Sober worm cracked
Finnish security firm F-Secure has cracked a code used by the Sober worm, potentially allowing the company to block the worm from receiving updates. Sober has mutated constantly since October 2003, when the first variant was picked up, with more than 20 other variants making the rounds. Last month the... Read on »
New Mac Mini set to enter the media center market
Think Secret claimed that the new Mac Mini -- based on the x86 platform -- will enter the media center market by offering Front Row 2.0 and a TiVo-like DVR functionality. "Apple's Mac mini will be reborn as the digital hub centerpiece it was originally conceived to be, Think... Read on »
Apple Announces Long-Term Supply Agreements for Flash Memory
Apple® announced that it has reached long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba to secure the supply of NAND flash memory through 2010. As part of these agreements, Apple intends to prepay a total of $1.25 billion for flash memory components during the next three months.... Read on »
Company makes claims on XML patents
Thanks Jugalator. Charlotte, N.C.-based Scientigop owns two patents (No. 5,842,213 and No. 6,393,426) covering the transfer of "data in neutral forms." These... Read on »
An HP Focus on Utility Computing
HP Labs isn't the only R&D facility in the Silicon Valley. In fact, it isn't even the biggest one. But it counts... Read on »
Cisco announces system for safety agencies' radios
Data network company Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday announced a system that links police, fire and rescue departments' radio networks that now cannot communicate with one another. Hospitals, transportation companies and other businesses that use different communications systems would also be able to speak directly to each other without having... Read on »
Inexpensive Skype Handsets Reach US
A Taiwanese start-up began selling handsets used with Skype’s popular Internet phone calling software in the U.S. early this month for about half the price of rival products. Ipevo Inc., which is based in San Jose, California, hopes its low prices, along with the hype surrounding eBay Inc.’s recent US$2.6... Read on »
Major Book Publishers Sue Google
Thanks oddcrap. Google Inc. on Wednesday was sued by a major publishing association for digitizing library books without the permissions of copyright holders, the second such suit filed against the search engine giant. The Association of American Publishers, based in Washington, D.C., sued the Mountain View, Calif., company on behalf... Read on »
Rumor: New Finder for OS X 10.5?
Thanks Radish. To date, the only information Apple has provided about Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is that it will come sometime between late 2006 and 2007 and that it will be Intel compatible. Meanwhile, anonymous sources revealed to MacosXrumors the first major feature of Leopard and it looks like... Read on »
Symantec Testing "Big Brother" Database Appliance
Engineers within Symantec Corp.’s research and development organization have built a new database security appliance that could eventually lead the Cupertino, California, company into the database security business. The project has been tested by a handful of Symantec customers since September, and the company is expected to decide within the... Read on »
Revised October Security Bulletin
Two bulletins previously released for October - MS05-052 and MS05-050 - has been just been revised. Microsoft detailed the revision as followed: MS05-050: Bulletin updated to provide additional clarity around DirectX versions in the "Affected Software" section. Users running DirectX 9.0c on Windows XP SP2 should be advised that their... Read on »
October Security Patches
As previously announced, 9 security bulletin entries has just been published. The outline is as followed: MS05-044 : Moderate: Vulnerability in the Windows FTP Client Could Allow File Transfer Location Tampering (905495) MS05-045 : Moderate: Vulnerability in Network Connection Manager Could Allow Denial of Service (905414) MS05-046 : Important: Vulnerability... Read on »
Redhat announced Red Hat Certificate System
Red Hat has unveiled an initiative dubbed "Security in a Networked World" at the LinuxWorld tradeshow in San Francisco. As part of the program, the Linux vendor showcased its Red Hat Certificate System that allows organizations to manage security certificates used to sign e-mails, or authenticate users for online banking... Read on »
IBM plans to unveil dual-core Power5 servers for SMB
IBM plans to unveil Tuesday a line of small- and midsize-business Unix servers based on its own dual-core Power5 processor. The new servers will use the IBM's existing Power5 as well as the Power5+, a new processor that combines two dual-core Power5s and their cache together in one module. IBM... Read on »
IIS 7 Short Overview Video
In this video, Chris Adams, IIS Program Manager, talks about what you can expect for the up coming IIS 7. Key points discussed in this video are: The platform that IIS 7 is being built upon The painful Code Red lesson The Permission Delegation feature The new UI for IIS... Read on »
XP Update Skimps WiFi Security Compliance
Thanks mr_skrilla. The confusion over Wi-Fi security certification and interoperability has moved into a new gear, with Microsoft shipping a Windows XP update that is not fully compliant with the latest wireless security specification. Microsoft Corp.'s update, released earlier this month, promised support for WPA2, aka Wi-Fi Protected Access 2,... Read on »
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