| The 10 Worst Microsoft Product Names of All Time
If Microsoft had invented the iPod, it would have been called the Microsoft I-pod Pro 2005 Human Ear Professional Edition. The cult-hit video that makes that assertion may have been a joke, but it rings true. And when word emerged that the video was a self-parody produced within Microsoft, the point was even clearer: The world's largest software developer just isn't very good at naming stuff. Researchers exploit Conficker flaw to find infected PCs
Just days before the Conficker worm is set to contact its controllers for new instructions, security researchers have discovered a flaw in the worm that makes it much easier for users to detect infected PCs. Feds give $50B IT services deal a second try
The U.S. federal government has chosen 59 IT services firms including AT&T Government Solutions, Nortel Government Solutions and IBM for a government-wide IT services program that could be worth $50 billion over the next 10 years. 3 Ways Pen Testing Helps DLP (and 2 Ways It Doesn't)
Penetration testing's future has been caught in heated debate recently, sparked by Fortify Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Brian Chess' prediction that the practice would die off this year. Don't look now, but you're a cyborg
Are we cyborgs yet? The cyborg, or cybernetic organism -- part human, part machine -- is a staple of science fiction, from Star Trek to The Six Million Dollar Man to RoboCop to the Terminator. These pop culture cyborgs usually involve robotic machinery to enhance physical capabilities rather than mental ones because that's more visual, more entertaining and easier for the general public to understand. GhostNet highlights evolving threat environment
The high-profile disclosure over the weekend of the GhostNet cyberespionage ring that targeted 1,295 computers in more than 100 countries underscores how highly targeted and sophisticated attacks, often run by criminals, are changing the security landscape, according to a security researcher at Symantec. HP unveils Nehalem-based servers, touts energy efficiency
HP has built 11 new servers which use the highly anticipated Intel Nehalem architecture as well as HP technology to improve performance and manage power more efficiently, the vendor is announcing Monday. Each server in the new line uses fewer than half as many watts as its predecessor, says Paul Gottsegen, vice president of marketing for HP's industry standard server group. Sun making deep job cuts this week, analysts say
Sun is laying off about 1,500 employees this week in a follow-up to a restructuring plan announced a few months ago, the company confirmed Monday. Twitter Tips: How To Search Twitter Smarter
It's easy to miss little gems of information on Twitter, the social networking service that allows users to exchange short messages. Because we all can't spend hours in front of the service, we miss important messages (or tweets) posted by colleagues, friends and family while we're away. As the list of people you follow on Twitter grows, the problem becomes more acute: hundreds of messages pass by and flow off the page before you've even had a chance to look at them. TomTom caves, will pay Microsoft license fees; may force more open source patents
Microsoft Subnet reports that GPS navigation device vendor TomTom has agreed to settle its lawsuit with Microsoft by paying Microsoft license fees. Financial terms were not disclosed. The patents at the center of Microsoft's infringement claims involved technologies found in a version of the Linux OS that TomTom's portable devices run on. Venture capitalists not willing to bet against Cisco Cisco Subnet blogger Brad Reese explains why VC losses from Hammerhead Systems could be the nail in the coffin for other start-ups competing with Cisco. FAA exec offers blunt, scary assessment of its network security
Its not often you hear a highly placed IT executive dump on his own network security let alone a person entrusted with as much riding on such a systems as the Federal Aviation Administration. FBI: Computer crime cost $265M in 2008, an all-time high
Online fraud and other computer schemes cost the U.S. $265 million - up from $239 million in 2007 or an average of average individual loss was $931. The FBI said 275,284 complaints were received in 2008 by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), up from 206,884 (33%) over 2007. Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons
New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. | 
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