Virus Bulletin Conference: Industry unveils unified naming for virus threats

A new initiative set up to dispel confusion over virus-naming, the Common Malware Enumeration (CME), was launched on Wednesday. The industry group, backed by a string of global security companies, aims to provide a common name for high profile threats in the hope that customers will be able to protect their computers from malware attacks more effectively. The need for a more uniform approach to virus-naming has been a long-standing issue for users. ...more

Skype makes video-version 2.0 official

Skype has released the new look version 2 of its Internet telephony software, the first version to provide one-to-one video calls. It also boasts Skype's best-ever call quality and around a dozen or so minor feature additions such as the ability to group and filter contacts, new sound events and an improved history. There is also a long list of bug fixes and support for several additional languages. ...more

Screenshots undermine Blu-ray DRM

Less than a month into their lives and the much vaunted DRM systems of both Blu-ray and HD DVD have been circumvented. German computer magazine c't found that movie content on the high-resolution discs can be copied frame-by-frame and reassembled, simply be taking screenshots. 'C't has discovered that the first software players running on Windows XP allow screenshots of the movies to be created in full resolution,' p2pnet reports. ...more

Greek games ban referred to the European Court of Justice

Greece's failure to lift its ban on computer and arch ade games has been referred to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission. Greece implemented the ban on the 'installation and operation of electrical, electromechanical and electronic games in all public and private places' in July 2002. The EC asked the Greek Government to repeal the legislation, as it contravenes EC Treaty provisions for the free movement of goods and services, but despite promising action, Greece has yet to make any change. ...more

Opera snips out phishing flaw in a fortnight

A potential phishing flaw has been addressed by Opera, the standards-compliant alternative browser. A new 7.51 release addresses issue reported by GreyMagic in its GM#007-OP security advisory. ...more