Computer Security & Viruses News

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Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas 5 May 08, 22:35 ET AFP - US federal court officials have warned that hackers are emailing phony subpoenas embedded with malicious software to high-ranking executives to steal valuable corporate information. more AP launches news aggregator for iPhone 5 May 08, 22:05 ET iPhone users who want news on the go can download a new AP application that aggregates news from over 100 news publishers. more Manhole security barriers flying off the shelves 5 May 08, 22:05 ET Cities urged to lock up manholes to prevent terrorism and avoid liability for people falling in them. more Take-Two sues over yanked 'GTA IV' ads 5 May 08, 22:05 ET Suit claims Chicago Transit Authority pulled ads promoting the video game just days after the ads began appearing, violating its free speech and contractual rights. more Yang courts Microsoft: Show me the money 5 May 08, 21:05 ET Two days after Steve Ballmer took his offer off the table, chief Yahoo Jerry Yang said he would be open to another bid from Microsoft. more Autodesk add-in models 'green' goods to come 5 May 08, 20:35 ET Autodesk Inventor software is adding calculators to help product makers forecast the carbon emissions and toxicity of their designs. more Yahoo-Google tie-up may not be so close 5 May 08, 19:05 ET The urgency that was leading the two firms to announce something this week has let up now that Microsoft has pulled its offer. Now there is speculation that a deal could take longer, if it comes at all. more Tech Groups Back Kaspersky in Fight Against Zango 5 May 08, 18:31 ET A broad coalition of technology groups today told a federal appeals court to toss out a lawsuit that adware maker Zango is continuing to pursue against computer security vendor Kaspersky Lab, arguing that to do otherwise would harm consumers and the future of the security software market. In May 2007, Bellvue, Wash.-based Zango -- a company that makes software to serve pop-up ads and tracks ... more MySeattlePets.com Cutest Cat and Cutest Dog Photo Contest Rules 5 May 08, 17:29 ET 1. THE SEATTLE P-I MYSEATTLEPETS CONTEST: How to Enter: Beginning MAY 5 at 4:00 PM (PST) through MAY 18 at 11:59 PM (PST) go to http://MySeattlePets.com (the "Site") and complete and submit the registration form (if the applicant has not already registered for the site) and upload your pet photo to the Site pursuant to the onscreen instructions. more Google: Unicode conquers ASCII on the Web 5 May 08, 17:06 ET Unicode outpaces ASCII for encoding Web site text, and life gets easier for Google and others that grapple with an increasingly international Internet. more Seven analysts downgrade Yahoo stock 5 May 08, 17:06 ET The analysts change recommendations to "sell" or "strong sell," and Wall Street lowers the boom on the company's 12-month price target to a mean of $22.45 a share vs. Friday's $29.57. more Moving beyond Microhoo 5 May 08, 17:06 ET Monday morning quarterbacks get plenty of action as Microsoft abandons its bit for Yahoo. So what's next for the two companies? more 'Something's up' at LinkedIn, per blog reports 5 May 08, 17:05 ET An overlong board meeting and rumors of "good news" start the ball rolling: Is LinkedIn getting acquired, or raising more funding, or what? more Mosso to add cloud-based storage 5 May 08, 17:05 ET The unit of Rackspace Hosting plans to make its storage service, called CloudFS, available in a widespread public beta test sometime later this year. more Linked by Andrew Youll on Sat 4th Feb 2006 14:15 UTC 5 May 08, 16:51 ET Trading was suspended for an hour at Russia's main stock exchange because of a computer virus, the Russian Trading Systems, or RTS, said Friday. more Cameroon: Mobile Phones May Soon Need Antivirus 5 May 08, 16:18 ET Antivirus firms in the UK have received the first-ever computer virus spread using mobile phones by worms known as cabir. more Equipment. 5 May 08, 15:24 ET Subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of GreaterKashmir.com Interactive and all charges related thereto. more Dangerous Computer Virus 5 May 08, 15:22 ET The 'most dangerous computer virus ever' is on the loose, and there is no known fix. It's being called the most destructive computer virus ever. ... more Adobe refreshes Acrobat Connect 5 May 08, 15:05 ET Adobe's upgraded Web conferencing service adds meeting editing and archiving features as well as virtual breakout rooms for online classes. more Nine Inch Nails releases another online album, this one for free 5 May 08, 15:05 ET The band's last album cost $5 online; this one, as a thank-you to fans, doesn't cost a cent. more SAP CEO: Microsoft should buy Yahoo 5 May 08, 14:05 ET SAP CEO Henning Kagermann has some advice for what Steve Ballmer should do with his money: "I'd encourage him to spend it on Yahoo. For Microsoft, the challenges are more on the side of the consumer space, not the enterprise space." more Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 2nd Feb 2006 18:34 UTC, submitted by Hulk 5 May 08, 13:56 ET After two years of work, since the 3.50 release, Fyodor announced the Nmap Security Scanner version 4.00. Changes since version 3.50 include a rewritten (for speed and memory efficiency) port scanning engine, ARP scanning, a brand new man page and install