A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama. The malware, nicknamed “Dockster,” is a backdoor that allows an attacker to control the victim’s ...
Tags: Apple, botnets, Dockster, highlightedpost, malware, Web attacks
Google has revealed that it has no plans to develop dedicated apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 for its business app products such as Gmail or Drive. Further reading All-in-one Windows 8 PCs selling 'well above forecasts' - Dell UI ...
IDG News Service-Some of SAP's software products are now certified for use with Oracle's Database Appliance,which is essentially a streamlined version of its Exadata machine aimed at small and medium-size businesses. All SAP products ...
Tags: SAP software, Oracle's Database Appliance, Single-node or RAC, Oracle
Ford has announced that a corrective action has been determined to address the latest fire risk for the new Escape SUV and Fusion sedan,coming 10 days after owners were advised not to drive their vehicles. On November 31st,Ford advised ...
Tags: Ford, Escape SUV, Fusion sedan, cooling system software
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 ...
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created new software to boost the performance of Wi-Fi connections. Known as WiFox,the software is said to"act like a traffic cop"by monitoring how heavy data traffic is going along the ...
IDG News Service-Three researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software protocol that better manages high traffic loads on a Wi-Fi router when too many users connect,the university said on Tuesday. The IEEE's ...
Tags: WiFi points, software protocol, WiFox, network users
It's been a busy,bumpy year for Apple since Steve Jobs died last Oct 5.The company won a massive jury award against Samsung for patent infringement and in April it became arguably the most valuable company in history when its market ...
Attendees at a security conference were left stunned when a researcher demonstrated how a hidden web code could allow a Samsung Galaxy S3's data to be completely wiped. The code,which is currently available online and consists of 11 ...
Tags: Samsung Galaxy S3', hidden web code, Apple, Ravi Borgaonkar
Apple today issued a Java update for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard to make it more difficult for hackers to exploit other vulnerabilities. The update brought Java 6 up to par with Oracle's version 35,which it released last ...
Tags: Apple, Java 6, OS X Snow Leopard And Lion, Oracle
Aruba Networks has released the latest version of its WLAN system software,with several changes designed to optimize throughput even as the wireless network is flooded with mobile clients. The company also says the new firmware ...
Tags: Aruba, Wi-Fi software, mobile client, WLAN system software
IDG News Service - Violin Memory plans to add deduplication, thin provisioning, snapshots and other features in a software update for its all-flash storage arrays, in a bid to match some key features that enterprises are used to getting in ...
Tags: All-Flash, Storage Arrays, Violin Memory
German engineering firm Siemens has issued a fix for the software vulnerabilities in its programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that were exploited by Stuxnet. The computer worm was discovered in 2010 when it caused malfunctions at ...
Tags: Siemens, software, programmable logic controllers, PLCs, Stuxnet
Internet telephony service Skype has confirmed that a bug in its software has been sending copies of instant messages to unintended recipients. After complaints from users that private messages sent using Skype's instant message service ...
Tags: Skype, Internet telephony service, software, instant message service
RBS is said to be considering legal action against CA Technologies,following the debacle of the past week which left millions of customers unable to access their funds. A software failure in the banking group's IT systems stopped customer ...
Tags: RBS, CA Technologies, Ulster Bank found banking services