Networking execs sentenced for accounting fraud
Four former executives with computer networking and security vendor Enterasys Networks have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in accounting fraud at the company that cost investors millions of dollars, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Is securing your network worth the money?
P2P threats, vulnerability disclosures and hacker profiling are among topics being researched by experts in economics and IT security.
Unlocked iPhones coming in one week or less, hacker says
Hackers may successfully unlock an iPhone in as soon as three to seven days, according to a representative of one effort that aims to unlock Apple’s new handset.
After attacks, U.S. government sending team to Estonia
Two months after much of Estonia’s online infrastructure was targeted by an online attack, the U.S government is sending cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand what happened.
Google argues for right to comment on Microsoft case
Google still hopes to influence changes that Microsoft plans to make in Vista’s desktop search function, even after the parties involved in Microsoft’s 2002 antitrust settlement agreed to alterations to the search system.
Security gateway goes open source for all
Untangle open sources its security gateway for customers of all sizes.
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Buzzblog: H-1B visa recipient shares his All-American story
The fireworks are still ringing in my ears this morning when I open this inspiring e-mail from a reader – an IT manager and an immigrant — who was spurred to write by recent coverage of that now notorious video clip showing a bunch of lawyers on a panel advising their audience members on how to cheat the H-1B visa system.
Microsoft eases method to skip Vista, keep XP
When buying a new PC, you can skip Vista and “downgrade” to XP but the downgrade process has been a headache. Microsoft has promised to fix that.
