Western Digital is to ship a drive spinning at a blistering 7,200rpm and offering an astounding 100Gb of storage space. The three-platter EIDE WD Caviar is expected to start shipping this month and adds another 20Gb to the top end of the Caviar range, which also comes in 30, 40, 60 and 80Gb flavours. It's yours for a princely ?212 ex VAT (that's around ?2. ...more

Infosec 2004: Microsoft commits to higher quality security patches

During Microsoft's Security Update press briefing at Infosec 2004, execs highlighted Redmond's commitment to putting out higher quality patches, even though it may take time. Jonathan Perera, Senior Director at Microsoft's Security Business and Technology Unit said the company was committed to 'making it easier to deploy critical system updates' and improving its responsiveness in issuing timely information. However, Firas Raouf, COO at security company eEye Digital said he is concerned that things at Microsoft are getting worse rather than better. ...more

Linux distro gets into the Mac mini

Yellow Dog and NetBSD have announced support for Apple's Mac mini. Yellow Dog Linux can be installed alongside OS X or an external drive and even includes instructions for partitioning an iPod to use as a boot disk Yellow Dog Linux can be installed alongside OS X or an external drive and even includes instructions for partitioning an iPod to use as a boot disk. It also supports the OS X file system, HFS+, making it easy to switch files between OSes. ...more

Vodafone introduces revolutionary 'simple' mobile phone

Following what is doubtless years of research, Vodafone is to introduce a radical new concept in mobile phones. The world's biggest mobile operator is to launch a mobile phone, which - get this - only makes phone calls. The Vodafone Simply range is aimed at the techno baffled who find the endless complexity of the modern mobile simply too complicated, or just don't feel the need to play Snake on a train or take pictures of their mates falling out of a club at closing time. ...more