November 23, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
At Tuesday’s CNN-sponsored GOP debate, three Republican Presidential candidates stated that cyber attacks pose an emerging national security threat to the United States of America. In his closing comments during the debate, GOP hopeful and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that he views cyber attacks as on
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November 10, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
There are many services out there that cater to the specific needs of people. Whether it be food, cleaning services or childcare, the catering business is quite profitable. However, there are some services that are catered that you would never in a million years expect, like an underground calling service that caters t
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October 31, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
The one thing about computer viruses that is the worst is that they are always evolving. No matter how fast anti-virus companies make new software to protect you it seems there is always something that they can’t defend against. However, the fact that anti-virus products certified by ICSA Labs can protect users from a
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October 28, 2011 · Computer Repair
Whenever there is a computer problem involved, the average user is about as useful as a snowball in Miami. Computers are complex pieces of machinery and the slightest wrong move could take your troubles from bad to worse in no time. Many PC “repair specialists” use this as a way to jack up prices and install a lot of u
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October 18, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
You’ve probably all heard by now about the computer virus that was affecting the Pentagon’s drone program last month. Well, in a recent development, the Pentagon has announced that the computer virus was not directed at the military systems but was, in fact, common malware used to steal login names and passwords used i
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October 14, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
The recently released SpyEye banking malware is continuing to affect computers across the world and is also proving to be more difficult to detect and remove from infected Windows PCs, according to researchers from EMC’s RSA Security Division.
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October 4, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Satyam Computer Services Ltd., formerly Mahindra Satyam, has had it rough over the past year and a half, especially considering the fact that the company was dragged through a painful law suit for fraud. And while you would expect some good news to come from the company it just isn’t so as the most senior sales executi
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September 29, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
If you thought that you only needed virus protection software on your computer or laptop, then think again. IChimp and other computer security companies, are now starting to offer smartphone protection to concerned customers as the rising fad of cell phone hacking (mainly on celebrity phones) is becoming a more feared
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September 20, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the largest defense contractor in Japan, has just acknowledged that a plethora of its servers and PCs have been infected with malware. However, the company did deny that any confidential information that may have been stored in these systems was, in fact, stolen.
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September 15, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Nearly every technological company out there these days is doing its best to make the technologies we use every day more energy efficient. Well, Intel is on the right track as the company only needs a solar cell the size of a postage stamp to power a computer processor. Intel debuted this technology at its
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September 7, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Digital certificates that were released by GlobalSign have come under recent fire after claims from a hacker stated that he broke into the company’s computer systems. If this is true then this would be the second time a compromise like this has been uncovered in the last couple of weeks.
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September 1, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
If you are a Linux fan and user then the term “hacker” isn’t always a bad thing. Linux users know that there are two different kinds of hackers out there. The first is the kind that develops free software like the Linux kernel, the other is the one that breaks into your computer, steals your identity and racks up huge
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August 22, 2011 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
I recently wrote about Amazon’s new government-only Cloud service that the company created which was designed for federal agencies that must comply with rules governing sensitive defense-related data. Amazon is hoping that this service, as well as others like it, will give the company a huge boost among government agen
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August 18, 2011 · Data Backup & Recovery
Amazon Web Services, also known as AWS, has just launched a government-only cloud storage service for US government departments as well as contractors. Up until now, US government agencies had been unable to process or store data in the cloud due to compliance regulations. Amazon has stated that its GovCloud service wi
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