HP Studied Spying on Newsrooms: NY Times
Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on placing spies in news bureaus of two publications as part of an investigation into leaks from its board, The New York Times reports.
Universal Remote Works As Energy Saver, Too
One for All's universal remote control can be used as a standard remote for AV appliances like TV sets and DVD players, but it can also be used as a remote control to turn devices completely off, too.
Time Warner Cable 2Q Up, But Trails Street
Time Warner Cable Inc reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit but forecast full-year earnings that would fall short of Wall Street estimates.
U.N. Agency Sees Risks to Privacy, Security Online
Computer users who type in the same username and password for multiple sites—such as online banks, travel agencies and booksellers—are at serious risk from identity thieves, a United Nations agency said.
Google: We Hold Data for Two Years
Google will tell Brussels it needs to hold on to users' search data for up to two years for security and commercial reasons after being warned it could be violating European privacy laws by doing so.
Sourcefire Steps in with Acrobat Patch
The vulnerability research team at Sourcefire, the company responsible for the famous intrusion prevention system Snort, has released a home-brewed patch for the security vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat. Note that since this is an unsigned third-party patch, it does not come officially recommended.
Beta Software to Copy HD DVDs Released
A second user has claimed to have found a method for cracking and decoding the AACS encoding protecting HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. Meanwhile, a company, SlySoft, has already begun offering beta software to copy HD DVDs.
Turner Shops Gametap Gaming Service
Gametap, the digital gaming service providing both free and subscription-based content, is reportedly up for sale for $18 million.
5 Ways the Apple Store Rocked Best Buy on iPad Launch Day... or Did It
Analysts: iPhone Has Neither Security nor Relevance
Take your pick: The iPhone is a) a "security nightmare," b) will "turn your security team into zombies" and/or c) pretty irrelevant to enterprise security.
