Security industry faces attacks it cannot stop

Bad guys need to find only one vulnerability in order to sneak their malicious software onto the target network. Once they get a foothold, they can break into other computers, steal data, and then move it offshore.

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IE zero-day exploit code goes public

Microsoft first warned users of the vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and IE7 on Tuesday when it issued a security advisory, typically a first step in the path toward delivering a patch when exploits or attacks are public.


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How to: Select an open source operating system

There's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article is intended to help you pick the best operating system for your needs and experience level.

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HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

HSBC said about 15,000 accounts of its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data, some of which ended up in the hands of French tax authorities.

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Opera's Mini 5 browser comes to Android

Just like the versions of the beta for other phones, Opera Mini 5 for Android beta compresses data by up to 90 percent before sending content to the phone to speed up browsing over low-bandwidth data connections.

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Using biometric access systems: dos and don'ts

With finger-scanning systems, there is always a segment of the population that encounters difficulties with the scanners getting a correct read due to their skin type.

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Case study: Wipro integrates communication technologies for agility

Case Study

IT zeroed in on a communication model that converged voice, video, web and data for collaboration and enabled smooth communication through instant messaging, chats, etcetera.


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Tighter security coming for .org names

The Public Interest Registry will add an extra layer of security known as DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) to the .org domain in June -- a move that will protect millions of non-profit organizations and their donors from hacking attacks known as cache poisoning.

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Google tests new Blogger layout design tool

The Blogger Template Designer includes ready-to-use professional designs, pre-built templates that can be further modified, a color-adjustment control to tweak the blog's color palette, etc.

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quiz

The CW Weekly Quiz

Question 1 of 8

Question : Which of these is by definition a form of virtualization?

  • Emulators
  • IDEs
  • File systems
  • Email servers
 

New Zealand's Internet filter goes live

In NZ, banned websites must be justified and signed-off by three “warranted inspectors of publications”. The blacklist has more than 7000 URLs of child sexual abuse material, according to 2009 government statistics.

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Salesforce.com outage has customers tweeting

Salesforce.com customers were abuzz on Twitter on Thursday morning as the result of what they described as a North American outage of the cloud computing service.


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IT spending 'not on the rebound'

The survey found that while spending is on an upwards trend, with one third of CIOs expecting their budgets to increase in 2010, most increases will be between just one and five percent.


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Intel invests in social media incubator Betaworks

The investment could help Intel develop better hardware for mobile devices or servers that either access or provide real-time social media services.

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Added on Mar 12, 2010