Researchers from two universities are taking Diebold Election Systems to task over the code that supposedly runs the company’s electronic voting machines. The researchers say the software could easily be fooled by those who want to cast multiple ballots in an election – effectively turning a democracy into a “hackerocracy.” University researchers criticize electronic voting machines as security risk http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0725diebold.html?net For daily security news and resources, turn to our Research Center http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/security.html?netResearchers from two universities are taking Diebold Election Systems to task over the code that supposedly runs the company’s electronic voting machines. The researchers say the software could easily be fooled by those who want to cast multiple ballots in an election – effectively turning a democracy into a “hackerocracy.”University researchers criticize electronic voting machines as security riskhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0725diebold.html?net For daily security news and resources, turn to our Research Centerhttps://www.nwfusion.com/topics/security.html?net Microsoft to add up to 5,000 jobsIn a continuation of Microsoft’s “economy, shmonomy” attitude, Chairman Bill Gates said yesterday that Microsoft is planning to hire a few thousand more people over the next year and beef up R&D.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0724msjobs.html?netPeopleSoft’s J.D. Edwards acquisition adds $1 billion to Oracle’s billThe price that Oracle will have to pay to acquire PeopleSoft has risen $1 billion to $7.5 billion following PeopleSoft’s acquisition of J.D. Edwards, Oracle said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0725peopljdea.html?net Stopping Intel sprawlWith an eye toward helping customers save money by consolidating servers, applications and operating systems, a host of vendors are offering systems that combine multiple servers and storage systems into pools of computing power that grow and shrink in response to business demands – a concept known as virtualization.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0721vmware2.html?netThis week’s top 5 stories so far: 1. Attacks already exploiting Cisco IOS vulnerabilityhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0718cisattacks.html?net2. Stopping Intel sprawlhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0721vmware2.html?net3. SCO copyrights Unix, offers protection to Linux usershttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0721sco.html?net4. New apps can be a real pain in the nethttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0721appmgmt.html?net5. Cisco, Intel team to ease wireless home networkshttps://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2003/0722cisintel.html?net Related content news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Cloud Computing Networking news Gartner: Just 12% of IT infrastructure pros outpace CIO expectations Budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of talent can hamstring infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals. By Denise Dubie Dec 07, 2023 4 mins Network Security Data Center Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe