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Ex-Motorola CFO Claims Whistleblower Status
Former Motorola chief financial officer Paul Liska claims was fired for advising company officials that the 2009 business plan for mobile devices was built on "unsubstantiated and misleading financial forecasts." In a lawsuit filed against the telecom equipment and cellphone manufacturer, Liska says he was punished for warning other executives, including co-CEO Greg Brown, that…
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Conficker, Cut Cables Show Digital World’s Fragility
In the last few days, a collection of events has spelled out how susceptible our data infrastructure really is. It all started with tales of the Conficker worm and has now come to a head with the reported sabotage of fiber-optic cables that blacked out much of Silicon Valley. Add to that the recent intrusions…
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Power Grid Compromise Underscores Government’s Need for Security Help
Reports that the U.S. electric grid was penetrated by foreign spies may on the surface seem shocking. But as Brightfly Managing Director of Research Brandon Dunlap knows, attempts at cracking the networks of U.S. utilities are not new. Brightfly is a consulting company specializing in advising on security and governance, risk and compliance. "While I was…
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Intel Spins Out Blade Server SIG, Plans Specification
Looking to spread the goodness of blade servers to systems builders beyond the HPs, Dells and IBMs of the world, the Server Systems Infrastructure (SSI) SIG (special interest group), spawned out of Intel, has gone off on its own as a separate member-funded entity with a mission of making blade server specifications available to the…
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Cloud Computing Heading for the Stratosphere
Worldwide cloud computing services revenue is continuing to grow at a rapid rate, with it expected to top $56.3 billion (US) in 2009, according to a report from Gartner. The lion’s share of the market will be made up of cloud-based advertising for the next few years. Market revenue grew by 21.3 per cent from…
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HP, McAfee Ink Global Reselling Agreement
McAfee has entered into a global reseller agreement with HP. Through this agreement, HP will sell McAfee’s entire line of enterprise security products and services globally. "This agreement underscores the importance of delivering comprehensive security solutions to meet the needs of our customers," said Roger King, executive vice president of worldwide channel operations at McAfee.…