Jeff Burt

Intel executives are preparing to release server chips that will be aimed at low-power systems and microservers, which are growing in popularity in large Web farms and cloud computing environments. At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing, Intel unveiled plans for a low-power, dual-core processor based on its Atom processor technology and a slightly […]

Cisco Systems is growing its networking and communications offerings for smaller businesses, which company officials said are being affected in the same way as enterprises by the growing trends around mobility and cloud computing. Cloud adoption among small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in 2011 was at 72 percent, and is expected to grow to 98 […]

Dell is stepping into the competitive content delivery space with a solution built upon its servers, storage and networking products, and leveraging software from EdgeCast Networks and Elemental Technologies. The Dell Deliver content delivery platform, announced April 11, provides network providers with a low-cost, more efficient way to sell content delivery network (CDN) services to […]

Apple engineers are developing a software tool that will detect and remove the Flashback malware, which has infected more than 600,000 Macs worldwide and has shaken the image of Apple devices being almost invulnerable to exploits. In a brief message on the Apple Website, company officials noted that the recent iteration of Flashback€”which was first […]

Security software vendor F-Secure has released an automated tool designed to detect and remove the Flashback malware from Macs, becoming the latest vendor to beat Apple in offering users a way to clean their infected systems. F-Secure had already published manual directions that Mac users could follow to detect and remove the Flashback exploit, which […]

Intel is getting ready for a flood of new Ultrabook designs that will not only offer new form factors€”including hybrids that can switch between laptops and tablets€”but also will continue driving down the price of the systems, with some coming in as low as $699. In addition, many of the new Ultrabooks€”company executives are predicting […]

Oracle officials, who are still working to build a strong business around the hardware they inherited through the $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, are rolling out a new line of systems powered by Intel€™s latest Xeon processors. The software giant on April 11 unveiled five new systems€”both rack-based and blades€”that are powered by Intel€™s […]

The Anonymous hacker collective, which in recent days has made headlines for attacking hundreds of Chinese government and commercial Websites, reportedly is turning its attention to U.S. trade organizations that have come out in support of stronger proposed cyber-security legislation. The group in recent days has launched denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on the Websites of TechAmerica […]

With the Flashback Trojan continuing to stalk Apple Mac users, security experts are offering ways to detect and remove the malware and steps users can take to secure their systems. Most recently, Juan Leon, a software developer, has posted a free tool that can determine whether an Apple system is infected with the Flashback malware. […]

Microsoft as part of its Patch Tuesday effort released six security bulletins that address 11 vulnerabilities, including one that the software giant said already is being used in the wild. Four of the six bulletins are listed as €œcritical,€ while two more are listed as €œimportant,€ and cover a wide range of Microsoft applications, from […]

Create a Non-Admin Account The default account on Mac OS X is an administrator user, which malware writers can leverage to infect a computer. Create a non-admin user for everyday tasks like checking email and Web browsing. This can limit the damage from threats and malware attacks, according to Kaspersky’s Raiu. Use a Secure Web […]

A former Intel employee will be sentenced in August after pleading guilty to stealing confidential documents from the giant chip maker. In U.S. District Court in Boston on April 6, Biswamohan Pani pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud, which took place in 2008. Intel officials said the documents were valued at $200 million […]