Facebook has restricted the rate at which users can perform phone number searches on its mobile website in order to block a recently disclosed method of harvesting phone numbers. “The ability to search for a person by phone number ...
Tags: Accounts, Facebook, highlightedpost, Mark Zuckerberg, Passwords, security
From Google Maps,the U.S.National Security Agency's parking lot has a larger footprint than the building itself.And for the high secrecy surrounding what goes on inside,there is plenty of information flowing just outside. In a ...
Tags: The Nsa's Parking Lot, Google Maps
Intel has introduced two new network-attached storage (NAS) controllers for home and small business users. The NAS platforms can support from two to six drives and can be used to share content in a home or be accessed remotely by mobile ...
Tags: Intel, small business, network attached storage, mobile device
As Cisco wraps up migrating its Catalyst 6500 installed base to either the E-series chassis or the Nexus platform, the company has plenty on tap next year for the venerable core switch. Cisco's working on some new ASICs for the entire ...
Tags: Cisco, Catalyst, core switch, Networking
Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are real and all companies should be taking them seriously, says telecommunications company AT&T. In the past year, the company has set up an IT security team dedicated to researching APTs and making ...
We are going through a radical shift in the way people work and use computers. Increasing availability and affordability of wireless broadband is giving the global workforce true mobility, for the first time in history. Many of them will ...
Tags: Mobile Computers, wireless broadband, laptops, mobile rugged computers
The modern day LED was born 50 years ago this month.Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager at Verbatim,describes how far the lighting technology has come in such a short time. Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have become an ...
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Computerworld-The Internet shutdown in Syria likely took very little to accomplish considering the country's limited Internet infrastructure and international connectivity,network analysts said Friday. Such a move would be much harder,if ...
The internet in Syria has been taken down by an as-yet unidentified source, leaving 20 million citizens offline. Internet intelligence firm Renesys was the first to report the issues after it discovered 77 network outages at 10:26am UK ...
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The recent cyberattack that infected Israeli police computers with malware was likely part of a year-long cyberespionage operation with targets in Israel and the Palestinian territories,according to security researchers from antivirus ...
Tags: Israeli, cyberattack, malware, RAT
A German couple are not liable for the filesharing activities of their 13-year old son because they told him unauthorized downloading and sharing of copyrighted material was illegal,and they were unaware the boy violated this ...
Infoworld - Thinking about the bits of data you leave behind is a one-way ticket to paranoia. Your browser? Full of cookies. Your cellphone? A beacon broadcasting your location at every moment. Search engines track your every curiosity. ...
Tags: Tracks, Online, one-way ticket
IDG News Service-Open and misconfigured DNS(Domain Name System)resolvers are increasingly used to amplify distributed denial-of-service(DDoS)attacks,according to a report released Wednesday by HostExploit,an organization that tracks ...
Tags: DNS, DDoS, Internet, World Hosts Report
In the future, we're told, homes will be filled with smart gadgets connected to the Internet, giving us remote control of our homes and making the grid smarter. Wireless thermostats and now lighting appear to be leading the way. ...
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An international gang of cyber crooks is plotting a major campaign to steal money from the online accounts of thousands of consumers at 30 or more major U.S.banks,security firm RSA warned. In an advisory Thursday,RSA said it has ...
Tags: Cybercriminal, Trojan Attack, international gang of cyber crooks, RSA