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05/22/2013 04:00:17 Daily, August 12What The Polls Say We're Doing On Online
In This Issue:
1. Editor's Note: What The Polls Say We're Doing On Online
2. Today's Top Story
- Identity-Theft Keylogger Identified
Related Stories:
- FBI: Businesses (Still) Reluctant To Report Cyberattacks
- FCC Rule On Internet Calls Said To Encourage Hacking
- Hackers Keep Sniffing For Buggy Veritas Backup Software
3. Breaking News
- Windows 2000 Users Dealing With Wave Of Bugs
- Most Spam Sent From Zombies
- Employees Reportedly Spend One Hour Per Day On Personal Internet Use
- Electronic Discovery Software Delivers Huge Award In Patent Suit
- Sun To Resell VMware Virtualization Software
- Opera Offers Web Browsing For Low-End Mobile Phones
- Global Cellular Revenue To Reach $570 Billion In 2005
- Flarion Buy Solidifies Qualcomm's Wireless-Broadband Position
- Yahoo Combines Chinese Operations With Auctioneer Alibaba.com
- New Cell-Phone Services Will Offer Sports, Hispanic Programming, And Mickey Mouse
4. In Depth: Personal Tech & Reviews
- Windows Vista Beta 1: A Guided Tour
- Test Drive: Internet Explorer 7 For XP Beta 1
- Hands On: Services-Oriented Architecture Demystified
- F-Security's Antivirus Client Security
- Hawking Technology's WiFi Locator
5. Voice Of Authority: Redefine Your IT Mind-Set At Fall Conference
6. White Papers: The Secure Console: Browser-Based, Command-Line Interface, or Both?
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survey.
You can go to my blog entry, where I explore the second survey, from comScore Networks, which
posits that blogs have become so popular that they now rival
mainstream media publications in influence and reach.
Patricia Keefe
Identity-Theft Keylogger Identified
Noon Eastern time is OK--18%
Don't care--16%
pkeefe@cmp.com
www.informationweek.com
Sunbelt Software has identified the keylogging spyware that's
feeding sensitive personal information to an identity-theft ring.
The FBI confirms it has been in contact with Sunbelt and is
looking into the company's findings.
Related Stories:
FBI: Businesses (Still) Reluctant To Report Cyberattacks
Roughly 20% of businesses report computer intrusions annually, a
figure the agency believes is low. Director Robert Mueller urged
businesses to step forward, promising greater sensitivity from
the FBI in return.
FCC Rule On Internet Calls Said To Encourage Hacking
While the FCC agreed with a request from law enforcement to
affirm that VoIP falls under the purview of a wiretapping
statute, alarmed industry groups warn that compliance will create
more vulnerabilities and opportunities for hackers.
Hackers Keep Sniffing For Buggy Veritas Backup Software
Attackers are scanning for systems running the vulnerable Veritas
Backup Exec software, Symantec says.
Windows 2000 Users Dealing With Wave Of Bugs
3. Breaking News
Security analysts say the latest vulnerabilities prove that
Windows 2000, no matter where it is in Microsoft's support cycle,
will continue to be a target for attackers.
Most Spam Sent From Zombies
For the third straight month, most of the spam sent across the
Internet originated on zombie machines, hijacked computers
remotely controlled by spammers, a mail security firm says.
Employees Reportedly Spend One Hour Per Day On Personal Internet Use
A new survey by Accountemps shows that employees spend an average
of 56 minutes a day on personal Internet use.
Electronic Discovery Software Delivers Huge Award In Patent Suit
A California law firm is crediting its use of electronic
discovery software for assisting in the review of nearly 50
million pages of documents resulting in one of the largest patent
awards of the year.
Sun To Resell VMware Virtualization Software
Sun Microsystems is now the latest hardware vendor to resell
virtualization software from VMware.
Opera Offers Web Browsing For Low-End Mobile Phones
Opera Software on Wednesday unveiled a cellular-phone client and
server that make it possible to access Web pages with low-end
cellular phones running a Java-based application platform.
Global Cellular Revenue To Reach $570 Billion In 2005
Global cell-phone revenue is set to reach $570 billion this year,
according to market research company Strategy Analytics.
Flarion Buy Solidifies Qualcomm's Wireless-Broadband Position
By acquiring Flarion Technologies, Qualcomm will instantly
strengthen its position in the booming wireless-broadband market,
as well improve its international offerings and position itself
for the coming battle for dominance in mobile digital-broadcast
markets.
Yahoo Combines Chinese Operations With Auctioneer Alibaba.com
Yahoo on Thursday said it would pay $1 billion for a 40% share of
Chinese company Alibaba.com and would fold its China operations
into the online auctioneer, forming a joint Internet company that
would challenge leading marketplace eBay and No. 1 search engine
Baidu.com in the growing market.
New Cell-Phone Services Will Offer Sports, Hispanic Programming,
And Mickey Mouse
Virgin and 7-Eleven offer cell-phone services, and Disney, ESPN,
and other businesses aren't far behind. The goal? Custom services
that foster loyalty and generate revenue.
Watch More News: The News Show's John Soat has his usual offbeat take on the latest IT headlines.
Today's Video Clips:
John Soat On What's Cooking In The Tech World
Alexander Wolfe Is Blogging With 'The Donald'
Eric Chabrow On Speech Roars Forward
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Hands On: Services-Oriented Architecture Demystified
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F-Security's Antivirus Client Security
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Hawking Technology's WiFi Locator
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