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Chrome security in limelight with Google OS plan

The techniques Google uses to protect Chrome users from browser-based attacks have taken on new importance with the company's plan to make the software the centerpiece of a Netbook operating system. Read more »

Safari 3.2 includes antiphishing tools

Without fanfare, Apple has apparently added antiphishing to its Safari 3.2 release. Read more »

Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client finally gets calendar

Mozilla Foundation has finally integrated the Lightning calendar to its latest incarnation of open-source e-mail client, Thunderbird 3.0. Users can also expect improved search. Read more »

Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

Phishing attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, according to security experts. Read more »

Can IE 7 kill off phishing?

Phishing could soon be a thing of the past and the credit may have to go to Microsoft. That's according to a leading Web security expert who says functionality built into Internet Explorer 7 could shutter fraudulent Web sites within 18 months. Read more »

Release of Firefox 2.0 delayed

Last-minute fixes have caused the hold-up, says Mozilla. Read more »

Antiphishing toolbar for Firefox released

Internet services company Netcraft has released a version of its toolbar for Firefox. The plug-in can help users of the Web browser avoid phishing scams, the company said. Read more »

Phishing attacks take new twist

Phishers are increasingly using new methods to nab sensitive information from Internet users, according to data from Websense Security Labs. Read more »

Banks bearing the brunt of phishing scams

Financial services companies remain the most frequent targets of online phishing schemes, according to the latest figures released by an organisation working to fight the scams. Read more »

DeepNet 3.1 browser to contain anti-phishing features

The next version of the free browser will warn users if a Web site appears to be a phishing scam - DeepNet claims it will be 'the most secure browser'. Read more »

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    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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