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Malicious Obama video contains Trojan

Malicious Obama video contains Trojan

Just a few hours after Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the US, malicious emails are being sent offering a video with his advisors.
Dan Raywood Nov 7 2008 9:59AM Security
Adobe patches older version of Flash for six flaws

Adobe patches older version of Flash for six flaws

Adobe has pushed out a new version of Flash Player 9 to shore up six vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan Nov 7 2008 9:54AM Security
Microsoft preps two patches for Tuesday

Microsoft preps two patches for Tuesday

Security administrators may get a respite on Tuesday, with Microsoft planning to release only two patches, one deemed "critical."
Dan Kaplan Nov 7 2008 9:54AM Security
Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

Vulnerability discovered in WPA encryption

German researchers have found a way to decrypt packets from a WPA-protected network.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 7 2008 9:54AM Security
Sandisk speeds up SSD

Sandisk speeds up SSD

FFS... that's fast!
Stewart Meagher Nov 7 2008 5:39AM Hardware
Redhat and AMD migrate VMs across CPUs

Redhat and AMD migrate VMs across CPUs

AMD and Redhat have demonstrated VM live migration across CPU architectures and CPU vendors, potentially commoditising server processors.
Charlie Demerjian Nov 7 2008 5:39AM Software
IBM adds Mac support to Lotus Symphony

IBM adds Mac support to Lotus Symphony

IBM has added Mac support to Lotus Symphony, allowing Apple users to access the free application suite from their desktop.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 7 2008 5:30AM Software
Ex-con spills the beans on ID fraud

Ex-con spills the beans on ID fraud

The threat of gaol time is no deterrent for online criminals, a former fraudster told a roomful of e-crime experts today.
Phil Muncaster Nov 7 2008 5:30AM Security
BlackBerry gets Documents To Go upgrade

BlackBerry gets Documents To Go upgrade

Dataviz has unveiled a new version of its Documents To Go suite for the BlackBerry which enables users to work with Microsoft Office files on their mobile handset.
Daniel Robinson Nov 7 2008 5:30AM Software
Google denies hiring freeze

Google denies hiring freeze

Google has denied an unofficial hiring freeze after a report by CNBC claimed the firm’s execs were told last month not to hire any new bodies and to fill all vacancies with internal candidates.
Sylvie Barak Nov 6 2008 3:02PM Training & Development
Five hundred AMD employees axed

Five hundred AMD employees axed

AMD has cut 500 jobs in a world-wide cull.
INQUIRER Staff Nov 6 2008 3:02PM Training & Development
Opinion: It's time to pull the plug on PowerPoint

Opinion: It's time to pull the plug on PowerPoint

In the era of the podcast and myriad other pervasive, rich media, view-anytime communications technologies, do we need live presentations?
Steve Hipwell Nov 6 2008 2:56PM Software
‘Fastest mobile broadband modem on the planet’: Telstra’s new claim

‘Fastest mobile broadband modem on the planet’: Telstra’s new claim

In a ‘game-changing’ move, Telstra today unveiled a new modem capable of reaching peak network downlink speeds of 21Mbps.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2008 2:54PM Telco/ISP
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Kathryn Small Nov 6 2008 2:26PM Security
Opera patches vulnerabilities

Opera patches vulnerabilities

Opera has patched a vulnerability which is has deemed to be ‘highly critical'.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2008 2:22PM Security
John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

Best known for leading the IT Transformation program at Telstra, McInerney was described as “immensely capable” by CEO Sol Trujillo this morning.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2008 2:20PM Strategy
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Kathryn Small Nov 6 2008 2:17PM Security
Enterprise 'wrong spot' for unified communications

Enterprise 'wrong spot' for unified communications

Unified communications applications should reside within telecommunications carrier networks rather than individual enterprises, the NSC Group has said.
Ry Crozier Nov 6 2008 12:52PM Telco/ISP
Adobe patches for critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader

Adobe patches for critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader

Adobe on Tuesday shipped a fix for its Reader and Acrobat products to eliminate critical flaws.
Dan Kaplan Nov 6 2008 10:35AM Security
Hackers begin malware barrage soon after Obama elected

Hackers begin malware barrage soon after Obama elected

Internet fraudsters did not wait long to capitalise on the election of Barack Obama, flooding inboxes on Wednesday with malware spam.
Dan Kaplan Nov 6 2008 10:35AM Security

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