Black Hat controversy; Oracle buys Hyperion; and the week’s most-read stories

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Mar 1, 20072 mins

* Black Hat: Much ado about RFID * All the most-read stories of the week

BREAKING NEWS

UPDATE: Black Hat: Much ado about RFID

IOActive, a small security consulting company, brought out some big guns to help defend itself against an RFID giant at the Black Hat conference here Wednesday.

Oracle will buy Hyperion for $3.3 billion

Oracle has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Hyperion Solutions for $3.3 billion in cash.

DoD crime fighter says digital evidence more powerful than DNA

The emergence of digital evidence means investigators now have many more ways to find out who committed a crime and how, but it also means wading through near-endless amounts of data to arrive at those answers.

Microsoft tackles ‘false positives’ in antipiracy tool

Microsoft will start to give some customers the benefit of the doubt with an updated version of its software antipiracy tool, Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications.

Symantec paints less-than-rosy picture of Vista security

Symantec on Wednesday published four technically oriented studies on Microsoft Vista security in what it says is an effort to inform enterprise managers and software developers about what it views as both limitations and positive changes in the …

The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week

1. Mac OS entices enterpriseFave raves: 5 must-have products10 free storage utilitiesVista bug forces legit users to reactivate OSTop 15 ‘networkiest’ songs of all timeThe 10 network-iest movies of all timeApple TKOs Cisco in iPhone boutAssociation says patent cases threaten computer industryDaylight-saving changes causing headachesMicrosoft strikes back at VMware’s attack

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The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week

1. The 2007 Best of the Tests10 best products for new data centersSleepers but Keepers: 6 surprising productsThe 8 key challenges of virtualizing your data centerCase study: NAC gear lightens IT load at community college

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The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week

1. Miliefsky: The 7 best practices for network security in 2007Defending against global information warWhat’s running? Use What’s RunningWiMAX security issuesWhat’s cooking with the carriers

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller sues over vandalized Wikipedia pageCongressional aide admits trying to hire hackersWanted: CCIE Voice Experts: $160K to $200K to startGreatest invention since the remote: Beer Launching FridgeCisco’s embarrassing (and possibly degrading) ad for telepresence

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The most-read REVIEW this week

Windows patch management tools