Apple takes iPhone corporate in a big way   06 Mar 2008 18:17 GMT
Apple has given technology managers their iPhone wish list in full in an effort to make its phone more business friendly. The mission: Lure enough enterprises to the iPhone so Apple can hit its 10 million unit goal by the end of 2008. Apple CEO Steve...
Source: ZDNet

IE 8 to add malware blocking   06 Mar 2008 13:26 GMT
Amid all the hubbub about the first beta of IE 8 the security features haven't gotten a lot of attention. Part of the problem is that Microsoft hasn't disclosed a lot, but it does appear that the browser will block malware. About its Safety Filter feature, Microsoft...
Source: ZDNet

Laptop with 200 children's health records stolen   06 Mar 2008 10:43 GMT
Officials at Britain's National Health Service have cut off network access for a laptop stolen from a medical center, but concerns remain for over 200 children whose personal information was stored on a memory stick attached to that machine.

Source: Computerworld

New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs   06 Mar 2008 06:38 GMT
If your company or organization runs an enterprise wireless LAN network, I have some troubling news for you.  Odds are high that your current "enterprise-class" wireless LAN deployment is vulnerable to authentication leakage which not only exposes your internal network but all of your server access controls. ...
Source: ZDNet

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 - Tour   05 Mar 2008 21:06 GMT
I've just downloaded and installed the beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8 into a virtual machine (no way am I ready to let that loose on my systems outside of a VM). I've only been using it a few minutes so there's no much to say beyond...
Source: ZDNet

How much performance gain can you expect from a Draft-N router?   05 Mar 2008 19:35 GMT
I've been using the same Linksys WRT54GS 802.11g router for a couple of years now, and it has reliably met my home networking needs. That includes connecting two laptops and a desktop, sharing a broadband connection, backing up files across the network, and shuffling video from my network-attached storage (NAS)...
Source: ZDNet

Research firm: Google Android SDK has multiple vulnerabilities   04 Mar 2008 21:45 GMT
Google's Android SDK is facing multiple vulnerabilities that are remotely exploitable, according to Core Security Technologies. In an advisory, Core Security noted heap and interflow overflow issues with Android and reserved eight CVE identifiers. Core noted: Several vulnerabilities have been found in Android's...
Source: ZDNet

Hackers figure out how to resurrect year old Vista news   04 Mar 2008 17:32 GMT
It seems that hackers have figured out how to resurrect news about a Vista activation hack that's over a year old. Yesterday I received several emails from readers pointing to a post on Slashdot.  The site was running a piece which pointed to a an article on APC Magazine from...
Source: ZDNet

Google vs. Microsoft game is afoot   04 Mar 2008 16:13 GMT
GPLMedicine advocate Fred Trotter (right) has given some inspection to both Google Health and Microsoft's HealthVault, coming down solidly on Google's side. Trotter writes that Google Health's privacy policies and APIs are superior to those of Microsoft HealthVault, and its access control system looks better. ...
Source: ZDNet

D.C.'s tax system won plaudits but couldn't stop alleged insider thefts   04 Mar 2008 14:00 GMT
In 2002, the District of Columbia began using a $100 million tax system that won an award from a national group. But that didn't stop workers from allegedly stealing millions of dollars via fake refund checks.

Source: Computerworld