Monthly Archives: March 2007
Protecting Data Requires Constant Vigilance
The hack attack on the TJX computer systems was sophisticated, spectacularly successful and thwarted the security and encryption systems that were in place at...
TJX Intruder Had Retailers Encryption Key
The massive data breach at $16 billion retailer TJX involved someone apparently armed with the chains encryption key, but it might not have been...
Sweet Bluetooth Headsets
When you see someone walking down the street talking to themselves, or driving alone in their car having a conversation with no one in...
Apples Boot Camp Now Supports Vista
Apple has released a new update to its Boot Camp software that will now support Microsofts Windows Vista operating system.
The latest 138MB download of...
Google Asks for Extension to Reply to Viacom Lawsuit
Google has requested a 30-day extension to reply to Viacom's complaint because Google has yet to retain counsel, Google Watch has learned.Viacom agreed to...
Drive-by Exploit Plants Trojans onto Fully Patched Windows Systems Running IE
McAfee's Avert Labs have discovered a drive-by exploit on the Web that preys on fully patched Windows XP SP2 systems running IE 6 and...
Will Next Killer App Be Mobile?
What is the next killer application? This is one of those perennial questions whose answer often seems obvious in retrospect but was not visible...
BI Landscape Is A-Changin
Adriel Lares has a lot to think about. Since joining 3PARdata in 2001, he has led the companys treasury, debt and financing activities, including...
Uncle Sams Got an RFID Jones
Governments seem determined to adopt RFID in identity documents and to view it as a security device. Privacy advocates seem determined to oppose them...
Ongoing Investigation Forces Dell to Delay Quarterly Report
Dell is delaying the filing of its fourth-quarter financial report as the PC vendor continues an internal investigation into its own accounting and financial...