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Antivirus vendors try new defenses against malware
The traditional signature-based method to detect viruses and other malware is increasingly seen as an insufficient defense given the rapid pace at which attackers are churning out virus and spyware variants. All of which raises the question: What’s next?
‘Evil twin’ Wi-Fi access points proliferate
The next time you splurge on a double latte and sip it while browsing the Internet via the cafe’s Wi-Fi, beware of the “evil twin.”
Telecom lawyers debate advantage in Verizon/Vonage case
Telecom attorneys are mixed as to who has the upper hand in the patent infringement case between Verizon and Vonage. Earlier this week, both parties were encouraged after a federal appeals court granted Vonage a full stay of an injunction that allowed the defendant to continue to sign up new customers through the appeal. That same court also established a relatively speedy schedule for the appeal process which plaintiff Verizon interpreted as a boon to its case.
Microsoft ships first public Longhorn beta
Beta 3 is the last beta before Longhorn reaches final round of testing.
Experts: U.S. vulnerable to major cyberattacks
The U.S. government needs to take action now to avoid crippling cyberattacks that could shut down major communications systems nationwide, a group of cybersecurity experts told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday.
As Web 2.0 evolves, security becomes an issue
Samy Kamkar was really just trying to impress girls. Instead he made Web hacking history.
Banks file class action suit against TJX
The massive data breach disclosed earlier this year by Framingham Mass.-based TJX Companies Inc. appears to have done little to hurt consumer confidence in the company so far. But it is getting the giant retailer into all sorts of legal trouble.
FaceTime offers Skype manager for business
A new security product has been released that manages certain aspects of Skype’s VoIP application, which may assuage fears from IT managers that the Skype program may save on phone bills but pose a security risk.
How to build your very own Internet-controlled robots
Carnegie Mellon University researchers say building robots doesn’t have to be rocket science. They’ve unveiled a set of recipes for building Internet-controlled robots with off-the-shelf parts.
Video
Cell phones: Thin is in
Check out two new slim models from Motorola (the Razr Max Ve) and LG (the VX8700 that looks suspiciously like a Razr).
Blogs
Buzzblog: ‘Ideal digital kitchen’ a recipe for overkill
The Internet Home Alliance wants to do for your kitchen what it has already done for your laundry room: stuff it full of technology and gadgets you most likely neither need nor want. At a Las Vegas trade show May 8, the alliance — Whirlpool, Cisco, HP, Intel, Microsoft and the National Association of Home Builders — will unveil its “ideal digital kitchen,” featuring such must-haves as the “recipe projection system” and “universal charging station.”
From Cisco Subnet: Blogger: Cisco’s approach to hosted IP services loses out to Nortel
VoIP blogger Gokul says Cisco lost to Nortel a deal to provide Mexico-based telecoms company Telmex with an IP telephony and multimedia services set up because of the “huge overhead” of Cisco’s offering.
Today on Layer 8, where we like to think we are rich in intelligence, personality and money:
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to make a lot of money, according to a nationwide study that found people of below average intelligence were, overall, just about as wealthy as those in similar circumstances but with higher scores on an IQ test.
