Android's rite of passage: Now it has a botnet
A spam-sending botnet that operates on Android devices could be the first of its kind, says a Microsoft researcher who discovered it
Cyber Security and IT support for Small Business
Cyber Security and IT support for Small Business
Sykipot variant, exploiting Microsoft vulnerability, targets aerospace industry
The information-stealing Trojan attacks the recently discovered flaw in XML Core Services, as well as Flash Player, and might be coming from China.
The Midweek Download: Fourth of July Edition–Tapping Into the Power of Kinect, plus Windows 8 Upgrade News
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we’ve got stories on the Microsoft Accelerator for Kinect, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and more.
Startup companies take Kinect into uncharted territory. “The Web is a depressingly flat place,” d...
Microsoft names 2 alleged leaders of Zeus botnet rings
The company's Digital Crimes Unit, which disabled the botnets after raids in March, will turn over its case to the FBI.
Don’t get raided by a SWAT team; secure your wireless hub
There are risks to setting up an unsecured wireless hub, apparently including police attacking your home.
Microsoft Names Defendants in Zeus Botnets Case; Provides New Evidence to FBI
A little over three months ago, I wrote here about how Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, along with its financial industry partners and Kyrus Tech, took action to disrupt the dangerous Zeus botnets, known for fueling half a billion dollars in onli...
Storm cripples Amazon cloud, but do sites have to go down, too?
You can arrange to have other data centers back up your services when one goes down, but it'll cost you.
McCain’s retooled Secure IT act still a privacy threat, critics say
The controversial bill has been amended to protect civil liberties, but fails to win over critics who see it as an expansion of military authority and a threat to personal privacy.
Weekend Reading: June 29th Edition–Office 365 Celebrates its First Birthday & a Sneak Peek at the Windows Phone 7.8 Start Screen
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we’ve got stories on the one-year anniversary of the launch of Office 365, a sneak peek at the Windows Phone 7.8 Start Screen and details on Xbox 360’s presence at the 42nd annual Comic-Con in San Diego.
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EPA could put 80 percent of its computing in the cloud by 2015
CGI Federal to help build an agencywide hybrid cloud.