Firefox 1.01 released

The Mozilla Organisation has updated its Firefox Web browser, improving stability and security. Amongst the security enhancements are displaying the hostname in the title bar when the address bar is hidden. The change is hoped to reduce the scope for spoofing web sites. ...more

Google claims victory over DoJ

As expected, a US Judge has ordered search engine Google to hand over a random 50,000 URLs in its database to the Department of Justice. However, Google managed to scale down the original request and Judge Wade has also ordered that any request by the Government to disclose the search queries of any users would be denied. Originally the Department of Justice had demanded access to the company's search logs running into billions of URLs and two month's worth of search queries. ...more

Five million Britons are scam victims

Up to 5m people in Britain may have fallen victim to fraudsters. Meanwhile a staggering 28m Britons may have been targeted by the scamsters - almost half the population of the United Kingdom. The claim is made by a new report by the consumer watchdog Which? The survey indicates that increasingly the fraudsters are turning to high technology to find their victims. ...more

Microsoft fixes Passport 'feature'

Microsoft says it has fixed an `oversight` in its Passport system that allowed an attacker to redirect the response containing a link that would allow the password to be changed to any desired email address. It suspended the feature while looking for a fix and on Friday claimed that Passport was back on its feet and secure. Microsoft suggests a simple test to see if you have been affected: if you can sign in to your account, you're all right. ...more

And also today (30-October-2001)...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. IP mobility Cisco Systems has announced the availability of Cisco Mobile Networks, which supports the use of Mobile IP. It is designed to allow a Cisco router - together with its network of connected IP devices - to roam across network boundaries and connection types. ...more