John E Dunn

Articles by John E Dunn

Firewall upgrade tames nasty Flash games

No need to ban outright, says SmoothWall

Internet now dominated by ‘traffic superpowers’

An Arbor Network study found half the Internet traffic runs through 150 content delivery networks. Two years ago, 10,000 companies accounted for half the traffic, but now there are barely 100 companies that matter on the Web

Internet needs global regulation, says researcher

Ten years after Network Solutions lost its monopoly as a domain name registrar, a ScanSafe expert says service providers and registrars need to be held accountable when they help scam artists.

‘Sophisticated cyber attack’ cracked U.S. research labs

A wave of phishing e-mail with malicious attachments was a 'co-ordinated attempt' to access sensitive data, a spokesperson says

Bogus installs expose U.K. users to malware

Statistics from security firm Webroot suggest attackers are leaning on the idea of passing off or packaging malicious functions with what appear to be legitimate programs

Aussie scientist develops super-charged ADSL

The University of Melbourne's Dr. John Papandriopoulos outlined an algorithm to reduce the crosstalk interference on copper phone lines, boosting broadband speeds up to 10 times

British PCs contain least malware

An online malware measuring tool has unexpectedly rated U.K. PCs as having the lowest level of infection in Europe.

Power Wi-Fi using the sun, says startup

The issue of power has always been a problem for wireless technology, but a panel connected to a generator unit may be able to fuel devices for seven days without having to recharge the batteries

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