Enterprise 2.0 Conference notebook   13 Jun 2008 00:26 GMT
Ironically this week has probably been my most offline in months - Sprint failed the brand new Westin Hotel in Boston ddisastrously with terrible or non existent wifi service. It was a real shame because Jive Software had an instance of Clearspace for the conference attendee community and there was...
Source: ZDNet

Macs and iPhones: Reporting for duty   12 Jun 2008 21:13 GMT
If the iPhone and Mac are good enough for the US Army, can IT managers keep saying that these Apple platforms aren't good enough anymore? by David Morgenstern
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Opera ships security patches, adds malware blocker   12 Jun 2008 18:45 GMT
Opera users, get your browser patching engine ready. The Norwegian software maker has released version 9.5 as a recommended security and stability update that includes patches for at least three serious security vulnerabilities. The update, available here for download, patches the following: ...
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Continental's TSA Airport Security is decidedly Un-CLEAR   12 Jun 2008 16:38 GMT
As some of you may know, my job as a systems architect for one of the world's largest systems integration firms requires that I do a large amount of travel. Typically, I'm away from home about four days out of the week. Naturally, this results in going through a lot...
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China says it's incapable of hacking Reps' computers   12 Jun 2008 14:28 GMT
The folks who brought you the Great Firewall of China and the Golden Shield are wholly incapable of breaking into the cyber-fortress that is the U.S. House of Representatives. So they say. Accused by U.S. Reps Frank Wolf (R-Va.) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of hacking into their...
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Obama campaign seeking better Web security   12 Jun 2008 08:40 GMT
Where change meets C-I-A: Barack Obama's campaign is looking for a network security expert. Position open immediately, but apt to end in November.

Source: Computerworld

Apple pushes security patches with QuickTime 7.5 update   11 Jun 2008 16:17 GMT
Apple late Tuesday released an update to QuickTime for Mac and Windows. The release patches a number of holes that were open to malicious attacks. by David Morgenstern
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Fake ImageShack site serving malware, links distributed over IM   11 Jun 2008 13:05 GMT
In a combination of domain typosquatting next to spoofed image files, malware authors managed to successfully impersonate ImageShack, the 5th largest image hosting website on the Internet, the result of which is a malware campaign circulating over MSN, enticing users into infecting themselves by clicking on the spammed links to...
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Opinion: Breach laws fail to protect anyone   11 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
They haven't met their stated goals, and they are costly to comply with.

Source: Computerworld

Gartner: Be cautious about letting new iPhones into your company   11 Jun 2008 13:00 GMT
Apple's iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 technologies add new security features aimed at corporate users. But Gartner analysts say that doesn't mean they should be given broad access to corporate networks.

Source: Computerworld