FBI takes out $14 million DNS malware operation

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	FBI takes out $14 million DNS malware operation U.S. law enforcement said it had smashed a massive, sophisticated Internet fraud scheme that injected malware into more than 4 million computers in over 100 countries while generating $14 million in illegitimate income. Of the computers infected with malware, at least 500,000 were in the United States, including computers belonging to U.S. government agencies, such as NASA. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sprint Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN Easily connect new branch locations using a wireless network that is quick and affordable. It doesn't matter if it's one location or one hundred; a flexible WAN solution will help get you up and running faster. Together, we can help you grow as big as you want to be. 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Amazon Cloud Drive vs. Apple iCloud This isn't too much of a contest yet, since Apple is just getting started on its cloud storage service while Amazon Cloud Drive has been available for months. Read More Banks fending off brazen hacker raids on business accounts Banks are having to fend off ever more attacks from hackers who break into computers of their business customers and try to make fraudulent funds transfers electronically for large amounts. If you doubt how bad this hacker scourge has become, ask Jorge Solis, senior vice president of security at First Midwest Bank. Read More Open-source toolkit tracks down Duqu infections The lab credited with discovering the Duqu malware has built an open-source toolkit that administrators can use to see whether their networks are infected. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO Perspective CIO Perspectives Los Angeles CIO Perspectives is coming to Los Angeles on December 7, 2011. Join your fellow Los Angeles senior IT executives to discuss the latest strategies and technologies affecting organizations today. This is your best opportunity of 2011 to gain important insight on your most pressing IT and business issues. Register Today! AT&T still top dog for iPhone users Other carriers may have the iPhone now but it seems AT&T is still the top choice for iPhone users. Read More OpenFlow vs. programmable ASICs Can you program a network of multivendor switches and routers, all running different operating systems, command line interfaces and configuration routines, to work in concert when it comes to managing flows? Read More Barnes & Noble subpoenas Nokia over Microsoft Android lawsuit Barnes & Noble has subpoenaed Nokia and its patent-enforcement agency, Mosaid Technologies, as it defends itself against Microsoft's Android patent infringement lawsuit, according to documents filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission. 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