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Researchers defeat CAPTCHA on popular websites

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Researchers defeat CAPTCHA on popular websites
Researchers from Stanford University have developed an automated tool that is capable of deciphering text-based anti-spam tests used by many popular websites with a significant degree of accuracy. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2011

IT Roadmap Features Five Concurrent Morning Tracks
Get the most out of your time at IT Roadmap San Jose (November 15, San Jose Convention Center), by choosing from one of five concurrent morning technology tracks. Track include: The Public and Private Cloud; The Connected Enterprise; The Modern Network, The New Data Center; and The Evolving Threat Landscape. Click to continue

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Alcatel-Lucent

Discover the new currency for the networked-community age
Alcatel-Lucent's Allison Cerra and Christina James spent a year pursuing the essence of identity in the virtual world and beyond. With Identity Shift, they examine how technology, identity and expectations intersect, offering a compelling look at how we present and protect ourselves, build trust, and find value in the networked-community age. Click to continue

The Security Industry All-Stars
From Bruce Schneier to Moxie Marlinspike, these folks are the one's to isten to for security insight Read More

US energy agency demos blazingly fast network
The U.S. Department of Energy will debut in November one of the fastest networks ever built: a 100Gbps Ethernet network that will enable researchers to create more complex, real-world simulations in climate change, particle physics, astronomy and other scientific fields. Read More

HTC now top U.S. smartphone vendor
HTC's strategy of flooding the U.S. market with lots of devices and hoping some of them hit is really paying off. Read More


WHITE PAPER: AMD

Business at the Speed of Virtualization
Enterprises increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More!

Standardizing the desktop: Strategies for success
IT is often at the forefront of technology innovation -- but not always. When it comes to the concept of a standard desktop -- every employee's core install that consists of an operating system, applications, hardware drivers and a security suite -- IT has moved at a snail's pace. Read More

Harvard to welcome back Facebook CEO, ex-student Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is embarking on a tour of three major universities that will take him to Harvard on Nov. 7, the school where he created the famous web site then dropped out of and moved the operation to Silicon Valley in 2004. Read More

Now the Internet is popping zits!
Use of acne treatment medicine nearly tripled among teens taking part in a weekly Web-based survey that served as a sort of virtual doctor's visit, according to a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Raritan

Sifting thru Thorny Energy Management Issues
Learn how intelligent PDUs can provide real-time, accurate ratings for all server, power protection, and distribution & cooling systems. Learn More

Look who's getting ready for legal online gambling
Regular readers know that the legalization of online gambling - poker, in particular - is a hobbyhorse of mine. Not only do I believe that it should be legal, regulated and taxed, I further believe that opposition to it boils down to paternalism that I find not only wrong-headed but downright offensive. Read More

IPass lets businesses control mobile Wi-Fi usage
The new version of iPass' Open Mobile platform has added security and more controls for enterprises to keep track of data usage, the company said on Tuesday. Read More

iPad-controlled rover spies on friends
The Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank adds to Brookstone's line up of WiFi-controlled toys. Read More

Facebook Tip: How to Block Annoying App and Event Invites
If your Facebook account is overwhelmed with miscellaneous application and event invitations, here's how to quickly and permanently remove them. Read More



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