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Chinese Military Accused Of Hacking 141 Organizations
February 19, 2013 10:05 am | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press | CommentsCyberattacks that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies and other key industries in the U.S. and elsewhere have been traced to the doorstep of a Chinese military unit, a U.S. security firm alleged Tuesday.
Paragon Software Reinforces Its Business Strategy To Safeguard SMBs
February 19, 2013 9:43 am | CommentsHard Disk Manager 12 Business Edition is a perfect backup, disaster recovery and data storage maintenance tool for small businesses with up to 100 machines. Along with its extensive data management features for workstations, the Business Edition also supports server OS.
xMatters™ Announces Acquisition Of Deloitte Australia’s Bamboo™ Product Line
February 14, 2013 10:22 am | CommentsBamboo publishes incident management plans, procedures and actions to an individual’s smartphone in a practical and friendly way. When a plan or procedure is added or changed, Bamboo automatically updates only the affected users based on their role and other criteria.
Super Bowl Blackout Was Caused By Electrical Relay
February 12, 2013 8:36 am | by KEVIN MCGILL, Associated Press | CommentsThe company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl says the blackout that halted the big game was caused by a device it installed specially to prevent a power failure. The relay had been installed as part of a project begun in 2011 to upgrade the electrical system serving the Superdome.
Whopper Of A Storm In Northeast Didn't Rank High In History
February 11, 2013 11:43 pm | by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer | CommentsTwo National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration storm-rating measurements initially ranked Friday's snowstorm as 16th in Northeast history by one scale and 25th by another. The two storm measurement systems are similar in scale to the ones that measure hurricanes and tornadoes.
Mississippi Twister Carves Long Path Of Destruction
February 11, 2013 11:32 pm | by HOLBROOK MOHR & JANET MCCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press | CommentsOfficials said several circumstances converged to ensure no lives were lost in what should have been a deadly storm: Sirens and TV broadcasts gave people as much as 30 minutes of warning; the University of Southern Mississippi was emptier than usual because of Mardi Gras; and most businesses were either closed or quiet because it was a Sunday.
Lawmaker: Cyberattacks Against US Getting Worse
February 11, 2013 11:22 pm | CommentsThe U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Rep. Mike Rogers says 95 percent of private sector networks are vulnerable and most have already been hit.
Cost Of Cybercrime To Business Continues To Soar; High Detection Rates Save Money
February 11, 2013 3:24 pm | CommentsDeepGuard 4, the latest incarnation of F-Secure's detection engine, uses heuristical, behavioral and reputation-based technologies to provide proactive protection against both existing malware and brand-new, previously unknown threats.
SunGard Announces Fourth Quarter & Full-Year 2012 Results
February 8, 2013 1:23 pm | CommentsAvailability Services revenue was $353 million in the fourth quarter, down 4% year over year (down 4% as well adjusting for currency). For the full year, revenue was $1.40 billion, down 4% year over year (down 3% adjusting for currency).
Twitter, Washington Post Targeted By Hackers
February 5, 2013 10:27 am | by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO & TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press | CommentsSocial media giant Twitter is among the latest U.S. companies to report that it is among a growing list of victims of Internet security attacks, saying that hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users.
Ga. Tornado 900 Yards Wide, 160 mph At Its Peak
February 5, 2013 10:18 am | CommentsThe heaviest damage was found at the Daiki Corp. steel manufacturing plant. The storm knocked out most of its manufacturing capability, but there are some sections of the plant still standing where employees could do some finishing work.
Documents: Worries About Outage Before Super Bowl
February 5, 2013 9:49 am | by KEVIN McGILL & MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press | CommentsSuperdome officials warned just months before the Super Bowl that the venue's electrical system could suffer a power outage and rushed to replace some of the equipment ahead of the big game. Tests on the electrical feeders that connect incoming power from utility lines to the stadium showed decay and "a chance of failure," state officials warned in a memo dated Oct. 15.
NFL Says It Was Ready With Backup Power System
February 5, 2013 9:44 am | by BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer | CommentsNFL officials were sure they'd get the Super Bowl finished on Sunday night. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday the Superdome had a backup power system which was about to be used during the Super Bowl's electrical outage. It wasn't needed because power started coming back at that time, he said.
Cleversafe Launches Solution Network To Build Out Big Data Storage Ecosystem
February 5, 2013 9:23 am | CommentsThe Cleversafe Solution Network is designed to provide customers with a comprehensive ecosystem offering the most cost-effective, scalable and highly available end-to-end storage solutions to address today’s business requirements now and well into the future.
Opengear Introduces The Lighthouse Central Management System
February 5, 2013 9:14 am | CommentsThis release brings further support to an open, vendor-neutral platform that addresses critical IT management needs by enabling network and security professionals to manage their data center and remote network infrastructure while minimizing business disruption.
