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Symantec Warns pcAnywhere Users to Disable Tool
The saga over Symantec’s stolen code took another twist as the company acknowledged that pcAnywhere customers are at risk for man-in-the-middle attacks and new exploits. The breach actually occurred on Symantec servers in 2006, and attackers stole source code to several Norton security products and the pcAnywhere remote access tool, Symantec confirmed last week. At… Read more
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Attackers Using DNS Poisoning to Hijack Website Domains, Divert Traffic
Instead of just launching distributed denial-of-service attacks, cyber-attackers have started hijacking domain names and redirecting traffic from legitimate sites to malicious ones. The hacker group Anonymous recently managed to hijack the Domain Name System record for CBS.com and redirected all traffic to another Web server that displayed an empty directory structure. It appeared as if… Read more
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HP Committing webOS to Open Source by September
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard began executing its plan to deliver an open webOS by committing to a schedule for making the platform’s source code available under an open-source license. The company said it aims to complete this milestone in its entirety by September. The webOS code will be made available under the Apache License, version 2.0,… Read more
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Growth Continues to Accelerate for Private Clouds
Just like the Energizer bunny, the adoption of private cloud technology keeps going and going. A case in point is DynamicOps, a cloud services provider that has seen some 300 percent growth in the private cloud market through 2011. While DynamicOps is the latest example of a rapidly growing cloud services company, it s by… Read more
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RIM Co-CEOs Step Down, Appoint Heins to Role
Research In Motion underwent a massive shakeup Jan. 22, with longtime co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepping aside in favor of Thorsten Heins, who now assumes the titles of both president and CEO. According to a statement issued by RIM, Lazaridis will become vice chair of RIM s board, as well as chair of… Read more