Sharing music and videos online opens up computers to attacks

AFP reports that, according to security specialists, “[o]nline sharing of videos and music at the heart of today's Internet lifestyle gives hackers dangerous new avenues for attacking computers.  Malicious code can be hidden in video streamed or downloaded from websites such as YouTube or songs streamed from social-networking websites including [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:24-05:00August 3rd, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

Wall Street Journal warns of the dangers of protectionism

The Wall Street Journal warns that, judging from its anti-China rhetoric, Congress still hasn’t learned the lessons from the Smoot-Hawley tariff.  The WSJ writes: “Unfortunately, Congress is suffering from a bad case of amnesia. Over the past several months, protectionism has reached a fever pitch with lawmakers in both Houses [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:24-05:00August 1st, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|

Final Massachusetts Open Format Policy Demonstrates Lessons Learned

New Guidelines Shift Policy from Technology Mandates Toward a More Effective Goals-Based Policy Washington – Today, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Information Technology Division finalized its open format proposal as part of a periodic revision to its Enterprise Technical Reference Model (ETRM). The ETRM version 4.0 is now ready to be [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:24-05:00August 1st, 2007|Uncategorized|

Dell and Yahoo ask Congress to be tougher on online scammers profiting from their brand names

According to the San Jose Mercury News, “[w]ell-known companies such as Dell, Marriott International and Sunnyvale-based Yahoo are lobbying Congress for tougher laws targeting online scammers who profit from their brand names.” InfoWorld reports that “Microsoft gave some of the clearest examples yet on Thursday of its vision for software [...]

By |2007-07-27T11:14:00-04:00July 27th, 2007|Blog, Uncategorized|
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