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Libraries Enter the Age of iPod DownloadsCheck out a book, a song or a flick from anywhere.
Source : internetnews.com | 08-Aug-2008 01:11
Chip Stocks No Match for Financial Woes
Intel sent chip stocks higher on Thursday, but the rest of the market got slammed by a huge loss at AIG.
Source : internetnews.com | 08-Aug-2008 00:56
Earthquake, U.S. Fallout Slow Lenovo Growth
The PC maker feels the sting from slipping demand at home and abroad.
Source : internetnews.com | 08-Aug-2008 00:41
MySpace Clinches Presidential Debate Deal
Social network lands the digital coming-out party of the official U.S. debate group.
Source : internetnews.com | 08-Aug-2008 00:26
Satan Is Still on My Friends List
Black Hat conference takes social networks to task on security.
Source : internetnews.com | 08-Aug-2008 00:11
CNET's Clientside developer blog serving Adobe Flash exploits
Yesterday, Websense Labs issued an alert regarding a compromised CNET blog, namely the Clientside developer blog which has been embedded with a malicious javascript code attempting to exploit the visitors through a well known vulnerability in Adobe Flash's player. Websense's alert : "Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered...
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 23:57
New VM Templates Leave Oracle's Drawing Board
All-in-one templates for virtual machines may make it easy to set up and run Oracle environments, but will anyone bite?
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 23:56
Google Unit Sale Sidesteps Controversy
The Internet giant completes the dispersal of Performics, a search marketing division it recently acquired through DoubleClick.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 23:41
New IT Strategies Rock at Oracle
Consolidation, virtualization, commoditization and moving to Linux are fast becoming the mantras of forward-thinking CIOs, and Oracle has realized major benefits by adhering to them.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 23:26
MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming
Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 21:02
The 'Anti-Java' Professor and the Jobless Programmers
Actually, this top computer science professor isn’t exactly ‘anti-Java’ – but he deplores its effect on CS studies. And he sees dark clouds ahead if something doesn’t change.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 18:51
The Promise of Apple Storage
Apple didn't completely exit the storage business. Promise Technologies takes over as hardware manufacturer for Apple SAN customers.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 18:36
Wi-Fi on the Fly: Who Really Cares?
Delta is latest to promise wireless in flight, but do users really want it?
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 18:21
5 Factors Driving Mobile Device Growth
Enterprises may want better connectivity and robust applications, but those needs aren't spurring handset changes, Gartner says.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 18:06
Hackers: Uncle Sam Wants You
At Black Hat, agencies including the FBI, US-CERT, and the military make the pitch for assisting in the U.S.'s fight against cybercrime and cyberwar.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 17:51
How to Prevent a Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Attack
Logging on using your mobile device allows hackers to steal your password unless you take basic precautions.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 17:36
VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?
The other day when I blogged about Sunbelt Software's latest VIPRE antivirus solution I took the claims that it doesn't slow down your PC pretty much at face value. Time to see if there's any validity to these claims. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 17:19
News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple
Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 10:48
Is Microsoft Ready to Tap 'Mobile Goldrush'?
Microsoft has high expectations for Windows Mobile, but it may have to rethink its strategy.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 07:00
PTO Rains on Dell's 'Cloud Computing' Trademark
Less than a week after the industry took note, the PTO puts the mark on hold.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 06:45
Slipping Revenue Breaks Sprint's Stride
Efforts to push data services and cut churn keep the third-largest U.S. carrier optimistic, but it's still suffering worse than its rivals.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 06:30
Google: 10 Million Docs in a Box
UPDATED: Is the latest version of Google's enterprise search hardware up to the task?
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 06:15
Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 01:57
Technical Analysis: Market Suffers From Bad Breadth
Stocks are still lacking the kind of forceful buying that could cement a major bottom.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 01:03
Cisco Sends Tech Stocks Surging
Better than expected quarterly results from Cisco Systems helped investors overcome financial fears for a day.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 00:48
Expert: SOA vulnerable to DNS security flaw, too
This just in from the Black Hat security confab currently taking place in Las Vegas: Dan Kaminsky, a well-known IT security researcher, disclosed his findings around the Domain Name Server flaw, or DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, and where it can bite. Tim Wilson of Dark Reading reported on Kaminsky's presentation,...
