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IRS failed to look out for hack attackers

The Internal Revenue Service let its guard down in a big way. It failed to save and review records adequately that could indicate if hackers were trying to break into the agency's systems. That Read more...

Site owners complain about new search engine Cuil

Barely more than a month after the launch of "Google Killer" Cuil, site owners are saying that its Twiceler indexing bot is causing mayhem on their sites with its overzealous indexing. One user even Read more...

Comcast testing new methods of throttling bandwidth

In the wake of the furor over the way Comcast uses TCP reset flags to throttle BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, the company is testing out a trio of protocol agnostic methods of Read more...

China and U.S. tie as Internet attack source

A new report finds that China and the U.S. were home to the greatest percentage of Internet attacks during the first quarter of 2008. Akamai, which operates a global server network, said the most Read more...

Indians shunning U.S. Tech jobs; Cox throttled torrent traffic as well;

Security researcher develops rootkit for Cisco routers A security researcher claimed to have developed a rootkit for Cisco routers. The concern is that this could open the

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ALSO NOTED: Should CIOs throw away Vista?; Tech forces driving the industry;

> Should CIOs throw away Vista? Article> Tech forces driving the industry. Read more...

Record year for email spam

Not that any CIO wants to hear this, but spammers ran rampant in 2007. And if you never saw any spam on your system, you had a great spam filter or you were very lucky. In 2007, spam accounted for a Read more...

Intel taps Web 2.0 for vPro development

Intel is launching an online community to solicit ideas and recommendations from users. Executives speaking at last week's Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco said that they hope to start gaining Read more...

What's NXT for CIOs?

I was in Chicago (really one heck of town) for the NXTcomm conference as a judge for the Eos awards in telecom excellence. For those of you who have lost track (and nobody would blame you) NXTcomm Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Social networking should spur security scrutiny

If your tech organization isn't keeping on eye on workplace online activity, you might want to rethink that decision, given the popularity of social networking sites and the increasing amount of Read more...

Press Releases

Revvim Launches the First Revenue Maximization Service for Natural Search

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Revvim.com is the first Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technology solution to focus on revenue, not just traffic. “Our goal at Revvim is to empower website Read more >>

Tekelec Sponsors 4G World 2011, Oct 24 - 27, 2011, in Chicago IL, US

MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tekelec: Press Kit Materials are Available at: http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/4G-World-2011/tekelec/Company: Tekelec Event:4G World 2011Oct 24 - 27, Read more >>

Crowd Factory Introduces Advanced Analytics to Measure True Reach and ROI of Social Campaigns

New metrics such as "Share Rate", "Clickback Rate" and "Social Reach" help marketers better understand the reach and virality of their marketing campaigns, as well as identify individual people who Read more >>

WRAPmail (OTC: WRAP) Helps Email Senders Guard Against Impersonation and Phishing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WRAPmail (http://www.WRAPmail.com) (OTC: WRAP) a provider of free and enterprise email branding solutions is happy to announce how the solution Read more >>

WebMediaBrands’ Inside Network Research Releases Latest Research Concluding US Social Gaming Market to Reach $1.65 Billion

“Inside Virtual Goods: The Future of Social Gaming 2012” Market Research Report Released Today SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new report released today by research firm Inside Network Inc. (a Read more >>