After criticism, Sun fixes Java flaw
Just days after a security researcher blasted its Java patching system, Sun has issued a critical update to the consumer version of its Java software.
Ex-Boeing worker accused of stealing documents
A Boeing data theft has a former employee facing criminal charges. What could have stopped him? Maybe a strip search.
Lawsuit: Ex-Broadcom CEO used drugs, prostitutes
A civil lawsuit accusing Henry Nicholas III, the former president and CEO of Broadcom, of mistreating employees, using illegal drugs and paying for prostitutes, has reportedly caught the attention of U.S. law enforcement officials investigating stock options backdating at the company.
No breakthrough in efforts to unlock the iPhone
Hackers are working to unlock Apple’s iPhone, but the job appears to be more difficult than initially expected.
Early Yoomba users say the service spams contact lists
Early users are complaining that Yoomba’s new e-mail to VoIP and IM service sends spam messages asking all contacts in their contact list to join.
BlackBerry corporate monitoring software updated
BlackBerry handhelds and mobile e-mail performance for users can now be monitored by the updated Zenprise for BlackBerry software.
New vote likely in California e-voting case
A California judge is likely to order a Berkeley city initiative back on the ballot because of local officials’ mishandling of electronic voting machine data, a public-interest lawyer arguing the case said Friday.
Blogs
Buzzblog: Christmas in July
The kids are just beginning their swimming lessons, leftover 4th of July firecrackers pop off around the neighborhood most nights, and the lake we live near teems with kayakers, boaters and fishing enthusiasts … yet nothing says summer quite as distinctively as a Christmas catalog.
Today at Cisco SubnetJeff Doyle continues his short series on implementing IPv6, covering the feasibility study and cost control. Data center blogger Doug Alger reveals the percentage of data center downtime that is caused by human error. Blogger Brad Reese explains why you don’t want to use Cisco type 7 passwords.
IP routing blogger
CIOs are wishy-washy over Microsoft Office vs. Google apps
Some big names are said to be testing Google Apps, including Proctor & Gamble and General Electric. But others say the cost benefits don’t add up.
Today on Layer 8, where we deny our DNA is in any databases anywhere:
The international police force Interpol this week said it had successfully tested an electronic messaging network that will let national forensic laboratories across the globe exchange DNA information. Such data could help the FBI in the U.S. and other G8 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) security organizations worldwide solve crimes and investigate terrorism.
