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Monday, October 04, 2010

Despite recent busts, ZeuS Trojan will be around awhile

Verizon blames built-in phone software for overcharges | Windows 7 Family Pack discount deal returns

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Despite recent busts, ZeuS Trojan will be around awhile
Despite high-profile busts in the U.S. , U.K. and Ukraine of cybercriminals using ZeuS malware to steal from online accounts, ZeuS will evolve and remain an effective theft tool for a long time, security experts say. Read More


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IT Roadmap: coming to DC on October 19!
IT Roadmap returns to Washington DC on Oct. 19th! Prepare your enterprise for 2011 at the industry's most cost-effective and practical one-day conference & expo, featuring up to 30 best-practice sessions with expert analysts, exclusive networking and a private IT expo. Hear executive speakers from: FINRA, GW University, Northrop Grumman and more! Register now to attend!

Verizon blames built-in phone software for overcharges
Verizon Wireless stands ready to hand back millions of dollars to customers who were overcharged on their mobile phone bills due to built-in phone software that accesses the network on its own. Read More

Windows 7 Family Pack discount deal returns
Microsoft kicked off sales of Windows 7 Family Pack in the U.S., with most retailers selling the three-license package for the full list price of $150. Read More

Best deals in tech
The best deals in personal technology right now. Read More

iPad trends may mean sleepless nights for PC makers
Although sales of Apple's iPad haven't panicked PC makers yet, trends by tablet owners may give laptop manufacturers some sleepless nights next year, a market research analyst said today. Read More

BlackBerry backup encryption broken by Russians
A Russian company that specialises in cracking tools claims it has broken the password protection used to secure data backups from BlackBerry smartphones. Read More


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Users Making the Switch to Cutting Edge Browsers
New Web browser market share stats are out. This past month has seen a decline in the overall market share of the Internet Explorer franchise, but breaking things down by version shows that more users are adopting the latest generation of Web browsers whether it's Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome. Read More

Oracle's silence on Google lawsuit, Java process raise eyebrows
Litigation over Java is cause for concern, but some see positives in company's development efforts. Read More

Samsung to unveil WiMax 2 trial system in Japan
Samsung Electronics plans to reveal its latest Mobile WiMax wireless broadband technology at the CEATEC Japan 2010 electronics show this week in Tokyo. Read More

Microsoft confirms Oct. 11 launch of Windows Phone 7
Microsoft will launch its latest mobile phone operating system, Windows Phone 7, in New York on October 11, according to a posting on its website. Read More

Cloud-based WAN Optimization Is IN
During the last six months we have been briefed by four companies, each claiming to be first out the chute with WAN optimization in the cloud. We detect a trend! Read More


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Comprehensive Internet Security Employing A Layered Defense
The threat landscape has experienced growth requiring comprehensive security measures via a layered defense strategy to protect against this wide array of threats. Learn more.

Get ready for virtual wireless LANs
Jim lives on an island off the coast of Florida where virtually nobody is interested in information technology. To compensate for that, Jim frequently goes on the road to meet with vendors and enterprise IT organizations. We will use the next set of newsletters to discuss Jim's latest trip and the topics that were on Jim's mind as well as the mind of the people he met with. Read More

Social engineering via Social networking
Facebook affords opportunities for Internet thieves to invade businesses. In an example provided by network infrastructure provider Terramark (with the victim company and employee names anonymized), hackers hijacked a Facebook account belonging to "Bob," a male employee at a financial institution, and sent a link to an unsuspecting female employee named "Alice" at the same firm. Read More

Cisco to Release a Virtual Security Appliance for VMWare
As corporations rapidly move to virtualize their datacenters using technology like VMWare, securing those datacenters becomes much harder. Along with virtualizing the servers, corporations are also using virtualized networking/switching technologies. This allows for the Virtual Machine to talk to another virtual machine purely across a virtual network. Read More

One out of three Android phones now running Froyo
One-third of all Android phones are now running Froyo, as adoption of the latest version of the Android operating system continues to increase. Read More

Iran arrests 'spies' after Stuxnet attacks
An Iranian intelligence official Saturday said that authorities had detained several "spies" connected to cyber attacks against its nuclear program. Read More



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