Monthly Archives: October 2008
Data Breaches Reach Record High
First, the bad news: Data breaches continue unabated at U.S. corporations, governments and universities, already surpassing last year's record 446 breaches, according to the...
Charter Projects for Smoother Launches
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AMD Plans No Changes to 45-Nm ‘Shanghai’ Processor Production Schedule After Spinning Off Fabs
While Advanced Micro Devices is busy spinning off its fabs into a new joint venture, the chip maker's executives said AMD still plans to...
Fake AV Driving Adware Boom
Adware volume jumped during Q3 of 2008, driven largely via the use of schemes involving fake anti-virus programs, security researchers report.According to PandaLabs' Q3...
Google Roils Open-Source Community by Cracking Down on Chrome Comic, Logo Use
UPDATE: Much has been made about Google's Android mobile operating system stack as an open-source platform with an asterisk.Sure, it's been open-sourced for programmers...
Intel Sells Off Telco Carrier, Network Server Division to German Computer Maker
Intel is selling off its carrier-grade and network server business to a German company that specializes in creating embedded systems and other products for...
Nokia Touch Screen to Miss Christmas in Mature Markets
LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia's answer to Apple's iPhone will go on sale in seven countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe this year...
How Wall Street Can Mitigate Financial Fraud Using Biometric Authentication
Daily, trillions of dollars are transferred worldwide in funds and securities through financial systems. The magnitude of this exposes the financial institutions and their...
One IT Career Perspective: Custom App, QA Market Holding On
I recently caught up with one of my contacts whose company makes a good chunk of its change from the financial services industry to...
eWeek Newsbreak, Oct. 6, 2008
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