Friday | 5 September, 2008
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US restaurant chain served up payment card data to hackers 15/05/2008 10:06:21
In the third data theft incident of its kind to come to light since March, US-based restaurant chain Dave & Buster's Tuesday disclosed that credit and debit card numbers were stolen last year from the computer systems at 11 of its locations during the card verification process. - +
Three charged in restaurant chain hacking job 13/05/2008 08:07:26
It may not have been the greatest hack ever, but police say the malicious software sneaked onto restaurant chain Dave & Buster's corporate network was good enough to earn criminals hundreds of thousands of dollars. - +
Microsoft to crack down on Vista cracks 22/02/2008 09:44:03
Microsoft will feed Windows Vista users an update in the next week to finger illegal copies installed with cracks that the company will bust when it rolls out Service Pack 1 (SP1) next month. - +
Windows handheld device helps fight wars on terror, drugs 08/02/2008 07:15:49
A US startup has created a handheld computing device weighing less than half a kilogram that can quickly detect trace amounts of chemicals such as narcotic drugs or those used to make explosives. - +
Researchers hack and crack Microsoft wireless keyboards 07/12/2007 09:04:35
Weak encryption used by Microsoft's wireless keyboards can be cracked in a matter of moments, a pair of Swiss security researchers said this week, giving hackers a way to snatch passwords and financial account information in real-time and from a distance. - +
Cisco confirms ability to spy on remote calls with VoIP 03/12/2007 07:20:09
Cisco confirmed it is possible to eavesdrop on remote conversations using Cisco VoIP phones. In its security response, Cisco says: "an attacker with valid Extension Mobility authentication credentials could cause a Cisco Unified IP Phone configured to use the Extension Mobility feature to transmit or receive a Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) audio stream." - +
What does it take to manage virtual servers? 03/11/2007 05:00:32
Virtualization can help IT managers allocate more resources with less hardware, but not without introducing a slew of management challenges. - +
iPhone's Bluetooth bug under the hacker microscope 02/10/2007 05:37:43
Almost lost in the hubbub over last Thursday's iPhone firmware update and whether it would "brick" unlocked phones was the fact that Apple patched 10 vulnerabilities -- twice the number of fixes issued since the phone's June debut. - +
Building a cheap, powerful intrusion-detection system 28/09/2007 14:06:57
Network-based intrusion-detection systems (IDS) are an integral component of a layered IT security strategy. As October is National Cyber Awareness Month, if your overall security system doesn't include network-based intrusion detection, now is an excellent time to consider implementing an IDS package. - +
Network General bought at knock-down price 24/09/2007 09:34:42
NetScout is to buy Network General, the company behind the legendary Sniffer, for around US$205 million in cash, stock and debt. - +
Best of open source in networking 11/09/2007 10:27:58
If we had to pick the most significant trend in networking today, the VoIP phenomenon might well top the list. And open source is playing no small part. While enterprises remain reluctant to rip out their tried-and-true PBXes, open source VoIP -- usually in the form of Asterisk -- is capturing business communications one small business or branch office at a time. Sooner or later, enterprises too will catch the open source VoIP bug. The cost savings and flexibility are too compelling to resist.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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