guide, runtime interaction, massive version detection improvements, MAC address spoofing, increased Windows performance, 500 new OS detection ... more No new 3G phones for T-Mobile (yet) 5 May 08, 13:06 ET T-Mobile customers can use four existing handsets to access its new 3G network. more Going off grid? Xantrex introduces hybrid solar power inverter 5 May 08, 13:05 ET Inverters are the behind-the-scene hardware to solar electric panels. A refreshed product line from Xantrex combines a renewable power source with battery back-up. more Study Gives Whole New Meaning To 'Computer Virus' 5 May 08, 12:09 ET A study by a British microbiologist suggests computer keyboards and mice can collect lots of germs and transmit them to everyone who uses them. ... more IBM reshuffles its executive deck 5 May 08, 12:05 ET Big Blue CEO Sam Palmisano announces a series of retirements and appointments among his executive staff. more Range Fuels expands funding to speed cellulosic-ethanol production 5 May 08, 11:50 ET Company lands $166 million, more than anticipated, to help complete a 20 million gallon-per-year plant next year that uses a gasification process. more Government Computer News 5 May 08, 11:30 ET During 30 years in government service and more than a decade as a consultant, Lynn McNulty has been recognized as a leader in making information security a profession rather than a job. more Ways to protect mobile phones from viruses, trojans 5 May 08, 11:26 ET Chennai, May 05 With hackers now turning to mobile phones to break into corporate networks, F-Secure Corporation, a company that protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the internet and mobile networks, gives new tips to help protect mobile phone users from such attacks. more Warren Buffett's deal-making observations, post Microsoft-Yahoo collapse 5 May 08, 11:20 ET Omaha's financial oracle Warren Buffett made a few deal-making observations, post the collapse in negotiations between Microsoft and Yahoo. Wonder if his Berkshire Hathaway directors Bill Gates, Sue Decker and Ron Olson were listening? more SAP falls short of its TCO goal for Business ByDesign 5 May 08, 11:20 ET SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker said that the Business ByDesign on demand suite was delayed because the company wasn't able to achieve the planned 10 times reduction in total cost of ownership. more Tesla Motors opens doors to rich and famous 5 May 08, 10:05 ET The Roadster, an electric car with a $109,000 price tag, will be followed by a roomier sedan. more China mounts cyber attacks on Indian sites 5 May 08, 09:50 ET NEW DELHI: China’s cyber warfare army is marching on, and India is suffering silently. Over the past one and a half years, officials said, China has mounted almost daily attacks on Indian computer networks, both government and private, showing its intent and capability. more Yahoo down nearly 22 percent in premarket trading 5 May 08, 09:05 ET Shares of Yahoo take a hammering early Monday, following Microsoft's weekend decision to pull its unsolicited buyout bid. more Nation's Largest Technology Association Recognizes Top Southern California Innovators At 15th Annual Ceremonies 5 May 08, 08:37 ET (AP:ALISO VIEJO, Calif., more Computing can be hazardous to health 5 May 08, 06:59 ET Today, let's take a walk -- a walk on the wild, scary side of computing. more Tech firm offers computer security seminar 5 May 08, 01:32 ET Progressive Technology Solutions will offer the free seminar "Making Technology Work for You" from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays during May at 720 Industrial Drive, Unit 113, Cary. more Forget Iron Man's fighting prowess, check out his computers 5 May 08, 01:05 ET Iron Man has plenty of digital special effects, good acting and great production design, but the futuristic computer scenarios will grab the attention of the geeks. more Google yanks open-source project after copyright complaint 5 May 08, 01:05 ET A copyright complaint pushes Google to remove an open-source project to let Linux use proprietary video decoding software called CoreAVC. more Japanese civil servant in web porn frenzy 5 May 08, 01:03 ET A Japanese civil servant has been fined and demoted after viewing a staggering 780,000 pornographic websites over a nine-month period.. more Recent Original Stories 5 May 08, 01:01 ET "There's lots of innovation going on in security - we're inundated with a steady stream of new stuff and it all sounds like it works just great. Every couple of months I'm invited to a new computer security conference, or I'm asked to write a foreword for a new computer security book. more CyberAnalytix takes a 7-year path to $100K 5 May 08, 00:46 ET It has been seven years in the making for CyberAnalytix, but team members say the computer security risk management platform is continuing on the long road to commercialization. more Sun launches OpenSolaris, inks deal with Amazon 5 May 08, 00:20 ET Company rolls out its OpenSolaris operating system along with a deal to offer the software as part of Amazon's EC2 cloud computing service. more Yahoo's Yang: Time for work, not celebration 5 May 08, 00:05 ET Yang believes the world that the Microsoft ordeal has left Yahoo stronger but not complacent. Shareholders will vote with their dollars Monday morning. more

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