Security
eWeek, 7/26/04: Success of Bagle Virus Puzzles Researchers
By Dennis Fisher
Several new variants of the venerable Bagle virus visited themselves upon corporate networks last week, frustrating administrators and virus researchers who continue to wonder why these worms can still infect thousands of machines after months of warnings.
None of the most recent variants is particularly innovative or clever in its social engineering efforts or infection methods. Many versions of the Bagle virus actually make it difficult for users to infect machines by requiring them not only to open an attachment but also to enter a password to launch the malware.
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Wireless
eWeek, 7/26/04: WLANs Exposed by Hack
By Carmen Nobel
A wireless LAN hardware company is set to publicize a RADIUS server security hack that can thwart the recently ratified 802.11i protocol and any WLAN infrastructure that keeps encryption keys housed in access points rather than on a central switch.
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Mobile
C|net, 725/04: HP to Dick Tracy: Bet your phone can't do this
By Ina Fried and Ben Charny
Hewlett-Packard is introducing its first iPaq handheld that can easily switch between traditional cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
The h6315, which was co-developed with T-Mobile, operates on a traditional cellular network but can automatically hop over onto a faster Wi-Fi connection when one is available. The device also has a built-in camera and a detachable keyboard and can also act as a cell phone using the GSM cellular network.
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Optimism
Seattle Times, 7/28/04: Experts are right: Silicon Valley is coming back
By Matt Marshall
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In case you didn't hear the first time — we'll clear our throats and say it again. Silicon Valley is back!
No hype intended. We're just forwarding on what the stock market and venture capitalists seem to be saying these days about technology and Silicon Valley's startup companies — the drivers of innovation, economic growth and job creation.
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Collaborative Technologies
The Wall Street Journal, 7/26/04: The Barrage of Workplace E-Mail Is Burdening Managers and Staff
By Darren McKewen
The growing volume of electronic mail received in the workplace is generating high costs for employers and excessive fatigue for workers, according to Christina Cavanagh, a professor of management communications at the University of Western Ontario's Ivey School of Business.
E-mail is now an absolute necessity in conducting business, but businesses are not coping with the problem of managing what is relevant in the seemingly endless amount of incoming messages, Cavanagh said in a statement accompanying release of a study entitled, "E-mail in the Workplace: Coping with Overload."
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New Darwin Award Competition Opens
The Wall Street Journal, 7/26/04: Antivirus Company Warns Of 'Bin Laden' Hacker Attack
By RIVA RICHMOND
Antivirus-software maker Sophos PLC is warning computer users that a rash of Internet postings claiming Osama bin Laden killed himself are part of a brazen hacker hoax.
The postings promise a file for download that supposedly contains pictures of the dead terrorist leader, but actually deliver a Trojan Horse that gives hackers control of the victim's computer.
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