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Internode gets down to business with Annex M

Internode gets down to business with Annex M

Internode is inviting applicants to trial its ADSL2+ Annex M broadband service that allows upstream ADSL speeds of upto 2.5 megabits per second.
Lilia Guan Jul 24 2006 3:27PM Telco/ISP
Cognos gets green light from SEC, resumes financial reporting

Cognos gets green light from SEC, resumes financial reporting

Business intelligence software maker Cognos moved a long way toward clearing up a lingering accounting debacle on Friday, as it reported results for its most recent quarter and announced that it has resolved issues with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to its revenue recognition practices..
Stacy Cowley Jul 24 2006 9:21AM Software
Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier

Open source Gnome Partition Editor gets easier

Staff without Linux expertise can use free utility to resize disk partitions
with various file systems.
Roger Howorth Jul 12 2006 9:42AM Software
Yahoo!7 gets a fulltime CEO

Yahoo!7 gets a fulltime CEO

Yahoo! and the Seven Network have announced the appointment of a new CEO to add direction to their joint venture, Yahoo!7.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2006 10:33AM Software
Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail

Iowa phisher gets 21 months in jail

An Iowa man, guilty of using phishing schemes to dupe as many as 250 MSN customers into giving up their personal information, was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison.
Dan Kaplan May 22 2006 8:48PM Security
Botmaster Ancheta gets 57 months in jail

Botmaster Ancheta gets 57 months in jail

A hacker has been jailed for almost five years for creating a zombie network of hundreds of thousands of computers.
René Millman May 9 2006 4:23PM Security
Cyber-crime gets easier

Cyber-crime gets easier

Last month’s launch of the government’s new Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) was welcomed by many commentators. With a growing threat from international drug gangs and the rise in people trafficking, a need was seen for a national agency with the teeth to tackle organised crime and the human misery it causes.
Paul Fisher May 9 2006 4:23PM Security
Trojan-creating couple gets prison time

Trojan-creating couple gets prison time

An Israeli couple that created a trojan that helped Israeli companies spy on each other were sentenced to prison today, several media outlets reported.
Dan Kaplan Mar 27 2006 11:17PM Security
Microsoft gets tough on cybercriminals

Microsoft gets tough on cybercriminals

Microsoft yesterday unveiled a global law enforcement campaign aiming to bring down cybercriminal masterminds behind large-scale phishing attacks.
William Eazel Mar 21 2006 12:01PM Security
Florida data thief gets eight years in slammer

Florida data thief gets eight years in slammer

A Florida man convicted of one of the largest data-intrusion crimes ever committed was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison.
Dan Kaplan Feb 23 2006 9:37PM Security
Windows source code hacker gets two years

Windows source code hacker gets two years

A 29-year-old Connecticut hacker was jailed for two years for selling the source code of Microsoft's Windows operating system.
René Millman Jan 30 2006 10:54AM Security
'Dr. Chaos' gets seven more years in jail

'Dr. Chaos' gets seven more years in jail

The hacker responsible for a series of Wisconsin power failures five years ago was sentenced to seven more years in federal prison this week.
Frank Washkuch Dec 1 2005 8:20PM Security
Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco unveiled the second stage of its Network Admission Control (NAC) initiative, porting software to its range of Catalyst switches and wireless products. In addition, three new partners were bought into the fold to add vulnerability scanning to the framework.
René Millman Oct 18 2005 1:13PM Security
Paris Hilton hacker gets prison punishment

Paris Hilton hacker gets prison punishment

A Massachusetts teen has pleaded guilty to hacking into Paris Hilton's Sidekick cell phone.
René Millman Sep 16 2005 4:25PM Security
Japanese phisher gets suspended sentence

Japanese phisher gets suspended sentence

A Japanese man received a 22-month prison sentence after he created a fake website of Yahoo Japan in order to steal personal information from users of that portal. The sentence was suspended for four years.
René Millman Sep 15 2005 4:09PM Security
AOL spam friend gets 15 months

AOL spam friend gets 15 months

Former AOL staffer Jason Smathers has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling information to spammers.
David Quainton Aug 19 2005 11:35AM Security
NIST gets busy with security draft

NIST gets busy with security draft

U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized a draft version of federal government computer security.
David Quainton Jul 19 2005 2:37PM Security
Panther gets its teeth back in Apple mega patch

Panther gets its teeth back in Apple mega patch

Apple has released a host of patches for its Panther operating system, days after it released, Tiger, its newest OS.
David Quainton May 5 2005 3:19PM Security
Durst gets lawsuit rolling after sex-video hack

Durst gets lawsuit rolling after sex-video hack

Fred Durst, frontman of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, is suing websites that posted pornographic video clips hacked from his computer. The singer is suing for $80 million after his computer was hacked into when he took it in for repair.
David Quainton Mar 7 2005 9:45AM Security
Federal cybersecurity gets low grade

Federal cybersecurity gets low grade

Federal agencies received an overall D+ grade in cybersecurity in the annual report card for 2004. The Department of Homeland Security received a failing grade.
Marcia Savage Feb 18 2005 9:34PM Security

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