The US Air Force is talking openly about forming botnets to launch preemptive attacks in cyberspace.
BAE Systems last week scored a US$8.5 million contract with DARPA to develop an "intrinsically secure" mobile network for military use in planes, ground vehicles, sensor systems mobile and stationary as well as handheld devices.
The special US cyber attack unit US Air Force Cyber Command will use network warfare such as denial of service and confidential data loss as stage one of a physical attack to soften an enemy's defences, according to a senior US general.
Intel has announced that "Atom" will be the name given to its new family of low-powered processors designed for ultra mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).
European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Microsoft a record 899 million euros, or AU$1.4 billion, for failing to comply with sanctions.
On Saturday, Microsoft formally withdrew its offer to acquire the search pioneer, at least for now. So what happens next for Yahoo? A deal with Google looks likely.
While they present a wonderful opportunity to meet people with similar interests, sites like MySpace, Facebook, and even LinkedIn can also cause trouble.
The handheld maker used to be the king of the hill. So how did it tumble into Microsoft's arms?
Although AMD has painted Intel as a bully, execs who've dealt with company draw a more ambiguous picture.
Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is preferred.
During the next few years, heightened security will change the Internet, and the office network on which many of you work. In fact, you'll probably see changes first at the office as companies try to "harden" their information assets against a wide variety of threats.
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