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PCWorld decide
the most unbelievable technology brand (December 07)
PCWorld website recently named 2007 the most credible and
most untrustworthy technology brand. Result, Lenovo was named the most
credible technology brand, and Hewlett-Packard has become the most unbelievable
technology brand.
IBM Takes Top Supercomputer
Honors Again (November 07)
A system created by IBM
and the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore Lab hits 478.2 trillion
calculations per second.
Court
filing in TJX breach doubles toll (October 07)
More than 94 million accounts were affected in the theft
of personal data from TJX Cos.,
a banking group alleged in court filings, more than twice as many accounts
as the Framingham retailer has said were affected in what was already the
largest data breach in history.
Zango Acquires Smart Shopper
(October 07)
Everyone’s favorite love-to-hate spyware company Zango has
acquired browser based comparison shopping engine Smart Shopper for what we’ve
been told by two people related to the company (but unconfirmed directly)
for $9 million.
The
Increasing Complexity of the New Spyware Landscape (October 07)
The ubiquity of computers, particularly home
computers, has led owners to treat them like refrigerators or toasters --
plugging them in, adjusting some initial settings, and using them until
they break or until a different set of features is desired.
IT majors
forge SAFECode alliance (October 07)
The
clunkily-monikered Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode)*
has signed up EMC, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, SAP and Symantec as
founder members.
Senate
bill allows identity theft victims to seek reimbursement; strengthens
anti-spyware, keylogger regulations (October 07)
The
legislation would eliminate a prosecution requirement that sensitive
information must have been stolen from a computer through interstate or
foreign communications, meaning criminals can more easily be prosecuted
if they hack a computer in the same state.
How bosses
spy on staff (October
07)
DO BOSSES
really spy on their staff? The technology is available for them to track
their employees' every move inside - and outside - the office.
Five of
the Dirtiest Malware Tricks (October 07)
From disguising applets to look like part of Windows to
co-opting security tools, Web crooks use a variety of methods to bypass
your system's safeguards.
RBC introduces new Phishing
Resource Centre to help protect against online threats (October 07)
Here are ten useful tips on how to help protect yourself
against online
threats.
9 Anti-viruses for Linux users! (October
07)
Even though Linux is highly secure OS , you’ll still find
viruses for it. Linux users are doubling
per year as seen in the recent news . As the number of users have started
to increase, we can expect the increase in viruses too.
Analysts Work on Improved
Antivirus Software Test (October 07)
Antivirus vendors are closer to agreeing on
a new way to test their software after widespread agreement that older
antivirus tests can be misleading.
Malware Boom Puts Pressure on AV
Labs (October 07)
The volume of malware attacks has increased
185 percent in recent months, and antivirus research labs are struggling
to keep up.
Sacked worker blames porn on
malware (October 07)
A US district
judge has upheld a motion to dismiss in the case of hospital respiratory
therapist David Farr, who filed a lawsuit against his former
employer for unlawful termination after losing his job in August 2005.
AT&T defends plan to detect customers'
Net piracy (October 07)
An AT&T executive on Wednesday sought to
defuse fears that forthcoming tools aimed at identifying pirates on its
network will harm the average Net surfer's online experience.
Gathering 'Storm' Superworm
Poses Grave Threat to PC Nets (October 07)
Although it's most commonly called a worm,
Storm is really more: a worm, a Trojan horse and a bot all rolled into
one. It's also the most successful example we have of a new breed of
worm, and I've seen estimates that between 1 million and 50
million computers have been infected worldwide.
Cyberspace still a dangerous
neighborhood (October 07)
The Federal Trade Commission
this morning kicked off National Cyber Security Awareness Month by announcing
a settlement in a case against a distributor of spyware that will cost
the company $330,000.
West is taking fight against
terrorism online. (September 07)
In the name of counterterrorism, Western
countries are moving to erect online security borders with aggressive
proposals to block Web sites and to unleash Trojan e-mails containing
spyware that would monitor jihadists.
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