Columbus, Ohio, may be placing a lot of sensitive data in danger of theft when it retires old computers, according to one security expert. Columbus’ Department of Technology receives guarantees from its computer disposal vendor that all of the hard drives and other parts that may contain sensitive data have been destroyed. However, city technicians have not kept any record of exactly what they have taken out of service and sent for destruction.
Apr
28
HP Receives $2.5 Billion Computer Contract from NASA
NASA has just awarded HP, one of the largest computer companies in the world, an enormous $2.5 billion contract for desktop computers, devices and services according to a report from HP today.
Apr
18
Reported Hack on Wind Power Company Bears No Evidence
TweetShare A computer hacker recently posted online screenshots as well as data to a hacking mailing list stating that he was able to and had hacked into a wind turbine facility in New Mexico. However, one day after this was reported, the company that is in charge of the turbines has reported that they have … Continue reading »
Apr
14
Unix Operating System Firm Bought By Las Vegas Company
A company out of Las Vegas, Nevada, has just bought the trademarks and service contracts for Unix, a computer operating system that is used by large corporations. Unix has also been the center of a large legal battle for the past few years.
Mar
22
China Blocking Gmail
TweetShare Google has recently reported that there have been some email disruptions over in China stating that people are having trouble accessing Google’s Gmail program. Sporadic access to the email system has been experienced by users in China for weeks. Access has been reported as sporadic for some but completely blocked for others. Google, which … Continue reading »
Mar
16
Keep Your Computer Safe with a Windows Service Pack
TweetShare Windows 7 debuted back in 2009 and it is starting to show its age, if only just a little. One sign of this is the fact that Microsoft has released the first Service Pack for the operating system. If you don’t already know, a service pack is a collection of updates, bug fixes and … Continue reading »
Mar
08
Mississippi Sheriff’s Office Upset Over Poor Computer Service
The Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office out of Adam’s County, Mississippi, is more than ready tho throw out a newly purchased $109,000 computer system due to the fact that it doesn’t work, according to ACSO Major Billy Neely. Neely addressed the Adams County Board of Supervisors at their most recent meeting about the faulty system.
Feb
17
$125 Million Settlement for Satyam Computer Services
If you have been following up on recent computer service news, then you have most likely heard about Satyam Computer Services and their fraud scandal. Well, we recently reported on Satyam setting a date for getting back on track and news has just come in about the company making a settlement to end the U.S. law suit filed against them.
Feb
07
Nasdaq Stock Market Definitely Got Hacked
TweetShare There was a lot of news buzzing recently over reports that the computers belonging to the company that owns the Nasdaq Stock Market got hacked. Well, those rumors have been confirmed as the company has stated that they definitely got hacked. The company that owns the Nasdaq Stock Market has confirmed over the weekend … Continue reading »
Jan
21
Computer Virus Cons Man Out of Millions
TweetShare If you do not think that computer viruses can be serious, then think again. Like a virus that would infect the human body, a computer virus must be dealt with as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. The only problem is that sometimes the people you think are there to help are really there to … Continue reading »
