Friday, December 09, 2011

Google deploys IPv6 for internal network; zero-day vulnerabilities found in Flash Player

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Usenix: Google deploys IPv6 for internal network
In a project that has taken longer than company engineers anticipated, Google is rolling out IPv6 across its entire internal employee network. Read More


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Holiday gift guide 2011
The holidays are here, and it's time to rock! With more than 140 products to choose from, let us take you on a journey through our favorite personal technology products and gift ideas for the techie on your list. From phones to computers to the hottest video games, we've got a bunch of great gift ideas. Please peruse and share with friends and family! Read More

Two zero-day vulnerabilities found in Flash Player
Two newly discovered vulnerabilities in Adobe's Flash Player can be exploited to execute arbitrary code remotely, according to advisories from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) and various security research companies. Read More

Surveillance tech companies should not sell to despots says EU
Surveillance technology companies have a moral obligation not to sell to repressive regimes, warned Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner on Friday. Her views were echoed by the U.S. Secretary of State, who said that companies cannot pretend they don't know what their technology is used for in countries like Syria and Iran. Read More

Private investment firm buys Blue Coat for $1.3 billion
Blue Coat Systems has agreed to be bought by a private equity firm for about $1.3 billion, which will buy out shareholders for a 48% premium over what the company's stock sold for yesterday. Read More


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43rd anniversary of the "mother of all demos," first mouse
It has been dubbed the "mother of all demos," but it was way more than that. On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart stepped to the podium at what was called the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco and showed off the world's first mouse. He also introduced hypertext links, on-screen text editing, video teleconferencing, windowing and a variety of other computing concepts years ahead of their time. Read More

Follow the Mythbusters' bouncing cannonball
Words fail to do justice to the path taken Monday by an errant cannonball fired as part of an experiment by television's Mythbusters, but this map does the trick. Read More

Court dismisses most breach claims against Heartland by banks
A U.S. district court in Texas has dismissed all but one of the claims by several banks against Heartland Payment Systems over a massive data breach the payment processor disclosed almost three years ago. Read More

Anonymous attack on HBGary Federal didn't ruin us, says CEO
When HBGary Federal, had its website hacked and sensitive e-mail exposed by hacktivist group Anonymous last February, it became a question of how Sacramento, Calif.-based security firm HBGary could survive the damage to its reputation. Read More


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The Real Cost of Dealing with Carriers
What is the TCO for your company's data network services and solutions? If you work with one of the large carriers, it's probably a lot higher than you think. Read Now!

3 more use Twitter to commit professional suicide
Three now former congressional aides are jobless this morning in part because they are worthless layabouts who drink on the job, but primarily because they are the latest to forget that Twitter lives on the Internet and tweets are visible to one and all. Read More

NASA iPhone, iPad app lets you watch, research meteors
NASA has released a new smartphone app that lets novices and experts alike track, count and record data about sporadic meteors and meteor showers anywhere in the world. Read More

Impact of hard drive shortage to linger through 2013
Hard disk drive supply shortages in the wake of Thailand flooding will continue to affect consumers, computer system manufacturers and corporate IT shops into 2013, according to market research firm IDC. Read More

6 hot IT jobs that will pay well in 2012
IT professionals looking for new jobs in 2012 are in luck: The job market is robust across the U.S., and IT salaries in a variety of fields are on the rise. Here are the six IT jobs that IT staffing industry executives expect to be in greatest demand in the coming year. The best part? Many of these jobs are also fun. Read More

 
 
 

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