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Net infrastructure still vulnerable: VeriSign
News The operator of two of the Web's root servers has warned that the Internet is still vulnerable to attack, through lack of infrastructure investment.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Infrastructure, India, VeriSign Inc., Attack, Georgia, distributed denial of service, Cable, Server
Red Hat takes developer efforts to Malaysia
News CEO Jim Whitehurst lauds country's open source deployments in public sector, and launches Red Hat program to drive adoption and innovation.
Tags: Open source, Software engineering/development, Red Hat Inc., Open-source Software, Training, Singapore, software company, Malaysia, public sector, ISV
Botnets on cell phones in 2009?
News A new report on emerging threats cites a unique opportunity to design mobile device security properly; notes botnet problem will "infiltrate" mobile world.
Tags: Security, Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, phone, denial of service, Facebook, network, professor, VoIP
Tech ekes out job gains in 2008
News Companies specializing in software and engineering added jobs last year, though more modestly than in preceding years.
Tags: Human resources, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Georgia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Salary, Worker, bond, software, job
Georgia accuses Russia of coordinated cyberattack
News The Georgian Embassy in the United Kingdom has accused Russia of launching cyberattacks to coincide with military hostilities over the weekend.
Tags: Security, Georgia, Spokesperson, Europe, Russia, denial of service, researcher, Cyberattack, Web Site, HTTP
Infected US PCs may have attacked Georgia
News A security company releases a list of countries with the most bot-infected computers with the United States topping the list.
Tags: Security, Attack, Georgia, SecureWorks Inc., Computer, Japan, Russia, Germany, denial of service, hacking
Georgian president suffers cyberattack
News Political tensions with Russia have been blamed for distributed-denial-of-service attacks against the Georgian president's Web site.
Tags: Security, Attack, Georgia, Russia, security company, network, researcher, Internet Storm Center, blog, Cyberattack
U.S. Congress tackles e-waste in the House and nationally
News The United States House of Representatives is considering legislation to alter its own e-waste policy, as well as a bill to fund more e-waste R&D.
Tags: Politics, E-waste, Electronics, Rep., Recycling, Computer, consortium, Biggert, Congressmen, R&D
Kids may be behind Georgian cyberattacks
News Attacks on Georgia's Internet may be the work of "overexcited" youths and not Russian officials, according to the Zero Day Emergency Response Team's founder.
Tags: Security, Network security, Attack, Arbor Networks, researcher, founder, Internet attack, CNET Networks Inc., Internet, blog
Cellulosic ethanol plant to open next year
News Range Fuels says it will be the first to produce the alternative fuel on a commercial scale.
Exec leaves IBM to become Dell vice chairman
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Mobile threat a 'ticking time bomb'
News Mobile botnets are currently non-existent but factors that make such a scenario possible are already in place, says security vendor F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Malware, Security, Mobile, F-Secure Corp., Cell Phone, Bot, operating system
Crave privacy? New tech knocks out digital cameras
News With this photo-blocking system, celebrities may never again have to punch out the paparazzi.
Tags: Digital cameras, Privacy
The debate over distributed computing
News A possible indictment in a Georgia case raises questions about third-party software.
Intel experiments with Wi-Fi as GPS substitute
Techguide Chipmakers are experimenting with using the wireless networks to triangulate an individual's location, especially in urban areas.
Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, 802.11/Wi-Fi
