Monthly Archives: November 2005
AIM Rootkit Attack Traced to Middle East
Security researchers have traced Octobers W32/Sdbot-ADD worm attack against AOLs Instant Messenger network to a rootkit-powered botnet controlled by hackers in the Middle East.
With...
Sony-NEC Optical Merger May Be An Uneasy Alliance
Sony and NEC agreed to merge the optical disk-drive operations of both companies on Thursday, a move that will combine members of the two...
Ending the Blame Game
Its not engraved in stone or gracing the edifice of any corporate headquarters, but the following adage is well-established in the IT departments of...
Microsoft Expands Its Anti-Phishing Database
Microsoft Corp. Thursday expanded the scope of its anti-phishing Internet software by announcing agreements with independent data providers Cyota Inc., Internet Identity, and MarkMonitor...
Intel Mobilizes M18 Smart-Phone Chips
Intel Corp. launched its newest chips designed for use in so-called smart phones on Thursday, introducing the latest version of its StrataFlash Cellular Memory,...
Patriot Act II: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
The course that congressional leaders are following this week to extend controversial domestic spying powers of the USA Patriot Act was never animated on...
User Privileges, Malware and the Sony Rootkit Debacle
Although the legal trouble for Sony may be only starting, I think the technical discovery phase has wound down. But there are some interesting...
Hybrid Database Replication Tool Wins Patent
A patent has been granted to WorldSync for its method of gluing together the best of peer-to-peer and centralized database replication.
WorldSync Inc. makes FileMaker...
New Linux Study Suggests Fundamental Microsoft Credibility Problems
This time around, Microsoft commissioned a study to show that Windows does a better job of serving e-commerce applications than Linux does.Of course, in...
Microsoft Confirms Windows Flaw, Exploit
Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed a denial-of-service flaw in its implementation of the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) protocol and warned users that a working exploit...