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 00:34
For Search Engine Use, Glass Almost Half Full
New report finds that search engines have come a long way since the pre-Google days, but they're still far from ubiquitous.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 00:33
Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly
A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with...
Source : zdnet.com | 07-Aug-2008 00:25
U.S. Charges 11 in TJX Data Theft
DOJ takes action in one of the largest cases of identity theft stemming from a database hack.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 00:18
Microsoft Serves Up SQL 2008
UPDATED: Delayed from February, Redmond none the less keeps its promise of a shorter release than in the past.
Source : internetnews.com | 07-Aug-2008 00:03
Web Doomsday Averted: Kaminsky
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky argues that the recent DNS vulnerability wasn't just hype: it could have destroyed the Web.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 23:48
Networks: The Crux of Tomorrow's Datacenter
Perhaps Scott McNealy was right when he said "the network is the computer" all those years ago, and the next generation of datacenters will bear that out.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 23:33
Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection
The 2008 edition of Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" report, advises that a common security mistake is "thinking your Mac shields you from all risks", and that due to Safari's lack of built-in phishing protection Mac users are urged to switch to Firefox or Opera : "According to...
Source : zdnet.com | 06-Aug-2008 19:41
AMD Moves to Woo Overclockers
System-tweaking enthusiasts are always looking to push their PCs farther, and AMD's new 790GX chipset is here to cash in.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 19:15
Virtually Speaking: IBM Goes High on Linux
IBM's research shows virtualization adoption is helping to bring Linux to the high end.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 19:00
Eleven charged in huge identity fraud case
Eleven people across three continents have been charged by US prosecutors with stealing 45 million identities from credit and debit card transactions at nine US retailers.
Source : Computer Business Review | 06-Aug-2008 18:59
Securing personal identity tops business worries
Securing personal information is one of the key IT issues worrying businesses over the next year.
Source : Computer Business Review | 06-Aug-2008 18:59
Will Design Flaws Flunk Firefox?
Security researcher takes aim at Mozilla's browser with a JavaScript-exploit framework.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 18:45
Walsall NHS' IT staff control PCs with RealVNC
Walsall NHS Informatics IT Services will now use RealVNC's Virtual Network Computing software to remotely access PC desktops and back-end servers across its four core trust sites, 70 surgeries and Walsall's Manor Hospital site.
Source : Computer Business Review | 06-Aug-2008 18:44
Comcast Picks up DailyCandy
Women's fashion and lifestyle e-mail has particular advertisement appeal.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 18:30
AOL Ready for Separation, Spin-off?
Time Warner says restructuring is in motion as it reports second-quarter earnings.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 18:15
Google: 10 Million Docs in a Box
Is the latest version of Google's enterprise search hardware up to the task?
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 18:00
Time Warner Maps Out AOL Split
While its parent beats estimates, the pioneering online unit faces a new life as two businesses -- potentially paving the way for a sale.
Source : internetnews.com | 06-Aug-2008 17:45
Today's assignment : Coding an undetectable malware
Today's dynamic Internet threatscape is changing so rapidly, that the innovations and creativity applied by malware authors can easily render an information security course's curricular on malware outdated pretty fast, or worse, provide the students with a false feeling of situational awareness about today's malware that's driving the entire cybercrime...
Source : zdnet.com | 06-Aug-2008 14:15
International cyber crime group charged
11 men have been indicted for identity theft and hacking in the U.S.
Source : viruslist.com | 06-Aug-2008 12:19
It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anything
A lot of the wintel vs Unix argument is cast in terms of this hardware or that feature but the reality is that risk and compliance, not functionality or direct cost, are the critical decision drivers both right now and for the immediate future. by Paul Murphy
Source : zdnet.com | 06-Aug-2008 09:15