Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Security team shoots down second Hlux/Kelihos botnet

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Security team shoots down second Hlux/Kelihos botnet
A team of security experts cooperating globally say they've disabled a large botnet of about 110,000 remotely controlled infected machines dubbed HLux.B/Kelihos.B by interfering in its peer-to-peer connections in a "poisoning" process to sinkhole them, cutting off the botnet's central control point. Read More


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Cisco acquires home network management company
Cisco this week said it plans to acquire privately held ClearAccess, a provider of service provisioning and device management software to service providers. Read More

Cloud Computing Calls for Rebuilding Enterprise IT
For all of the buzz about cloud computing, there remains confusion about its real implications for an IT organization. CIO.com's Bernard Golden argues that to take full advantage of the cost savings and efficiency improvements of the cloud, CIOs have to rethink their approach to IT. Read More

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The press is once again abuzz with rumors of the mythical Google Drive (GDrive), which will reportedly launch in early April. Read More


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