Posts Tagged ‘News’

VMware Rolls Out Do-It-Yourself Cloud Building

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Running on VMware's bread-and-butter vSphere platform, the new management controls include general management, security, data center services, and outside consulting services. - SAN FRANCISCO -- VMware pulled the wraps off a series of new products and services Aug. 31 at its VMworld 2010 expo and conference here at the Moscone Center, all with the purpose of helping VMware users gain better control of their cloud computing deployments. In fact, by using these new assets,...

Phishing Attacks Target CEOs

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Hackers are routinely using social network sites and basic searches to find biographical information on corporate executives. And once they have that information, they're targeting these executives with personalized email messages designed to compromise computers, gain access to the network, and steal corporate information. Smarter Technology reporter, Ashley Daley, discusses the nature of these attacks and what you can do to avoid being the next phishing victim.
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Autodesk Unveils AutoCAD for Mac

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Autodesk is releasing AutoCAD for Mac, offering its software for drafting and editing 2D and 3D models on Apple's platform for the first time in 18 years. - Autodesk is releasing AutoCAD for Mac software, returning to the Apple platform after 18 years. In addition to a version running natively on Mac OS X, Autodesk also plans on releasing an AutoCAD WS mobile application for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. AutoCAD allows illustration-minded professiona...

Trend Micro Targets Virtualization, Cloud Security

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Trend Micro is moving ahead with its virtualization and cloud security strategy with new anti-malware technology for virtual environments and encryption key management for the cloud. - Trend Micro continued its push around virtualization and cloud security Aug. 31 with two new product releases. Part one of the announcement - which was made in conjunction with the VMworld 2010 conference running this week in San Francisco - is Trend Micro Deep Security 7.5, which leverages the...

Google Buys Game Maker SocialDeck with Eye Toward Facebook

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Google says it purchased SocialDeck, which makes games people play on the iPhone, BlackBerry and Facebook, the social network Google is challenging with its acquisitions. - Google confirmed Aug. 30 that it has purchased mobile social game maker SocialDeck, the latest piece in a puzzle the search engine is putting together to battle Facebook. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SocialDeck makes games such a quot;Pet Hero MD quot; and quot;Shake and ...

Networks blighted by poor configuration

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The biggest security threat to most networks could be the people paid to look after them, an informal survey of IT professionals has suggested.

Gmail promo for Priority Inbox creeps out Chrome users

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Chrome users yesterday bombarded Google's Gmail support forum with complaints about music suddenly playing in the background when they reached their inboxes.

Novell makes cloud security service generally available

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Novell has made its cloud security service available following successful beta trials

Twitter API has new third party sign-on method

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Twitter has nearly finished migrating to a new authentication protocol, called OAuth

Huge spamming botnet injured but still alive

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A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security.