Monthly Archives: February 2010

Intel was targeted by ‘sophisticated’ attacks in January, at about the same time that Google reported its network had been breached, allegedly by Chinese hackers. Continue reading →

The Kneber botnet, so christened by security firm NetWitness in describing it to the press, is nothing new and there are many other botnets like it out there, according to a number of other security firms. Continue reading →

Toshiba today announced a new line of 2.5-in. hard drives aimed at data center operations. The new 10,000 RPM drives come with a self-encrypting option and reduce the overall size requirements of traditional 3.5-in. drives by about 30%. Continue reading →

Hackers behind the rootkit responsible for crippling Windows machines after users installed a Microsoft security patch have updated their malware so that it no longer crashes systems, researchers said today. Continue reading →

In an effort to boost sales, sellers of a fake antivirus product known as Live PC Care are offering their victims live technical support. Continue reading →

Seagate released a 2.5-in SAS drive today that doubles the amount of capacity over previous drives and offers lower power consumption while increasing drive reliability. Continue reading →

A start-up called Nasuni has made software that adds security and performance features to Amazon’s cloud storage. Continue reading →

A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that the company did not notify him before charging $76 to his credit card. Continue reading →