Flashback botnet not shrinking, many Macs still infected

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	Flashback botnet not shrinking, huge numbers of Macs still infected Contrary to reports by several security companies, the Flashback botnet is not shrinking, the Russian antivirus firm that first reported the massive infection three weeks ago claimed today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Is Cloud the Answer to Federal IT Savings? In this eGuide, Computerworld and its sister publications CIO and Network World have collected interviews and articles that cover some of the biggest issues faced by federal agency IT departments today. Read on to learn about the technology challenges the U.S. government is facing, and how some agencies are dealing with them. Read now. In this Issue Did Microsoft run out of time with Windows RT? Lawmakers question FAA on privacy protections around drone use From CIO.com: Windows 8: Stuck in the Eye of Tablet-PC Hurricane? School system tweaks its Wi-Fi for better control Look out, Google, Oakley's developing its own smart glasses Windows sales defy predictions, grow 4% Sony to launch 5GB online photo sharing service next week Apple pursues ban on altered Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany Proof-of-concept Android Trojan uses motion sensor to determine tapped keys Nokia patent case loss in Germany leads to squabble about ruling YouTube must filter content, German court rules Darlene Storm: How to stop mobile malware before game-over infections? Meet zDefender Preston Gralla: Microsoft's jump in Windows sales show there's plenty of life in the operating system WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how Did Microsoft run out of time with Windows RT? Microsoft may have simply run out of time with Windows RT as it tried to keep up with rivals Apple and Google, an analyst said today. Read More Lawmakers question FAA on privacy protections around drone use Two senior lawmakers are asking the Federal Aviation Administration to explain how the agency will ensure that privacy rights are protected when it issues drone licenses to government, law enforcement and private organizations. Read More From CIO.com: Windows 8: Stuck in the Eye of Tablet-PC Hurricane? Tablets may never kill the PC, but recent Gartner predictions show how much trouble Microsoft will be in if Windows 8 fails on tablets. Read More School system tweaks its Wi-Fi for better control Rowan-Salisbury School System is looking to technology from Aerohive Networks for better management of its Wi-Fi network. Read More Look out, Google, Oakley's developing its own smart glasses Google might want to use its new smart glasses prototype to look over its shoulder Read More Windows sales defy predictions, grow 4% Stronger-than-expected sales of Windows helped Microsoft post a 6% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, the company said yesterday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Private Cloud: Lessons Learned Along the Way A recent IDG Research Services study confirms that the private cloud is indeed full of promise. Agility. Efficiency. Cost savings. But realizing those rewards can be an arduous path. Now, you can leverage what Cisco learned on their own path to the private cloud. View Now Sony to launch 5GB online photo sharing service next week Sony said Friday it will launch its online photo sharing service, "PlayMemories Online," next week. Read More Apple pursues ban on altered Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany A Dusseldorf court has set a date to hear an appeal from Apple, which is seeking an injunction preventing Samsung Electronics from selling a tablet modified to beat an earlier injunction, a court spokesman said on Friday. Read More Proof-of-concept Android Trojan uses motion sensor to determine tapped keys A team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and IBM have designed a proof-of-concept Android Trojan app that can steal passwords and other sensitive information by using the smartphone's motion sensors to determine what keys victims tap on their touchscreens when unlocking their phones or inputting credit card numbers during phone banking operations. Read More Nokia patent case loss in Germany leads to squabble about ruling Nokia has lost an intellectual property case against IPCom in Mannheim, Germany, but the verdict will have little effect because existing phones aren't infringing on the patent, Nokia said Friday. Read More YouTube must filter content, German court rules YouTube must filter content uploaded by users a German court ruled on Friday. Read More Darlene Storm: How to stop mobile malware before game-over infections? Meet zDefender At DEMO Spring 2012, Zimperium planted two Routers, providing three Access points, which so far caused nearly 3,000 smartphones to be owned. Mobile malware is wham bam easy to get if you connect to a Wi-Fi hot spot. Antivirus can't stop it. The makers of Anti, the killer Android app that allowed even the clueless to hack and pwn like a pen tester, are back with emerging security technology zDefender this time to stop mobile malware before your mobile device can be infected. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's jump in Windows sales show there's plenty of life in the operating system A jump in Windows sales reported by Microsoft yesterday shows that reports of the death of PCs and Windows are premature. Microsoft reported an increase in sales in the Windows and Window Live division, marking a turnaround from flat or decreasing Windows sales in past quarters. Read More
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