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  • Reddit IAmA this week to feature Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe

    Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet 40 years ago this week, will get his turn to play social media rock star as the subject of a Reddit IAmA on Tuesday, May 21, at noon EDT.

    Written by Bob Brown • 20 May 13 16:17

  • Telstra in the sights of Privacy Commissioner

    Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has begun an investigation after some Telstra customer’s phone numbers, names and home addresses contained in spreadsheets were found online during a Google search.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 20 May 13 15:55

  • Attack on Telenor was part of large cyberespionage operation with Indian origins, report says

    A recent intrusion on the computer network of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor was the result of a large cyberespionage operation of Indian origin that for the past few years has targeted business, government and political organizations from different countries, according to researchers from security firm Norman Shark.

    Written by Lucian Constantin • 20 May 13 15:49

  • NextDC awarded ISO quality management certification

    NextDC (ASX: NXT) has received a quality management system certification from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 20 May 13 10:59

  • Security Manager's Journal: NAC deployment means better access control at last

    The deployment has already revealed a whole lot of devices that don't meet the criteria for getting on the corporate network.

    Written by Mathias Thurman • 20 May 13 10:14

  • Why don't risk management programs work?

    When the moderator of a panel discussion at the recent RSA conference asked the audience how many thought their risk management programs were successful, only a handful raised their hands. So Network World Editor in Chief John Dix asked two of the experts on that panel to hash out in an email exchange why these programs don't tend to work.

    Written by John Dix • 20 May 13 06:20

  • US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks

    Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 20 May 13 04:46

  • Yahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen

    Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week.

    Written by Jay Alabaster • 20 May 13 04:07

  • Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington

    Washington's biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don't know enough about it, yet.

    Written by Zach Miners • 19 May 13 04:19

  • Bitcoiners crave coders to cope with demand

    Bitcoin is not going away, the digital currency's developers say, and they're craving more technically savvy people to support its use.

    Written by Zach Miners • 19 May 13 03:13

  • Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride is not slowing down

    More bumps in the road are probably in store for Bitcoin. The virtual currency has seen some massive swings in value over the last several weeks, but that volatility is not likely to end soon, its lead developer suggested on Saturday.

    Written by Zach Miners • 18 May 13 22:45

  • Texas drone bill sparks a battle

    The battle to find a balance between privacy concerns and the beneficial use of drones for commercial and law enforcement purposes is in sharp focus in a bill that's winding its way through the Texas legislature.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan • 17 May 13 20:26

  • T-Mobile drops challenge to FCC's net neutrality rules

    T-Mobile USA has dropped a pending challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.

    Written by Grant Gross • 17 May 13 20:02

  • Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges

    Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

    Written by Grant Gross • 17 May 13 18:28

  • Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy

    Italian police arrested four suspected hackers Friday, accusing them of having taken control of the Italian branch of the Anonymous network.

    Written by Philip Willan • 17 May 13 17:42
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    Dual-Persona Smartphones Not a BYOD Panacea

    Mobile vendors are pushing technologies that split a smartphone into two separate platforms for business and personal data. Problem solved, right? Not so fast. It's still easy for employees to circumvent the two worlds.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 17 May 13 17:21

  • Researchers uncover new global cyberespionage operation dubbed Safe

    Security researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered an active cyberespionage operation that so far has compromised computers belonging to government ministries, technology companies, media outlets, academic research institutions and nongovernmental organizations from over 100 countries.

    Written by Lucian Constantin • 17 May 13 16:44

  • Former Amazon cloud engineer spills to Reddit audience

    Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud.

    Written by Brandon Butler • 17 May 13 14:32

  • New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer

    Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway.

    Written by Lucian Constantin • 17 May 13 12:04

  • In a sea of malware, viruses make a small comeback

    The computer virus seems to be making a subtle comeback.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk • 17 May 13 04:24
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