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WMF Exploits Sold by Russian Hackers
February 3, 2006 11:50AM Digg It! Bookmark to del.icio.us “The fact is that cyber criminals are opportunistic and will seek any means to take control of users’ systems,” said Stacey Quandt, research ...
Entrepreneur Installs RFID Chips in Both Hands
Carrying keys and remembering computer passwords are so last year, at least according to Amal Graafstra.The Bellingham, Washington-based entrepreneur and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tomblin, have installed computer chips into their hands to ...
Landmark UK Spam Case Decided
“The amount of spam coming from some individuals, or a spam ring, can be staggering,” said Aaron Kornblum, Microsoft’s Internet safety enforcement attorney. “If these people in particular are sued, and their ...
Red Hat Readies for Government Scrutiny
Red Hat has submitted its upcoming release of Enterprise Linux for the Defense Department’s Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme, seeking a government imprimatur that could strengthen the company’s hold on the ...
Open Source Attracts Public Sector
“With open source, there’s no company that’s going to take the source code away if they fold or get bought out,” said Peter Gallagher, president of Development InfoStructure, a consulting firm. TARGUSinfo ...
FCC Delays Enforcement of VoIP 911 Mandate
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is giving VoIP service providers more time to comply with an order requiring that all subscribers acknowledge potential limitations of the E911 services.Enforcement of the mandate, which ...
Get Ready for Firefox 1.5
The next version of the popular Firefox Web browser has undergone a name change to 1.5 and will be released for beta testing in September. The Mozilla Foundation plans to release the ...
Optimus Reconceives the Keyboard
July 27, 2005 5:50PM Because the Optimus keyboard provides visual feedback, it has the potential to tie into any software program on the market, said Artemy Lebedev, the studio’s founder and the ...
Microsoft Begs To Be Hacked
June 17, 2005 12:47PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.cio.us I see all these things as somewhat sad attempts to pander to the media’s love of hacking, and a bit of wishful thinking ...
Google Takes Search Mobile
The new Google search tool for phones is mobile-provider agnostic. Any mobile user whose device includes a Web browser can access the Google main site to use the Mobile Google tools, including ...