Chris Gonsalves

Security experts are blaming known but unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer for the theft and distribution of the source code for a much anticipated new video game. The source code for Valve Corp.s Half Life 2, a sequel to the popular shoot-em-up game that was due out by December, was posted on the […]

Security researchers are continuing to analyze a new worm that began spreading rapidly through e-mail systems worldwide earlier today. Known as W32.Mimail.A, the worm attempts to exploit a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that allows a scripting on a users computer. Researchers at Symantecs security response center rated the worms damage capabilities as “low” though they […]

The largest and most complex it outsourcing deal in history is living up to that billing. Now into its third year of building the modern NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet), Electronic Data Systems Corp. continues to unravel decades of antiquated technology, dozens of incompatible processes and an almost-uncountable number of rogue applications that were serving […]

Electronic Data Systems Corp. said today it will shed some 2700 workers as part of an organizational restructuring designed to cut costs. The cuts represent about 2 percent of the Plano, Texas, services companys global work force. The move comes as EDS CEO Michael Jordan announced changes to what he called a highly fragmented structure […]

June got off to a rough start for IT security professionals as the Sobig virus made a mutated comeback and spread rapidly both here and abroad, according to experts. The virus watchers at e-mail security vendor MessageLabs raised their highest level of alert late yesterday as infections from the new W32/Sobig.c-mm continued to rise. By […]

IBM on Wednesday acquired Canadian automation software vendor ThinkDynamics Inc. Officials would not disclose the financial terms of the deal, which has already been completed. The move is a part of IBMs continuing effort to fill out its on-demand computing strategy. The automated systems management and provisioning technology acquired in the ThinkDynamics deal, dubbed “orchestrated […]

Former White House cyber-security adviser Howard Schmidt is set to become vice president of security at online auction giant eBay later this month, according to company officials in San Jose, Calif. Schmidt, 53, a former Microsoft security executive, will take the eBay job just weeks after resigning from his government post as head of President […]

Microsoft Corp. issued patches Wednesday afternoon for a series of newly discovered vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Both patches are for vulnerabilities deemed critical, according to Microsofts official postings. Both could result in an attacker being able to execute arbitrary code on a users system, according to Microsft TechNet. In the case of […]

White House cyber-security adviser Howard Schmidt resigned from his government post Monday, the second high-level official to leave President Bushs Critical Infrastructure Protection Board in as many months. Schmidt, a former Microsoft security executive, sent an e-mail to colleagues early Monday saying the federal governments move to turn the PCIPB responsibilities over to the newly […]

A leftover April Fools prank concerning Microsoft Corp.s Bill Gates swept through South Koreas mainstream media Friday, hammering technology stocks and jangling nerves in the economic community. Seouls Munhwa Broadcasting Company broke into regular programming Friday morning to report that Gates had been shot and killed during a charity event. MBC quoted U.S. cable news […]

Officials of Cisco Systems Inc. said today they plan to buy home and small office networking vendor The Linksys Group Inc. of Irvine, Calif. The move marks Ciscos first foray into the burgeoning market for wired and wireless networking gear for consumers and SOHO (small office/home office) users. According to officials, Cisco will issue common […]

A new variant on the Lovgate worm began spreading early Monday, posing as an authentic-looking business e-mail, according to security researchers. Lovgate.C spreads from an infected machine using the MAPI Windows functions by answering recent mail with an infected reply. The worm comes packaged in mail with the subject: “Ill try to reply as soon […]