Thursday, February 3, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 02/02/2011




Can you guarantee secure remote access from devices in the wild?
In the course of scores of conversations about security, I have regularly elicited a gobsmacked silence with a simple question: "How do you reliably secure access from an untrusted computer?"
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Mac, iOS gain online share on back of strong sales
Mac OS X gained share last month by the largest amount since March 2010, while iOS, the operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad, passed 2% for the first time, a Web metrics vendor said Tuesday.
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Cloud services could bolster national cybersecurity
The shift to cloud computing offers an opportunity to better secure the national digital infrastructure by concentrating the burden of cyber security among a relatively small number of service providers, says a foreign policy think tank.
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T-Mobile unveils Galaxy S 4G smartphone, G-Slate tablet specs
T-Mobile USA today said the Galaxy S 4G smartphone will ship this month and offered more details on its G-Slate tablet by LG, which will have an 8.9-in. 3D-capable display when it ships this spring.
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Egypt restores links to Internet
Egyptian Web sites that have been unreachable for days began to reappear Wednesday.
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Waledac botnet poised for a rebound with stolen credentials
The Waledac botnet, crippled by legal action from Microsoft and covert infiltration by security researchers just a year ago, appears poised for a big comeback.
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Gates gives $100M to fund polio vaccination
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is increasing his foundation's commitment to the fight against polio, as the disease increasingly appears on the verge of eradication.
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Top 10 free open source tools for network admins
From troubleshooting DNS queries and misbehaving network applications to keeping your configurations and passwords organized, these free open source tools have you covered
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Was Egypt oversold as top offshoring spot?
Before Egypt turned off the Internet, the country had received increasingly high marks from leading analysis firms as a promising offshore outsourcing destination, despite the nation's political risk.
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iPhone 4 on Verizon: Buy now, or wait for iPhone 5?
Many prospective customers are mulling whether to buy a Verizon iPhone 4 or wait for the enhanced iPhone 5, which is due this summer. Here are some factors to consider.
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