5 posts and columns on targets

Cisco Security Survey Finds Windows Vulnerabilities And Spam Decreasing

in Enterprise on January 20, 2011 at 6:40 am PT

Still no rest for the weary computer security professional. Smartphones and tablets are coming to the office and creating new opportunities for trouble.

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McAfee Releases Annual "Top Scary Reasons to Buy Our Software" List

in News on December 28, 2010 at 11:33 am PT

Security outfit McAfee today unveiled its 2011 Threat Predictions report, and sure enough, the biggest threats are aimed at “2010′s most buzzed about platforms and services, including Google’s Android, Apple’s iPhone, foursquare, Google TV and the Mac OS X platform, which are all expected to become major targets for cybercriminals.” Another in a long list of non-shocking (but still sobering) predictions: “Politically motivated attacks will be on the rise, as more groups are expected to repeat the WikiLeaks paradigm.” The report’s bottom line: Anything you do online carries risks. Which is undeniably true.

EA Hooks Playfish

in News on November 9, 2009 at 9:34 am PT

Electronic Arts is betting big on social gaming. This morning, the videogame publisher said it will acquire social network games maker Playfish for $400 million. An interesting move given that the company’s leadership dismissed rumors of such a deal just last month.
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Report: Microsoft May or May Not Announce Layoffs

in News on January 2, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

With the economy continuing to sour and consumer tech spending slowing, speculation is running rampant that Microsoft may soon join the sad conga line of tech companies announcing layoffs. According to an unsubstantiated, poorly sourced report currently making the rounds, Redmond is steeling itself for a massive staff reduction.

What Yahoo's Looming Costs Cuts Actually Mean (Not as Many Layoffs as You Think)

in News on October 17, 2008 at 3:39 pm PT

A lot has been written about the need for drastic layoffs at Yahoo, including reports that the troubled company was laying off from 3,000 to 3,500 of its 15,000 employees. As dramatic as that figure is, according to numerous sources, it’s more likely that Yahoo will cut only half that, beginning sometime in mid-December. Why? Well, because what Yahoo’s top brass has already done is given its managers cost-cutting targets and not specific marching orders on laying off a certain number of people across the board. Thus, cuts could be made to programs, projects and other things, as well as staff.