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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Was Stuxnet built to attack Iran's nuclear program?

Microsoft sounds alert on massive Web bug | Could Cisco counter IBM's offer for Netezza?

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Was Stuxnet built to attack Iran's nuclear program?
A highly sophisticated computer worm that has spread through Iran, Indonesia and India was built to destroy operations at one target: possibly Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor. Read More


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Microsoft sounds alert on massive Web bug
Microsoft on Friday warned users that a critical bug in ASP.Net could be exploited by attackers to hijack encrypted Web sessions and pilfer usernames and passwords from Web sites. Read More

Could Cisco counter IBM's offer for Netezza?
Will Cisco make a counter offer on IBM's $1.7 billion bid for data warehousing company Netezza? That possibility was raised in a Bloomberg article today analyzing the deal. Read More

What if the Cellular Carriers Don't Do Wi-Fi?
I don't think anyone even mentioned the term cellular offload last year, but it would be difficult to imagine the cellular carriers surviving without access to the Wi-Fi safety valve. Read More


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Miercom Lab Testing Summary Report - Email Threat Test
In its industry assessment of spam and web filtering products, Miercom tested Cisco, Barracuda and NETGEAR ProSecure. They determined the efficacy of spam filters based on content-analysis accuracy, email virus and malware detection, web filtering, real time web malware detection and more. Learn more.

Sprint 4G Service Shows Up In San Francisco
Phone geeks in San Francisco should be happy today. Read More

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Bandwidth IS NOT Speed
ISPs and the FCC use the terms 'bandwidth' and 'speed' interchangeably, and they shouldn't. Read More


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A Green Architectural Strategy That Puts IT in the Black
Green computing tends to focus on individual servers and devices, but even greater benefits can be realized with an architectural strategy that leverages green computing practices across the data center. Read More!

Virtual desktops: Use client-side or server-side hypervisors?
With so much progress made virtualizing servers, many observers say it's time to turn our attention to the desktop. But is it better to use client-side or server-side hypervisors? Read the two sides and join the debate. Read More

Omnipresent GPS coverage takes another hit
The idea that GPS coverage will be pervasive all of the time in the future just might not pan out. Read More

Oracle and HP hug; now Hurd can get to work
So the war between Oracle and HP lasted all of two weeks. Seems about right for this sort of thing. Read More

7-inch Apple iPad rumours surface again
A research note by Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar released on Monday suggets Apple are indeed working on a smaller iPad tablet, complete with front-and rear-facing cameras for FaceTime video conferencing and face to face chat. Read More

IETF approves e-crime reporting format
An Internet standards group has approved an electronic crimes reporting format, which may eventually give security researchers a cohesive, broad set of data to gauge online crime. Read More



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