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- Smart People: Virus hunter aims to predict & prevent pandemics
- Please don't forget the transcriptPlease keep transcripts - not just videos. Some of us find it much quicker to read/scan than to wait and wait and wait through a video which may not be very interesting after all. Please include transcripts. please..please
- Tags: Corporate communications, virus
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- News to know: HP; AT&T; Malware; Twitter; RIM
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7 Ed Bott: Apple...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., AT&T Corp., Malware, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Smart People: Virus hunter aims to predict & prevent pandemics
- What if we could forecast outbreaks the same way we do hurricanes? Epidemiologist Nathan Wolfe ventures to the far-flung reaches of Africa, China and Asia to track how devastating diseases take hold in human populations and how they might be stopped before becoming widespread. Dr. Wolfe's most recent win? Helping...
- Tags: Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- PC vs. Mac: 'If you're ready to compromise, you call me'
- Every Cult has to have someone to hate....If they didn't have Windows to bash they would just be an over priced office tool. They have to keep the anger alive in order to keep the minions buying.If you step back and look at a Laptop/PC as a tool to get...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., advertisement
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed ad
- Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed adI am reminded of a Ron White joke"You can ride the donkey to the top of the mountain, or you can take the tram, it's the same price"Funny you mention that price comparison[i]when custom-configuring a Studio XPS 13 to roughly match the 13"...
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, KARMA, advertisement, battery, virus, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-24
- Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and Mom
- Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and MomWhy do we need a commercial...to prove what everybody has known for years, that Apple computers are rip-offs.Um, same name, different women...These are two different Laurens... And the Lauren in this add is not helping her mom, she's buying the laptop herself, for...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., Now Microsoft, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Oh, it's on: Apple counters Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads with 'Megan'
- Oh, it's on: Apple counters Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads with 'Megan'5 viruses already, including the famous Izombie Bot net and......a new worm that ZDNet has already written about just yesterday. how many viruses/worms did OSX have? None, untill a couple of months ago.Yesterday, a 10.5.07 just came out, with a...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Notebooks, Viruses and worms, PC commercial, Apple Inc., Laptop Hunters, advertisement, virus, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Microsoft's latest "Laptop Hunter" ad
- Microsoft's latest "Laptop Hunter" adAnother joke from MicrosoftYou can get a laptop for $300 dollars, why did they give her $2000? Since the quality, user experience, usability, stability, resale value, ownership costs, capabilities, etc never seem to fit into this lines of commercials, what is the use of giving $2000?...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- New Apple ads ignore Microsoft assault, stick to own message
- Hey, what do you know: a new crop of Apple vs. PC ads, and this "Get a Mac" series just plain ignores Microsoft's "PC Hunter" claims and fights on its own terms: ...
- Tags: Software, Registry, Hard Drive, Advertisement, Disk, PC, Malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virus, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Security, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Bug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the pain
- Bug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the painBug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the painIt won't be long before this business is shut down.SlimeIt never ceases to amaze me that people can justify behavior like this and sleep at night. I'm all for letting businesses create new...
- Tags: E-mail, SECURITY, extortion, Pay Up
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- Remote exploit released for brand-new Safari for Windows
- Remote exploit released for brand-new Safari for WindowsNo Bias there at all[i]"Given that Apple has had a lousy track record with security on OS X, in addition to a hostile attitude towards security researchers, a lot of people are expecting to see quite a number of vulnerabilities targeted towards this...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Apple Safari, Microsoft Windows, security, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?
- What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?Software solutions.Just as a reference,- Your Uninstaller does a good job removing software, including both files and registry entries, even when you receive a Cannot read Install.log error- Avast! by Alwil and AVG are free anti-viruses for home use....
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Seatbelts, belt, antivirus, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time
- Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback timeIts the>"I see more researchers not work closely with vendors and just giving them a 30-day grace period before going public with the flaws," Ferris said.
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, flaw finder, software, flaw, vulnerability, finder, payback
- Discussion threads 2006-08-17
- Symantec, McAfee join effort to trap pirates on eBay
- Symantec, McAfee join effort to trap pirates on eBayHang those Pirates by their thumbs !All Pirates are scum.BMW? Symantec?"John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, last month told Silicon.com, "The Norton brand is the BMW of the security world." "Sorry, The Norton brand is more like the Lumbering slow ineffective hulking gigantic...
- Tags: SECURITY, eBay Inc., McAfee Inc., BMW AG, Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-17
- Sony to patch copy-protected CD
- Sony to patch copy-protected CDA boycott of Sony is appropriateWhat do you call a company that treats ALL of its customers like thieves? Soon-to-be-bankrupt.If consumers have any sense at all they'll be wise to avoid purchasing copy-protected CDs... unless they like being treated like a criminal, having their computer's...
- Tags: Rootkits, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Sony Corp., CD, rootkit
- Discussion threads 2005-11-02
- Microsoft set to test security software
- Microsoft set to test security softwareAfter how many patches will it work.Every product they sell is a security risk in its own right. Why will this be any diferrent?Microsoft set to test security softwareThis is pretty cool. Its good to see Microsoft getting serious about security and...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Broken Code, security, Microsoft Corp., security software, operating system
- Discussion threads 2005-10-06
- Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variants
- Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variantsFlawed code throttled spread of Zotob variantsIncompetent worm writers, gotta love that. But since Microsoft already has a patch and they offered a tool to remove the worm this really isn't a problem other than skript kiddies copying and pasting code instead of...
- Tags: Patches, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 2000, Noaxe Rockshade, Microsoft Corp., Zotob variant, stupid user, Zotob worm, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- Bug hunter gets bounty from Mozilla
- Bug hunter gets bounty from MozillaNobody Paid me!I found and reported 3, nodody paid me.Great program!I would LOVE to buy software from a company that would PAY people to find bugs! If bugs cost the software maker money, those bugs would get fixed a lot faster and there would be...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Operating systems, Linspire, bounty, bug hunter, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-03-31
- MyDoom author may be covering tracks
- MyDoom author may be covering tracksUnfortunateIt's too bad that it takes hatred for Microsoft and/or SCO to bring out such imagination. Just think how much good such a person could do if those talents were put to beneficial use.Carl RapsonGender specific male pronoun okay?It seems that using gender-specific male pronouns...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Leadership, motivation, gender, virus, women, MyDoom author, MyDoom virus
- Discussion threads 2004-02-10
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