Taylor Woodrow, one of the UK's largest construction companies, is to give all its staff access to Google Apps, backed by the internet giant's security products

Smile, relax, listen and exude confidence — but keep that ego in check. Oh, and don't forget that morning pep talk with yourself.

Sony BMG Entertainment has settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges the entertainment giant violated federal law when it surreptitiously installed digital rights management software on CDs last year.

The popular ecommerce website CafePress told members it was hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this week.

Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay $4.25 million in a settlement with 39 states over malicious digital rights management software the music giant surreptitiously installed on CDs last year.

While most major security vendors worked out the kinks in their Windows Vista-compatible offerings this week, some niche vendors were taking advantage of the corporate launch to unveil new security solutions.

Sourcefire, maker of the popular open-source Snort intrusion prevention technology, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $75 million in stock, six months after plans to be acquired by Check Point fizzled out amid a federal investigation.

Researchers with McAfee released a whitepaper today that claims botnets could feasibly threaten most countries' infrastructures.

When development work on Microsoft's next generation Vista operating system is complete, the software giant will place its security division under the company's Windows group.

Nearly nine of 10 IT professionals are worried that hackers and malware will cause their security safeguards to be disabled or misconfigured, a new study shows.