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Cold boot hack protection now available
The vendor HyBlue says it can prevent the "cold boot" encryption hack discovered by Princeton researchers with a laptop security product announced on Tuesday.
The cold boot vulnerability allows hackers to steal encryption keys from dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory in laptops that have been recently powered down. While Microsoft says such an attack is unlikely, Princeton researchers in February said it is possible because data previously thought to disappear immediately from DRAM persists for a while after the computer has been shut off.
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Hackers focus efforts on Firefox, Safari
Forget the idea that just because you've switched to a new browser, you're magically safer. You may be for a time, but to stay safe with any software, you need to keep current with fixes.
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Do you have what it takes to be a converged CSO?
A converged CSO role is increasingly a technical one. Electronic record issues, data privacy issues and regulatory compliance pressures are becoming more and more complex.
Opinion
The future of anti-virus
On the eve of the Infosec security conference We look at the arms race between virus writers and AV companies and ask what it does for enterprise IT.
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How-to
The 'cold boot' hack explained
Despite encryption tools, computer are at risk even when turned off due to a RAM vulnerability, according to a researcher from Princeton University.
News analysis
With Vista SP1 in the pipeline, is OS's future rosy?
Depending on who you are, the release of Vista Service Pack 1 may be a source of frustration or a cause for excitement.
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Technology
Cisco rootkit hack threatens Internet
A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has worrying implications for the Internet.
Management
Yahoo hit with hostile bid from Icahn
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to replace Yahoo's entire board with a 10-member slate, he informed company Chairman Roy Bostock in an open letter.
Community
Is SharePoint the 21st Century trojan horse?
The "dirty little secret" of SharePoint is it brings Windows, SQLServer, .NET, SharePoint portal into the datacentre, and drives users to new versions of Office, IE and Vista.
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HP to buy EDS for £7.13 billion
Hewlett-Packard has signed a deal to acquire IT outsourcer EDS for US$13.9 billion (£7.13bn), or $25.00 (£12.8) per share.
