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Botnet awakes in further South Korean attack

South Korea is increasingly looking like a nationwide botnet, as MyDoom malware implanted on thousands of PCs woke up, initiating a third wave of DOS cyberattacks on the country's government, business and media servers, The Washington Post reports. Ahnlabs, the country's largest security company, predicted the explosion...

Tags: Operating System, North Korea, South Korea, Attack, South, Government, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-10

US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamed

So it's cyberwar. In a July 4 attack that is believed to come from North Korea or its sympathizers, the websites of a number of U.S. and South Korean government agencies were knocked out and experienced continuing problems since the holiday, the Associated Press is reporting today....

Tags: U.S., North Korea, Web Site, FTC, Attack, Transportation, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-08

US government sanctions hit Windows Live Messenger in embargoed countries

The news broke the other day of Microsoft disabling their instant messaging network, Windows Live Messenger, to a number of countries including Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran, due to a number of trade embargoes which the US government has against these countries. Long story short,...

Tags: Sanction, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, North Korea, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Government, Iran, Government, Vertical Industries, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-28

North Korea's leader is an "Internet expert"

North Korea's leader. Kim Jong Il, has proclaimed himself an "Internet expert," according to the Associated Press. North Korea is essentially disconnected from the public Internet, bringing the irony of this statement into the realm of the absurd. For more information on North Korea's relationship with the Internet, see The...

Tags: North Korea, Leader, Internet, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-10-07

Image: North Korea's permanent blackout

Unlike its broadband-crazy southern neighbor, North Korea is, in one critic's words, "by far the worst Internet black hole."

Tags: North Korea, blackout, neighbor, broadband, Internet

Image galleries 2006-10-23

Map of North Korea (Mobile)

A map of North Korea, divided into 11 smaller territories for the ease of use.HAMGYONG-BUKTOYANGGANG-DOCHAGANG-DOHAMGYONG-NAMDOP'YONGAN-BUKTOP'YONGAN-NAMDOP'YONGANG-SIHWANGHAE-NAMDOHWANGHAE-BUKTOKANGWON-DOKAESONG-SIGood for intercity travels with SmartMap.Layers include:TownsSettlementsAirportsRoadsRailroadsRiversInland waterAdministrative bordersInternational bordersTreesMap scale is 1:1 million.Good for use with any version of SmartMap. SmartMap can be purchased here. The map source Shape files can be emailed upon request....

Tags: Mobile, North Korea, VITO Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-02-13

Additional Resources

House due for its health reform vote tomorrow

the American patriots will rise againand defeat the socialist bill.All real Americans are outraged about ObamaCare and the Congress should listen to them.Only the GOP healthcare bill is the one we can afford and will improve the healthcare.Not going to passPeople do not want this socialist fiasco.RE: House due for...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, WTF, health care, insurance, patriot

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

TacOps 4.06AHu (Mac)

TacOps 4 is the commercial version of "TacOpsCav 4," an officially issued standard training device of the US Army. It is a simulation of contemporary and near-future tactical, ground, combat between United States Army and Marine, Canadian, New Zealand/Australian and German forces versus various opposing forces OPFOR, simulating the Former...

Tags: Force, Apple Macintosh, Training, Battlefront.com, TacOps 4, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Tracking efficiency

Array Technologies has been in the solar tracking business for a couple decades. And using GPS systems for solar tracking is nothing new. GPS itself is now an ancient tech dating back to 1993. Hell, it's older than even the public-access Internet. GPS itself is a...

Tags: Panel, Array, GPS, Handhelds, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

GAO report: NASA at 'high risk' of data breach

What kind of 'sensitive data' would they have?I mean, I don't think that they are still working on experimental planes for the DoD, are they?Well...NASA has done, and continues to do some pretty freaky stuff. Also, lest you forget, they're big into big/fast rockets, and they are the people who...

Tags: Strategy, NASA, risk, General Accounting Office

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

TechGuard keeps spam and botnets at bay with one-click, enterprise-level security for SMBs, SOHOs

One of the most difficult things for a small or medium business to do is set up a security scheme that's effective, affordable and intelligible to the average employee. Chesterfield, Mo. and Baltimore, Md.-based TechGuard is attempting to address that problem by bringing its enterprise and government-level...

Tags: Security, Firewall, Network, SOHO, Small And Medium Business, TechGuard, SM, Smb/Sme, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-13

EC ramps up PR war with Intel (by publishing 518 page decision)

Not a big surpriseThe EC is a protectionist tool extorting technology and money from the creative genius of the US and other countries outside the EU. If you are successful, you are a target.RE: EC ramps up PR war with Intel (by publishing 518 page decision)Well that says it...

Tags: Intel Chip, Intel Corp., page decision, PR War, public relations

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Justice Dept. devastates Google Books settlement, as the parties rush to the back rooms

As long as it doesn't "belong" to GoogleHow about, let Google spend the time and money and then turn everything over to the Library of Congress or possibly the Smithsonian, etc. so that anyone can access it freely.Bet Google would not care for that idea much. After all, they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Google Inc., government

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Time to ditch the optical drive, once and for all

I agreeusb flash drive would be betterBut, why are you asking the question about the Beatles?Minor CorrectionDL DVDs hold 8.4GB and not 5.4In regards to the article I think Optical Media is a media that is slowly phasing out but the cost of the media for most purposes is still...

Tags: Flash memory, Consumer electronics, optical media, USB flash drive, DVD, optical drive

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

More cool HDTVs are announced for Asia; we wait to find out if we'll ever see them here

If you have electronics envy for the big continent to the East, who can blame you. They already have 3D TV in Japan, and seemingly everyone in South Korea has broadband speeds that make ours look like dial-up. Salivating over the latest TV introductions in Asia is almost pointless, as...

Tags: Organic Light-emitting Diode, HDTV, Asia, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-30

The Google Voice app scandal: is Apple losing control over the iPhone?

its rather a good thing no technologie suppliers should have any right over what you do with your device ...period ... RE: The Google Voice app scandal: is Apple losing control over the iPhone?SAM: "Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I?m a big Apple fan..."What a joke....

Tags: Smart phones, Games, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Radio Free Asia News Reader 1.6.2 (Mobile)

Radio Free Asia News Reader grabs the top stories from RFA and delivers them to your iPhone or iTouch. It covers news feeds like latest news, Burma, Cambodia, Chinese, North Korea, Laos, Tibet, Uyghur, and Vietnam. It features landscape view mode, share stories with friends and coworkers.

Tags: Mobile, Radio Free Asia Inc., Splaysoft, Radio Free Asia News Reader, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-14

US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew

US cyberwarriors a reluctant crewRelated problemThere's a related problem ... once they start using [b][i]any[/i][/b] offensive cyberwarfare, anyone could do anything anywhere and blame it on the U.S.Say, for instance, individual Israelis started hacking Iranian computers or vice versa, or Taliban sympathizers started attacking Pakistani systems or Indian systems. ...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, reluctant crew, attack, cyberattack

Discussion threads 2009-08-02

Helping Defend the Government Web Infrastructure

The new administration is dedicated to providing technology leadership including rolling out more online services to citizens. New CIO and CTO positions and other initiatives laid down by President Obama are truly commendable and are bound to produce positive results. Unfortunately Web's openness also attracts more threats and attacks against...

Tags: Cenzic Inc., Government, Web Infrastructure, Attack, Security

White papers 2009-08-01

US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamed

US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamedattacks from Windows machinesThese are infected Windows operating system computers that are attacking the government sites. Will we ever learn?RE: US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamedIs this story real? It seems like this would be a little more...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, SECURITY, Cyberwarfare, Korean website, attack, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-07-08