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InfoWorld’s Windows 7 Security Deep Dive: The expert guide (InfoWorld)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:33 +0000

InfoWorld – Windows 7 has been warmly received and swiftly adopted by businesses, with improvements over Vista such as a friendlier UAC mechanism, the ability to encrypt removable media as well as hard drive volumes, broader support for strong cryptographic ciphers, hassle-free secure remote access, and sophisticated protection against Trojan malware in the form of AppLocker, to name a few.

Colorado woman must turn over computer hard drive (AP)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:33 +0000

AP – Readily available, easy-to-use software can encrypt a computer hard drive so thoroughly it would take years for a hacker to break in. But that seems to be no impediment for government prosecutors, who have obtained an order compelling the disclosure of a computer’s contents in one Colorado case.

Rutgers suicide case may find "hate" hard to prove (Reuters)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:32 +0000

Reuters – The case captured national attention over what seemed to be an obvious case of cyber-bullying. A former Rutgers University student used a webcam to spy on his roommate’s romantic tryst with another man in the days before the roommate’s suicide.

Exclusive: Palo Alto Networks, other tech firms tee up IPOs (Reuters)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:32 +0000

Reuters – A series of technology companies, including security software maker Palo Alto Networks, are preparing to go public on the heels of Facebook’s $5-billion filing, sensing a window of opportunity as the stock market rallies.

Nokia to unveil cheaper Windows smartphone: sources (Reuters)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:31 +0000

Reuters – Nokia will next week unveil a new, cheaper smartphone using Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, targeting a wider market for its new range of smartphones, two sources close to the company said.

Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China (Reuters)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:31 +0000

Reuters – A U.S. software industry report on Wednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatened the future of cloud computing, but also took aim at developed countries such as Germany that did well on its inaugural scorecard.

CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming (Reuters)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:30 +0000

Reuters – The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances.

Colorado woman must turn over computer password (AP)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:30 +0000

AP – Sophisticated encryption software has become so readily available and so effective, it’s surpassed the federal government’s ability to seize computers and gather evidence in criminal cases.

RIM’s PlayBook gets email with software upgrade (Reuters)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:30 +0000

Reuters – Research In Motion on Tuesday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has throttled sales since the PlayBook launched last April.

RIM releases belated new PlayBook software (AP)

Ed — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:20:29 +0000

AP – Research In Motion released a free upgraded operating system for its struggling Playbook computer tablet on Tuesday, almost a year later than it first said it would.