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Locking out users gives attackers a tool for denial of service; Palm Pre teardown: $170 to build, $300 to Sprint
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Palm reportedly prepping second webOS smartphone

John Cox By John Cox
Palm is preparing a second webOS-based mobile device to debut after its Palm Pre smartphone ships, according to a technology blog. Read full story

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Locking out users gives attackers a tool for denial of service
Kabay: When I was a lad (OK, when I was a young systems engineer of 30 - which is 30 years ago), I was taught that if a user made several mistakes in entering her password, the system should lock her account until a system operator granted access again. The goal was to stop an attacker from guessing at a user’s password without limit.

Palm Pre teardown: $170 to build, $300 to Sprint
A virtual teardown of the highly-anticipated Pre smartphone by Palm Inc. carries a projected materials cost of US$170.02, according to iSuppli Corp.

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1. It Takes a Village Idiot: The Jerks of Online Forums
2. Colossal spy airships with 15-story radars get $400M reality check
3. Evolution of Ethernet
4. 12 killer freebie SharePoint add-ons
5. Seven things to love, hate about Windows 7
6. Military enlists open source community
7. 10 tips for swine flu planning
8. How Bluetooth got as fast as Wi-Fi
9. Coolest robots of 2009
10. The downfall of Sun Microsystems

11. Apple iPhoneys: The 4G edition
12. Swine flu threat raises telework questions
13. Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: How they stack up
14. 57 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Your Tech Could Do!
15. The legal risks of ethical hacking
16. 7 burning security questions
17. The biggest losers in the Oracle, Sun deal
18. Some IT skills see pay hikes during downturn
19. Novell's SLES 11 is packed to the gills and keeps moving at a decent clip
20. What kind of data center can you build with $500 million?

21. Products of the Week
22. Top 10 technology skills
23. An unusual VoIP provider
24. Conficker.E to self-destruct on May 5th?
25. Microsoft targets Windows, Linux management

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04/30/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. What kind of data center can you build with $500 million?
  2. 10 tips for swine flu planning
  3. Microsoft gives server apps virtualization sneak peek
  4. It takes a village idiot: The jerks of online forums
  5. Locking out users gives attackers a tool for DoS
  6. Swine flu threat raises telework questions
  7. Watchdogs smack FCC over E-Rate
  8. Microsoft targets Windows, Linux management
  9. Revving up telework, Obama style
  10. Some IT skills see pay hikes during downturn
  11. Notebook replaces trackpad with LCD panel


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