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'Unhackable' Android can be hacked
Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010. Read More


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Understanding Web 2.0 security in the workplace
Check Point and Ponemon Institute asked where Web 2.0 security risks rank on the list of priorities. Read More

Bad guys could read RFID passports at 217 feet, maybe a lot more
Radio frequency ID tags embedded in U.S. passports can be read hundreds of feet away, potentially making it inexpensive and easy to pick American tourists out of crowds for illicit purposes, "spychips", a demonstration at Black Hat 2010 showed. Read More

Microsoft's bug reports fail to produce prompt patches
The Microsoft Vulnerability Research program said Wednesday that third party developers have patched less than half the bugs it reported to them over the past 12 months. Read More


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Amazon launches two new Kindles, one with Wi-Fi only
Amazon has launched two new Kindle e-readers priced at $139 and $189, with the cheaper version a Wi-Fi-only e-reader and $10 less than the Wi-Fi-only Nook. Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon. Also, Juniper Networks this week announced it is acquiring privately held SMobile Systems, a developer of security software for smartphones and tablets, for $70 million in cash. (4:27) Read More

FBI details worst social networking cyber crime problems
The FBI has in the past two years seen a major uptick in the use social networking accounts such as Facebook and MySpace for cyber crime and today it detailed that problem to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Read More


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To address information growth, ensure all patient medical records are preserved properly, and support long term medical research, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital turned to the high quality, reliable storage environment created by Hitachi storage and software. Read Now

Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent win AT&T IP domain
As expected, AT&T this week named Cisco among its three suppliers for the carrier's IP/MPLS network "domain." The other two are Juniper and Alcatel-Lucent. Read More

Google crowned 'king of malware'
Google has been crowned the 'king of malware' by security company Barracuda Networks, linking to twice as much malware as search rivals Bing, Yahoo and Twitter combined. Read More

Microsoft wins a Pwnie for failure
Microsoft has earned the dubious distinction of having the Most Epic FAIL of the last year in computer security with a browser cross-site scripting (XSS) filter that actually exacerbated the problem. The company was given the award at the conclusion of the annual Blackhat 2010 security conference Wednesday in Las Vegas. Read More



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