For anyone who doubts the seriousness of phishing on the Internet, a new study by Gartner shows that phishing attacks cost 3.6 million consumers more than $3.2 billion dollars. The number of phishing...

A security company in Bucharest has identified a Trojan aimed at replacing Google AdSense text with malicious ads. The malicious ad links could direct unsuspecting users to malware sites that could...

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A new paper entitled "Controlling VM Sprawl" offers a new perspective on the growing use of virtual machines in the IT environment. Virtual machines are often used by software developers and...

A study commissioned by DeVry University, and conducted by CompTIA and Rasmussen Reports reveals that more than 80 percent of IT professionals believe the government should not regulate the Internet...

A recent survey of 455 IT executives working for small and medium sized businesses reveals that 40 percent of the respondents believe their networks are not secure, despite the use of anti-virus...

In-Stat and Wainhouse Research say that unified communications products and services will account for $48.7B in sales by 2012. Unified communications include presence, instant messaging, IP telephony,...

According to a document released by Microsoft, the anticipated Vista SP1 will contain more than 300 hotfixes. The list, which has been posted on Microsoft's Web site, is also downloadable....

The IEEE 1394 specification will be modified to quadruple its top speed to 3.2 Gb/s and will not require additional AC support. The latest spec, called S3200 was unveiled last week and will be able to...

Everest Research claims that IT outsourcing will decline in popularity in 2008, predicting a decline in both the number and size of outsourcing deals in the coming year. The prediction applies to...

Forrester Research predicts slowed IT spending in 2008. According to the firm, the tightening of credit, mortgage foreclosures and eroding consumer confidence will slow the pace of IT spending, which...

Microsoft is expected to release Service Pack 1 for Office 2007 on December 11. The release is expected to provide improved support for VSTO, coding improvements in the form of better object module...

According to the makers of PC Tools, a new program dubbed CyberLover, which mimics human flirtation, is circulating on Russian chat boards. The software was designed to extract personal information...

Recent performance tests conducted by Devil Mountain software show that Windows XP outpaces Vista by a two-to-one margin. Microsoft fired back at the report saying that Devil Mountain's...

Symantec has issued a warning to users to be aware of malware delivered by holiday e-cards. Cyveillance notes that phishing attacks designed to lure unsuspecting visitors to malicious Web sites...

A recent survey of 1,400 CIOs of businesses with more than 100 employees suggests that IT hiring will increase by as much as 10 percent in early 2008. Thirteen percent of respondents plan to add IT...

F-Secure reports that the number of malware signatures they were monitoring in 2007 doubled from about one-quarter million to about one-half million. The majority of the increase represents...

Analysts for Gartner Research are predicting that volume software licensing costs for organizations will drop in 2008. The company's research indicates that newer licensing models and business...

Image spam is gaining popularity with spammers because most spam filters are not sophisticated enough to identify spam that's been embedded in a photograph or image. To combat this, several...

Network administrators are becoming so security-conscious that they may be doing more harm than good to their network. The networks most at risk? Those that use more than one anti-virus engine....