Security Boffins Smell Phish in Hotmail, Yahoo
Friday - June 3, 2011
Gmail is not the only e-mail service whose users have been targeted by spear-phishing hackers. Users at Yahoo Mail and Hotmail are also on the email infiltrators' hit lists, according to security firm Trend Micro. The attacks on the latter two email systems appear to be separately conducted, said Nart Villeneuve, senior threat researcher at Trend Micro. However, they contain significant similarities with the recently seen attacks on Gmail users. Earlier this week, Google disclosed that some of its Gmail users' accounts had been breached by hackers.
Heavens on Earth: 3 Planetariums on the Cutting Edge
Friday - June 3, 2011
Planetariums may date back to the far reaches of recorded time, but the first widely known example -- an ancient cast-metal globe made by Archimedes to predict the movements of the planets -- now seems to have little in common with the technological marvels that have become widespread today. Rather than focusing on planets and predictions, today's planetariums are experiential wonders. Who Watches the Watchmen, Part 3: Flying Headlong Into a Cloud
Friday - June 3, 2011
The current U.S. presidential administration is committed to the cloud, and Washington has targeted about one quarter of its $80 billion IT budget for potential migration to the cloud. The federal government's General Services Administration has also set up the Apps.gov website, which it describes as government agencies' "source for cloud computing applications." Androids Dream of Electric Malware, Wake Up in Cold Sweat
Friday - June 3, 2011
Google has reportedly pulled several Android mobile applications that were lousy with malware from its official Android Market. This follows a report earlier this week from Lookout Mobile Security, which claimed it found dozens of apps in the market that contained malicious code.
Windows 8 Preview Reveals Major UI Metamorphosis
Thursday - June 2, 2011
Microsoft began its Windows 8 publicity blitz in earnest Wednesday, previewing an operating system that appears to break from the norm in more ways than one. It has a tile interface similar to that of Windows Phone 7, it will run on PCs and tablets, and it will support both touchscreen and mouse-and-keyboard interactions.
Gmail Spear-Phishing Attacks Net FBI Scrutiny
Thursday - June 2, 2011
The Gmail accounts of hundreds of high-profile individuals were hijacked through a so-called spear phishing campaign originating in China, according to Google. Hackers apparently gained access to users' accounts using passwords likely obtained through malicious software and targeted phishing techniques.
Enterprises Ready to Shake Out Some IPv6 Bugs With Worldwide Test
Thursday - June 2, 2011
On June 8, major enterprises with a presence on the Internet such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Akamai and several United States government agencies will be among the organizations providing their content over both IPv4 and IPv6. The occasion: June 8 is World IPv6 Day. IPv4 is the existing Internet protocol; IPv6 is its successor.
Who Watches the Watchmen, Part 2: Uncle Sam, Are You Naked?
Thursday - June 2, 2011
The United States federal government last month released the country's first comprehensive international strategy for cyberspace. This lays out President Barack Obama's vision for the future of the Internet and outlines how the U.S. will partner with other countries to achieve that vision.
OPINION
Something Shiny Might Be Hiding Behind Apple's iCloud
Thursday - June 2, 2011
What company can create an awesome tablet, wickedly thin notebooks, a HDTV set-top box, a leading smartphone, a music-movie-game-email-social-everything device, and deliver the operating systems to run them ... and move acres of dirt around to build a massive data center that might have the capability to deliver a leap forward in cloud computing that ties all of these things together? The answer is Apple, of course.
LINUX BLOG SAFARI
Linux's 'Killer Feature': Impossible to Choose Just One
Thursday - June 2, 2011
Well, June has arrived for another year, and that means the dog days of summer can't be far behind. Scorching temperatures have already begun to beat down upon parts of the Linux blogosphere, in fact, which may be why there's nary a barstool to be found down at the seedy but well air-conditioned Punchy Penguin Saloon, where Linux Girl plans to stay until, oh, say, October or so.
WHO Connects Cellphones With Cancer Risk
Wednesday - June 1, 2011
After reviewing data from previous studies, the International Agency for Research on Cancer released a statement Tuesday asserting cellphones are possibly carcinogenic toward humans. The report was put together in Lyon, France, after a week-long conference with international experts for the IARC, which is the cancer arm of the World Health Organization.
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