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Cisco Addresses Flaws in IOS
Cisco is providing patches for its popular Internetwork Operating System in response to the discovery of three flaws, the most serious of which would allow hackers to insert malicious code in order to corrupt devices running IOS. The company addressed the flaws in a series of advisories released Jan. 24. According to Cisco officials, the…
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LPIC-1 Linux Certification Training Available Online
Want a job working in Linux? Then one of your first steps should be to get an LPIC-1 (Linux Professional Institute first level) certification. In the past, getting this entry-level certification could be easier said than done, since classes aren’t available everywhere. Now, however, the SUNY (State University of New York) Linux Learning Collaborative, a…
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Cell Phone Giants Unveil Mobile Linux Foundation
Six of the world’s largest telecommunications companies have officially launched a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a common mobile Linux software platform. Founded by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone, the LiMo Foundation is inviting membership and participation from application and middleware developers. The collaboration of giants now known as…
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CA Predicts More Attacks on Experienced Users
The continued rise of IT threats that seek to trick even the most careful, experienced PC users ranks among the top issues highlighted by software maker CA in its latest online security research report. Published on Jan. 25, the CA 2007 Internet Threat Outlook highlights the most pressing online security trends projected to have an…
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Microsoft Posts Record Revenue, but Quarterly Profits Fall
While Microsoft managed to post record quarterly revenue of $12.54 billion for the second quarter of its fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31, exceeding even the high end of its own projections, it also recorded a 28 percent fall in quarterly net profit after deferring some $1.6 billion in revenue. The Redmond, Wash., software company,…
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Microsoft Word Zero-Day Attack Discovered
Microsoft’s security response team has launched an investigation into reports of a zero-day attack against a previously unknown vulnerability affecting its ever-present Microsoft Word program. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said it’s aware of “very limited attacks” exploiting the reported Word flaw. If the vulnerability—and attack—is confirmed, the company is likely to issue a pre-patch…
