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May 7, 2009 0

Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista

Improving performance is one of Microsoft's design goals with Windows 7, and many early reviewers have said that the new OS seems peppier than Vista. But tests of the Windows ...
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Mar 26, 2009 0

Understanding the risks of cloud computing

Web-based tools such as Google Docs and Flickr can be very useful and convenient, but they're not the safest place for your data There are two kinds of risks in putting ...
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Mar 19, 2009 0

Internet Explorer 8: A Complete Review

Internet Explorer 8 has shipped in its final version and is ready to take on its rivals. This latest version of Microsoft's browser leapfrogs its closest competition, Firefox 3, for ...
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Mar 16, 2009 0

Conficker/Downadup evolves to defend itself

The enigmatic Conficker worm has evolved, adopting new capabilities that make it more difficult than ever to find and eradicate, security researchers say. In a blog published late last week, researchers ...
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Mar 16, 2009 0

Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet

Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.Researchers from U.K.-based security firm Prevx found one ...
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Mar 12, 2009 0

uTest and AutomatedQA partner to offer comprehensive software testing

uTest and AutomatedQA announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic partnership to offer a combined package of automated testing and community-based software testing ...
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Mar 12, 2009 0

HP upgrades performance testing solution

Hewlett-Packard has upgraded its performance testing solution to meet the requirements of complex and expanding web based interactive applications which may be updated on a daily basis with the addition ...
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Mar 7, 2009 0

Microsoft Confirms You Can Yank IE8 from Windows 7

Microsoft Corp. confirmed that users will be able to remove Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), as well as several other integrated applications, from Windows 7. Applications that can be switched off, which ...
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Mar 3, 2009 0

New Gmail flaw lets attacker control ‘Change Password’ function

A researcher today released a proof-of-concept for a vulnerability he discovered in Google Gmail that lets an attacker change a Gmail user's password, wage a denial-of-service attack on ...
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Mar 3, 2009 0

Linux Institute launches security certification exam

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has announced the latest Security exam for its enterprise-level LPIC-3 certification for Linux professionals. The program is effective as of March 1. As many large IT ...
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Feb 15, 2009 0

Apple fixes dozens of holes with OS X security update

Apple released a Mac OS X security update on Thursday that contains fixes for more than two dozen vulnerabilities, including one in Safari RSS that could lead to arbitrary code ...
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Feb 12, 2009 0

QAI Crosses the 35,000 Mark in Software Certifications in the Field of Quality Assurance

QAI Global Institute having established the international standard for Software Quality and Software Testing Certifications including the Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) and Certified Software Tester (CSTE) announced ...
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