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In the Headlines
November 19, 2008
Microsoft Drops OneCare Antivirus Product
IDG News Service, November 19, 2008
Two years after trying to build a consumer antivirus business, Microsoft has decided to throw in the towel.
Tennessee Adopts $9.5 Million University Piracy Measure Despite School Layoffs
Wired News , November 19, 2008
Combating music piracy at Tennessee's public university system is more important than hiring teachers and keeping down tuition costs.
So Much Spam From One Place?
Washington Post's SecurityFix Blog, November 19, 2008
Washingtonpost.com today published a follow-up story to the pieces we ran last week on the unplugging of a California Web hosting company and the subsequent worldwide drop in spam levels. ... Security experts worry that botnet creators will learn from the experience and make key changes to improve the security, stealth and resiliency of their herds.
Computer virus infects three London hospitals
CNET News.com , November 19, 2008
Three hospitals in London were forced to shut down their networks Tuesday after being infected with a computer virus. "Emergency procedures have been activated to ensure that key clinical systems continue while network access is being established. We have maintained a safe environment for our patients throughout the incident," a statement on the site for Barts and The London NHS Trust hospital system said.
NASA Successfully Tests First Deep Space Internet
NASA, November 19, 2008
NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet.
Working as part of a NASA-wide team, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used software called Disruption-Tolerant Networking, or DTN, to transmit dozens of space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft located about 20 million miles from Earth.
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