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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110721/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_phone_hacking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110720/capt.ff7219309f7d4c55949ca849f8c5fbcf-ff7219309f7d4c55949ca849f8c5fbcf-0.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=NC3jrwu6BX2cKQ3Ep76Pcg--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="In this image taken from TV, showing Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron as he makes a statement on phone hacking inside the House of Commons, in London, Wednesday July 20, 2011. Cameron defended his former aide Andy Coulson, saying he believes people are innocent until proven guilty and that the phone h…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110721/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110720/capt.d77f66892ff04e98a3c23a97194bc3ae-d77f66892ff04e98a3c23a97194bc3ae-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=GdfNWGotqNpbnolhACgBPg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Running out of time, President Barack Obama softened his stand and signaled Wednesday he would back a short-term deal to preven…
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AP - A new bipartisan plan to reduce government borrowing would target some of the most cherished tax breaks enjoyed by millions of families — those promoting health insurance, home ownership, charitable giving and retirement savings — in exchange for lowering overall tax rates for everyone. More...
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For years, security vendors have warned users to be careful about unsolicited emails. Clicking on embedded links in these emails, they say, could be dangerous, as could opening attachments that come with them. That includes emails purporting to be from couriers such as DHL and UPS, which could in fact come from malicious hackers and have attachments that are actually malware. Source: TechWorldNews
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Lenovo unveiled its first round of tablets on Wednesday: the IdeaPad K1 for consumers; the ThinkPad for business customers; and the Windows 7-powered IdeaPad P1 for home and office use. The IdeaPad K1 and ThinkPad tablets are the first Lenovo mobile Internet devices to feature the Android 3.1, or Honeycomb, platform. Source: TechWorldNews
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Google is stepping up its efforts to improve computer security by adding warnings to users' search results when it suspects their systems might be compromised by a certain type of malware. Up to now, Google's security efforts have focused on the Chrome browser and the Android Market. These new alerts are not intended to be a comprehensive solution -- users must still be responsible for their machines' safety. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110720/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown_herding_votes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.c0d680c32f6c4e64b665bc61111d7dcc-c0d680c32f6c4e64b665bc61111d7dcc-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=n2TYJDD4e3Qf8kaN_iq8Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, to discuss the debt limit crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - The terms "b…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110720/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_phone_hacking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.afacaad3ee514a368549eab2888c2530-afacaad3ee514a368549eab2888c2530-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=sNsPmRuyRT5NNYWMXHCnGg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Rupert Murdoch, gives evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal in this image taken from TV in Portcullis House in central London Tuesday July 19 2011. (AP Photo/ PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT" border="0" /></a>AP - Summoned by lawmakers to …
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110720/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown_gop_freshmen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.f5b047eb97f440728aef94756741a4c4-f5b047eb97f440728aef94756741a4c4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Q4nuE9dSMNypuqORSpxvCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rep. Tom Reed, R-NY, center, is joined by other members of Congress outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, after releasing a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to deal with the debt ceiling crisis. From left are, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., Rep. Ti…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110720/ap_on_bi_ge/us_debt_showdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.390a45940a7c4acab6123ea413407ab8-390a45940a7c4acab6123ea413407ab8-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=R.Qutzb04Snu9gCqDvlU_Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Hose Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, to discuss the debt limit crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama and a startling number of Republican senators lauded a bipartisan deficit…
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110719/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown_gop_freshmen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.f5b047eb97f440728aef94756741a4c4-f5b047eb97f440728aef94756741a4c4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Q4nuE9dSMNypuqORSpxvCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rep. Tom Reed, R-NY, center, is joined by other members of Congress outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, after releasing a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to deal with the debt ceiling crisis. From left are, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., Rep. Ti…
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Less than a month after the hacker group LulzSec announced it was disbanding, it has apparently made a comeback with a massive attack on the websites of embattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. empire. LulzSec -- or at least a group using that name -- first redirected visitors of the Sun newspaper to the New Times website, which the hackers had taken over. Source: TechWorldNews
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has initiated a nationwide sweep targeting the hacking group "Anonymous." Armed with some 30 to 40 subpoenas, the FBI reportedly raided homes in New York, New Jersey, California and Florida, arresting at least 16 suspects. "Yes, a number of law enforcement actions have taken place throughout the U.S. today," confirmed FBI spokesperson Bill Carter. Source: TechWorldNews
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AP - The head of a Washington advocacy group was arrested Tuesday on charges that he'd been on the payroll of Pakistan's spy agency for years and hid millions of dollars used for illegal lobbying. More...
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Google Friday announced Android 3.2 and released updated software development kit tools for the platform. Android 3.2 is an incremental release that adds several new capabilities for both users and developers, the Internet giant said. It includes changes to the application programming interface and is optimized for a wider range of tablets than the original Android 3.0 release. Source: TechWorldNews
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Let's face it: Social engineering -- attacking an organization through deception by "tricking" internal users into sharing inappropriate levels of access -- isn't a topic that comes up very much in most IT shops. This isn't because social engineering is ineffective or because organizations aren't susceptible to it. Source: TechWorldNews
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The world's largest online search engine recently revealed its Google News Badge feature, a system through which readers can earn virtual badges based on their search and reading histories in the U.S. version of Google News. Someone searching for all the latest news on the NFL lockouts, for example, could earn a football badge. Source: TechWorldNews
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110719/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_petraeus_intelligence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.b881be6f0aea495fa087a7a394102e97-b881be6f0aea495fa087a7a394102e97-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=0Js8rJ3miC.HkHD6LCxdbg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="The outgoing U.S. and NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander in Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus claps, as he welcomes the new NATO- led International Security Assistance Force commander in Afghanistan U.S. Gen. John Allen during a changing of command ceremony in Kabul, Afgha…
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