Asus Wireless-N RT-N16 router offers 300Mbps throughput   30 Jun 2009 19:28 GMT
ASUS on Tuesday announced the RT-N16 router, touting speed for data transfers, simplicity for usage and security. The RT-N16 offers a maximum wireless speed throughput of 300Mbps and enables 24/7 downloads to wireless clients, even when PCs are off. The router comes with...
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Apple makes it official: Steve Jobs is back to work   29 Jun 2009 18:27 GMT
The word out of Cupertino this morning is that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work, following a six-month medical leave announced in January. We kind of knew that already last week after reports of Jobs being spotted around the Cupertino campus - but now, it's...
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Do security and privacy make health IT reform impossible?   29 Jun 2009 15:34 GMT
The hardest thing to be is simple. This is true in story-telling. It's true in science. It's also true in software. Any requirement that gets in the way of simplicity needs to be carefully considered, and pared down to its simplest form, before being tossed at an industry with a...
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Getting your hands on Microsoft Security Essentials ...   29 Jun 2009 13:30 GMT
Microsoft allowed 75,000 people to download the beta of its new Microsoft Security Essentials, but all these places were snapped up in under 24 hours. However, you can still get your hands on the downloads ... if you know where to look! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh   29 Jun 2009 11:10 GMT
Chip giant Intel urges small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession. Chip giant Intel has urged small and medium-sized enterprises to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure during the recession, reiterating that security risk...
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Churchill Club podcast: The Cybersecurity Challenge   29 Jun 2009 09:20 GMT
In this installment of the Churchill Club podcast series a panel of experts examine the cybersecurity conundrum and whether the U.S. can herd enough private---and public sector---cats to secure the Internet. With the world increasingly going "cyber," how is cybersecurity keeping up? Exponentially more data is stored...
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CLEAR: Your data will be properly disposed of   26 Jun 2009 19:13 GMT
The defunct CLEAR service is attempting to re-assure its former customers that their biometric data will not be divulged or misused. The defunct registered traveler service CLEAR see previous post has recently sent out the following communication to its former subscribers,...
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Michael Jackson's death themed malware campaigns spreading   26 Jun 2009 18:56 GMT
The sudden death of Michael Jackson quickly opened a window of opportunity for cybercriminals to capitalize on. With a malicious spam campaign, blackhat SEO search results poisoning which is serving scaraware within the first 100 search results for Michael Jackson's death, and an opportunistic participant in Zango...
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Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google   26 Jun 2009 12:34 GMT
The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. The breaking news of Michael Jackson's death on Thursday triggered an alert at Google over a potential malware attack. As reports began to circulate, first of Jackson's...
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Cybercrime doesn't pay: well it does, and very well   25 Jun 2009 19:24 GMT
A large part of me is worried about writing this post because in some way, I could be considered as promoting the idea or inciting people to commit cybercrime. Well, that's not my intention as such - instead I'm taking a more back seat approach to denounce why people commit...
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