Security

Managing Olympic risk

Russian hosting network runs a protection racket

Help desk software gets mobile makeover

Aeroprise offering synchs up with BMC help desk offering for midsize companies

AeroScout upgrades Wi-Fi asset tracking software

New tags add ultra wideband radio

Mobile broadband heads upstream

AT&T, Verizon launch unlimited wireless calling plans

Consumers, businesses can get unlimited calling for $99.99 a month

Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune

Ping Identity claims to speed up connections for secure single sign-on

* PingID adds Auto-Connect feature to PingFederate

Flaws found in Firefox, Opera

* Patches from rPath, FreeBSD, Ubuntu, others * Hillary Clinton spam sighted in the wild * With racy name, bug-finder gets no credit from Microsoft, and other interesting reading

Comparative Wi-Fi performance tests coming

* New partnership preps standardized Wi-Fi performance test methodology