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China gives jail time to Windows counterfeiters

Posted 6 hours ago

China has cracked down on a global software-counterfeiting syndicate, with 11 'ringleaders' each facing up to six-and-a-half years in jail. Eleven counterfeiters have been given jail sentences of between one-and-a-half and six-and-a-half years by a Chinese court after being found guilty of producing fake Microsoft software. ... [Link]

Microsoft files pay-per-use PC patent

Posted 7 days ago

A Microsoft patent application details a business model whereby the user gets a free or heavily subsidized PC but is charged for usage time, application and performance. Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing. US patent application number 20080319910, published on Christmas Day... [Link]

Huawei denies 'ludicrous' espionage claims

Posted 18 days ago

Chinese networking vendor Huawei has slammed as "ludicrous and inaccurate" claims that it had links to the Chinese military and government that could cause security problems for the National Broadband Network. Chinese networking vendor Huawei has slammed as "ludicrous and inaccurate" claims that it had links to the Chinese... [Link]

Downturn may turn techies to crime, say reports

Posted 4 weeks ago

PricewaterhouseCoopers and security vendor Finjan expect insider fraud and cybercrime to rise as IT jobs are lost. Desperate IT workers who have been laid off will go rogue in 2009, selling corporate data and using crimeware, reports have predicted. The credit crunch will drive some IT... [Link]

Top virtualization trends for 2009

Posted 4 weeks ago

Virtualization became a buzz word last year - and since then some things have grown beyond our wildest dreams while others have fallen short. Here's what to expect in 2009. Commentary--At VMWorld 2007, it felt like the dawn of a new era. Virtualization was taking... [Link]

Virtualization to put consumer tech in the workplace

Posted 4 weeks ago

Industry observers say virtualization will enable staff to use their own devices at work, while keeping corporate data safe. Virtualization promises to usher in a new era of consumer technology in the workplace — potentially satisfying the demands of new workers from the Facebook generation who want to use... [Link]

CIOs vote on Vista for '09

Posted 5 weeks ago

Silicon.com's CIO jury ruled unanimously on the question of whether to implement Microsoft Windows Vista in 2009. The latest silicon.com CIO Jury has unanimously voted that they are not ready to invest in Microsoft's latest OS Vista. When asked if they had any plans to implement Vista,... [Link]

Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?

Posted 5 weeks ago

Microsoft is dropping its subscription-based antivirus software in favor of a free package, code-named 'Morro'. ScanSafe Internet-security expert Mary Landesman investigates Microsoft's motives. Commentary--Microsoft is to replace its paid-for antivirus product with a free one, citing an altruistic desire to spread protection around the world. But many are less... [Link]

Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool

Posted 7 weeks ago

Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an... [Link]

Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2

Posted 7 weeks ago

Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. ... [Link]

Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this year

Posted 8 weeks ago

Online networks suffered their heaviest brute force attacks to date this year, with more sites than ever coming under sustained assault. Online networks suffered their heaviest brute force attacks to date this year, with more sites than ever coming under sustained assault. IP networks were... [Link]

Schneier slams US border biometrics

Posted 9 weeks ago

The Department of Homeland Security has disputed Bruce Schneier's claim that the US-Visit program has had no impact on reducing criminal and terrorist threats. Security expert and BT chief security-technology officer Bruce Schneier has attacked the US-Visit border-biometrics program, saying it has had "zero benefit" in terms of security.... [Link]

Cloud-computing zombies for $299 per month

Posted 9 weeks ago

RSA says cloud-computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online-banking details for as little as $299 a month. Cloud-computing crimeware means networks of zombie machines can be hired to steal online-banking details for as little as $299 (£185) per month.... [Link]

How hackers were thwarted at the Beijing Olympics

Posted 10 weeks ago

Atos Origin explains how risk-management tech helped to prioritize the real risks hidden within. The security team behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has revealed how it found the real risks hidden within the millions of alerts received every day. Faced with 12 million alerts per... [Link]

Cyberattacks target UK national infrastructure

Posted 10 weeks ago

Companies that play a key role in the Britain's national infrastructure are facing sustained cyber-espionage attacks, says a UK cyber-defense chief. Sustained cyber-espionage attacks are being waged on companies that play a key role in the Britain's national infrastructure, a UK cyber-defense chief has warned.... [Link]

Microsoft warns of financial crisis email scams

Posted 10 weeks ago

A Microsoft security expert warns that scammers will try to exploit the global financial crisis with e-mails that promise money but deliver fraud. LONDON--Internet fraudsters will try to exploit the global financial crisis by sending fraudulent emails purporting to offer cash-strapped consumers new mortgages, loans or money from failed... [Link]

The 'real' cost of application outages

Posted 10 weeks ago

Application downtime, whether you're measuring intermittent availability or fully downed systems, is too costly to ignore. The best way to avoid trouble is to view the infrastructure through the eyes of your transactions says OpTier's Motti Tal. Application downtime, whether you're measuring intermittent... [Link]

Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'

Posted 11 weeks ago

The company's tech will judge whether an app is unsafe by looking at where it can be found across the database of Symantec users and categorizing those machines as safe or otherwise. Symantec will soon introduce a "reputation-based" software-rating technology that it has claimed can accurately differentiate malicious malware... [Link]

EU concerned by airport full-body scanners

Posted 11 weeks ago

European lawmakers called Airport full-body scanners that show people's private parts a virtual strip search and voted for a detailed study of the technology. STRASBOURG, France--Airport full-body scanners that show people's private parts are a virtual strip search, European Union lawmakers said Thursday, calling for detailed study of the... [Link]

Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'

Posted 11 weeks ago

Jim Whitehurst has claimed the proprietary software-development model is coming to an end, as open source better meets customer needs Big software releases like Windows Vista mark the end of "planned software" for the industry, according to Red Hat chief executive Jim Whitehurst. Speaking at a... [Link]

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