6th March 2007 Archive

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eBay users targeted by advanced Trojan

Updated Wild and dynamic

eBay users are being targeted by an advanced Trojan that attempts to redirect traffic so it can silently bid on a car from the auction site's car section, Symantec is warning. It is the latest security headache for eBay, which has faced an onslaught of complaints from some users who say fraud on the site has increased to …

Software & Security 6 Mar 2007, 06:19
NetApp pumps its midrange

SAN/NAS hybrid is a rose, not a monster

Network Appliance has renewed another chunk of its midrange, sliding the 3040 series in on top of the 3020 and 3050. The new box adds technology such as 64-bit processors, 4Gig Fibre Channel and Gig Ethernet, and is in effect a half-size version of the 3070 released last year. The new box is available in two forms – the …

Enterprise 6 Mar 2007, 09:59
Outsourcing a growing concern for tech sector; survey

Strong job outlook offset by skills shortage

The outlook for jobs in the European technology sector is good but the spectre of outsourcing looms ominously, according to a new report. The IT Confidence Study, conducted by Eurocom Worldwide and Simpson Financial & Technology PR (Simpson FTPR), asked 217 senior executives across Europe about their views on the sector. The …

IT Channel 6 Mar 2007, 10:09
Riverbed boosts SSL over WANs

Adds secure enterprise apps to the acceleration list

Riverbed is the latest WAN optimiser to add SSL capabilities, with a version of its RiOS operating system that lets its Steelhead appliances look into and accelerate SSL traffic. Riverbed said the addition was essential given the number of mission critical Web-enabled enterprise apps which now use SSL for security. The …

PC Builder 6 Mar 2007, 10:35
How to clone a biometric passport while it's still in the bag

Mail exposes the postal vulnerability

In an investigation for the Daily Mail, security consultant Adam Laurie has demonstrated how a new UK biometric passport can be cloned without even being removed from its delivery envelope. The Mail exploit draws on previous work by Laurie and others, and puts together vulnerabilities in the chip technology, and in the chip …

Software & Security 6 Mar 2007, 11:20
Nvidia launches 'G80'-based workstation graphics cards

GeForce 8800 series GPUs go Quadro

Nvidia yesterday rolled out its latest workstation-class graphics cards: three boards based on its 'G80' unified-shader graphics chip. The trio can be used to accelerate science and engineering apps as well a graphics software, the company said. The three new boards are the Quadro FX 4600, FX 5600 and Plex VCS Model IV. …

PC Builder 6 Mar 2007, 11:31
AMD ATI RV610 to support 'single-channel DDR only'

Reference board and chip specs emerge

AMD's anticipated RV610 budget DirectX 10 graphics chip will only support single-channel memory configurations when it's launched this coming May, it has been claimed. A report at Chinese-language site HKEPC, citing unnamed industry sources, alleged the 65nm chip will connect to memory across a 64-bit bus, though it will …

PC Builder 6 Mar 2007, 12:17
Compel sold to 2e2

Private equity claims reseller

Reseller 2e2 is paying £52.9m for all the shares of UK reseller and hire company Compel. Compel shareholders will get 149.3 pence per share. This price represents a 14 per cent premium on yesterday's close or a 59.5 per cent premium on its average closing price over the last year. The Compel board unanimously recommends the …

IT Channel 6 Mar 2007, 12:20
Fujitsu fêtes first 7200rpm SATA II notebook drive

Ready for 'Santa Rosa'

Fujitsu has introduced what it claims is the World's first 2.5in, 7,200rpm 3Gbps SATA hard drive, a notebook-oriented unit with a raw storage capacity of 160GB. The MHW2160BJ won't be available for laptop manufacturers to build into machines until the end of May - not coincidentally the same month in which Intel is expected …

Reg Hardware 6 Mar 2007, 12:38
Apple QuickTime update lances multiple bugs

Switch to manual

Apple has released an updated version of its popular QuickTime media playback software that fixes eight security vulnerabilities. QuickTime 7.1.5, which also contains a number of bug fixes, guards against exploits that might be as straightforward as tricking users into opening maliciously constructed media files. The flaws …

Software & Security 6 Mar 2007, 12:43
Microsoft offers Architects a view

First postcard from Microsoft's conference

Always be careful what you wish for. I liked Stuart Okin when he was chief security officer for Microsoft UK and thought he did a lot for Microsoft's credibility in this area, but I'm afraid I occasionally laughed at Microsoft for putting a developer type in charge of security, instead of a superannuated spook as everyone else …

Software & Security 6 Mar 2007, 12:58
Windows-like flaw hits Citrix

Welcome to our world

A flaw in Citrix's Presentation Server Client creates a means for hackers to compromise machines running the popular thin-client application. The vulnerability stems from an unspecified bug involving support for Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) connections through a proxy server. ICA is an application server protocol …

Software & Security 6 Mar 2007, 14:21
HP taps Forbes for new 'Fluff' printing campaign

Comment Hack infiltrates Hurd's brain

HP CEO Mark Hurd's next cost-cutting measure could come as the company axes its entire public relations staff. Who needs PR professionals, after all, when you have Forbes reporter Quentin Hardy? In 1999, Hardy gave the world "The Cult of Carly" - an inspirational story about a plucky Texas girl full of business savvy and …

PC Builder 6 Mar 2007, 21:54