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OKI Forms OKI-CSIRT to Prepare for Computer Security Incidents: Now ready to respond quickly to sophisticated incidents
Tokyo, Sept 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6703) today announced it has formed an internal Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)*1, the OKI-CSIRT, to enhance its prevention measures against computer security incidents, and has also become a member of Nippon CSIRT Association*2. Activities of OKI-CSIRT include, sharing information and collaborating ...
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NY teen arrested after Facebook threat
NEW YORK - A teenage student accused of posting a threat against her school on her social-networking web page was just trying to prolong her summer break, her lawyer said.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Longtime Sparks Fish Shop to Close Doors This Friday
A bad economy, internet sales and big box stores are forcing a longtime Sparks fishing store to close. The Gilly Fishing Store in Sparks is locking up for good this Friday night. It's not something owner Andy Scholz wants to do but it's something, he says, he has to do.
KTVN Reno |
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'Bloggers' Row:' In real time
High up on "Bloggers' Row," dozens tap-tap on laptops to deliver their take on the convention.
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Study: Fire retardant chemicals more likely to be found in children
Chemicals from fire retardants used in many household products, from car seats and mattresses to computers and curling irons, concentrate in higher levels in the bodies of young children than in their mothers, according a study released today by an environmental group.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Chrome Vs. IE 8
snydeq writes "Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 herald a new, resource-intensive era in Web browsing, one sure to shift our conception of acceptable minimum system requirements, InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy concludes in his head-to-head comparison of the recently announced multi-process, tabbed browsers. Whereas single-process browsers such as Firefox aim for lean, efficient browsing ...
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Sony exec takes it back, says PSP-3000 battery life "equivalent to current PSP"
Filed under: Gaming , Handhelds We're not sure which part of " you can buy a new, larger battery from Sony to extend your gaming time " John Koller didn't mean, but evidently we (read: the world) had it all wrong. In a recent posting from the Director, he "clarifies" things by asserting that "the new PSP will have equivalent battery life to the current PSP, about 4 to 6 hours for games ...
Engadget |
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Chrome browser needs more polish
Google's new Chrome browser isn't as polished as its name would suggest but it cements the search giant's position as the tech industry's new "800-pound gorilla" and pushes Microsoft further towards obscurity.
The Age |
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Internet traffic grows 53 percent from mid-2007
International internet traffic kept growing in the last year, but at a slower rate than before, and carriers more than kept pace by adding more capacity, a research firm said on Wednesday.
The Age |
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Google's Chrome browser needs more polish
Google's new Chrome browser cements the search giant's position as the tech industry's new "800-pound gorilla" and adds another nail in Microsoft's potential coffin.
The Age |
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Carly Fiorina Focuses On McCain's Fiscal Conservatism At Convention
(RTTNews) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain received support from several prominent women in business Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota - including his top economic advisor and former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Carly Fiorina.
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Former Community College Prof Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case
A former drama professor at a Texas community college is facing as much as 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to receiving child pornography over the Internet.
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Sign up for our ARN newsletters! The premier provider of daily news to the IT channel, covering business, technology, products, and services. Microsoft has appointed Peter Watson as its first director of platform strategy to drive its software plus services initiative in Australia.
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AYSO coach and teacher held on child-porn charges
Lake Forest man arrested by federal authorities. Sexually explicit photos of boys found on his computer, federal authorities say.
Orange County Register |
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Google chief admits to 'defensive component' of browser launch
Google's chief executive admitted Thursday there was a "defensive component" to the Web search giant's launch of its own Internet browser, thereby pitting it against Microsoft's dominant software.
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Microsoft Suggests Age Limits for "Digital Playgrounds"
Microsoft has an idea for keeping children safe online: create "digital playgrounds," sites where visitors have to prove their age using digital identity credentials. The idea was detailed in a paper Microsoft was set to release as part of its Trustworthy Computing initiative.
GigaLaw.com |
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Privacy Advocates Concerned About Chrome Browser
Privacy advocates are starting to sound the alarm over a feature in Google's Chrome that sends anything typed in the browser's Omnibox back to Google. Google said that it plans to store about 2 percent of the data it gets back, along with the IP address of the computer that sent it.
GigaLaw.com |
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CPJ hits blocking of news website in Malaysia
NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the Malaysian government's censorship of the news website and blog Malaysia Today. The blocking was the first time officials have violated the government's 1996 policy pledge not to censor the Internet.
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Cop Accused Of Helping Drug Traffickers
A local police officer is arraigned in federal court, accused of using police computers to help drug traffickers try to import meth and heroin.
NBC San Diego |
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Chrome's Tracking Raises Concerns
As we previously announced , Google released its new broswer Chrome early this week. Not surprisingly, many OCCers quickly downloaded and tested it out for themselves; after all, we're all computer enthusiasts here, right? But almost just as immediately, Google's trustworthiness was brought into question in the forums . Well it seems privacy advocates are equally concerned . That's because, ...
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600 Germans implicated in Swiss pedophile network
GENEVA -- Six hundred Germans are suspected of involvement in an Internet pedophile network uncovered in Switzerland, where four men have already been arrested over the affair, judicial authorities said Wednesday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Look out for scams in the wake of the hurricane
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English, the Omnivorous Tongue: Henry Hitchings's 'Secret Life of Words'
'I CAN HAZ AMERICA?" went the caption on a photo of a wide-eyed Sarah Palin that circulated on the Internet soon after John McCain chose the Alaska governor to be his running mate. A few years ago, the caption would have been incomprehensible. But today almost any Web logger in America could tell you that the reference is to lolcats, the ironically cutesy, "laugh-out-loud" photos of cats on top ...
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Watch Gov. Palin's convention speech live on KTUU.com
Gov. Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican National Convention will be streamed live on KTUU.com tonight. Website users will find a graphic link to the stream at the top of the front page. Users will need Windows Media Player downloaded on their computers.
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