Facebook malware scam takes hold
3 Feb 2012, 5:05 pm
A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday.Facebook malware scam takes hold
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The future of hypervisors
3 Feb 2012, 4:14 pm
The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses. One expert says the difference between the two is that innovation is coming out of the open source products at a quicker pace. But another expert doesn't quite believe that first to market is the key to success. He says this market is too important to be downloading open source bits frequently. With that dilemma, enterprises instead turn to commercially supported products.The future of hypervisors
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Micron CEO dies in plane crash
3 Feb 2012, 1:47 pm
Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. "Our hearts go out to his wife, Dalynn, his children and his family during this tragic time," the company said in a statement. [ Keep up on the day's tech news headlines with InfoWorld's Today's Headlines: Wrap Up newsletter. ]Micron CEO dies in plane crash
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Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans
3 Feb 2012, 1:40 pm
Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning.Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans
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Is Windows Phone really under Sinofsky?
3 Feb 2012, 10:38 am
Details about Windows Phone 8 are bustin' out all over. And while those technical details are devastating for Windows Phone 7.5 "Tango" sales, there's a bigger picture.Is Windows Phone really under Sinofsky?
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PHP 5.3.10 fixes critical remote code execution vulnerability
3 Feb 2012, 8:57 am
The PHP Group released PHP 5.3.10 on Thursday in order to address a critical security flaw that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on servers running an older version of the Web development platform. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-0830 and was discovered by Stefan Esser, an independent security consultant and creator of the popular Suhosin security extension for PHP.PHP 5.3.10 fixes critical remote code execution vulnerability
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Google won't delay new privacy policy despite E.U. concerns
3 Feb 2012, 8:52 am
Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog.Google won't delay new privacy policy despite E.U. concerns
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Microsoft researchers say anonymized data isn't so anonymous
3 Feb 2012, 6:10 am
Data routinely gathered in Web logs -- IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings -- can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say. At the same time, analysis of such data when anonymized can help detect malicious activity and so improve overall Internet security, they add.Microsoft researchers say anonymized data isn't so anonymous
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H-1B workers are better paid, more educated, study finds
3 Feb 2012, 5:48 am
H-1B workers are better educated than U.S. born workers and earn more, according to a new study by an independent research group. The report by two economists at the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California, also found that, on average, H-1B workers are about 10 years younger than U.S. born workers.H-1B workers are better paid, more educated, study finds
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Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download
3 Feb 2012, 5:31 am
Researchers from security vendor Symantec have identified a new premium-rate SMS Android Trojan horse that modifies its code every time it gets downloaded in order to bypass antivirus detection. This technique is known as server-side polymorphism and has already existed in the world of desktop malware for many years, but mobile malware creators have only now begun to adopt it.Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download
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RIM offers free PlayBook to attract Android developers
3 Feb 2012, 5:13 am
Research in Motion is trying to woo developers by giving a free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to coders who port their Android application for its BlackBerry Tablet OS. The promotion, announced on Twitter by Alec Saunders, RIM's vice president for developer relations, comes as RIM struggles to generate intRIM offers free PlayBook to attract Android developers
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Apple updates Lion, patches 51 bugs in Mac OS X
3 Feb 2012, 5:02 am
Apple this week patched 51 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, in 2012's first security update. Both Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, and 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, were updated with fixes. The two operating systems were last updated in mid-October 2011.Apple updates Lion, patches 51 bugs in Mac OS X
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Google finally scans malware-ridden Android Market
3 Feb 2012, 4:00 am
In an effort to improve security in its Android Market, Google has been using a service providing automated scanning of applications submitted to the mobile application store, Google revealed on Thursday afternoon. Code-named Bouncer, the service scans the market for potentially malicious software without disrupting the user experience or requiring developers to submit to an application approval process, said Hiroshi Lockheimer, vice of engineering for Android, in a blog post:Google finally scans malware-ridden Android Market
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