Monthly Archives: April 2010

SATA 6Gbit/sec.: Does it double your SATA speed?

As hard drive technology gets better, SATA 6Gbit/sec., the next generation of the SATA specification, could result in a big improvement in the speed of your hard drive. Continue reading

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Botnets ‘the Swiss Army knife of attack tools’

Hacker militias may be at the bottom of the cyberwar food chain, but when they want to hit a target, they can mobilize botnets that are already up and running, security experts say. Continue reading

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Targeted cyberattacks test enterprise security controls

Targeted cyberattacks of the sort that hit Google and more than 30 other tech firms earlier this year are testing enterprise security models in new ways and pose a more immediate threat to sensitive data than a full-fledged cyberwar. Continue reading

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In multi-core era, per-socket pricing faces challenges

The traditional Microsoft per-socket sever pricing scheme will likely be changed as chip makers add more cores to processors. Continue reading

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Protecting network endpoints is getting complicated

Users say protecting network endpoints is becoming more difficult as the type of endpoint devices — desktops, laptops, smartphones — grows, making security a complex moving target. Continue reading

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