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IBM, Boeing team up for defense work

September 21, 2004 The defense-related work is estimated to be worth $200 billion. TAGS: defense, alliance, IBM Corp., information technology

Police Blotter: Intoxilyzer code must be disclosed

January 28, 2008 Appeals court rules that Kentucky driver facing DUI charges based on a closed-source breath alcohol reading can inspect the source code. TAGS: Kentucky, source code, Police Blotter, prosecutor, subpoena, attorney general, defendant, defense, attorney

Symantec CEO says no Vista for me

February 13, 2007 Symantec CEO John Thompson takes a dim view of Microsoft's new operating system--and that's just for starters. TAGS: identity management, Symantec Corp., security solution, John Thompson, defense, Microsoft Windows Vista, antivirus, firewall, Norton Co., CEO, asset, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows XP

Intel chips in on anti-SCO defense fund

January 12, 2004 The chipmaker gets involved in Linux users' legal battle against SCO Group, contributing money to a defense fund designed to help them fight off suits. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, SCO Group Inc., defense, Linux, consortium, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Intel, Unix

Defense deals lead in federal IT contracts

October 29, 2004 Study shows defense agencies accounted for three-fourths of the $20 billion in federal IT contracts awarded last quarter. TAGS: defense, agency, information technology, contract, market research company

U.S. 'threatened' alleged NASA hacker, defense says

February 16, 2007 London court hears that Gary McKinnon was told he would "fry" in New Jersey unless he cooperated with U.S. authorities. TAGS: sentence, New Jersey, U.K., defense, evidence, authority, hacker, Virginia, U.S., threat, court, lawyer, London

It's about piracy, not privacy

July 24, 2007 IP attorney Nancy Prager says legal niceties can't disguise the blunt facts about illegally transferring creative content over the Net. TAGS: torrent, artist, album, file-sharing, argument, defense, server

Guilty plea in Net porn case

July 8, 1998 A journalist pleads guilty to two counts of receiving and trafficking child porn online after his First Amendment defense is not allowed. TAGS: First Amendment, plea, defense, journalist, attorney, Maryland, count, law, radio

Indian president calls for open source in defense

July 7, 2004 The former missile scientist says nonproprietary technology would make his nation's weapon systems safer. TAGS: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, defense, scientist, president, R&D, open-source software, open source, Linux, operating system

U.K. teen acquitted with Trojan defense

October 17, 2003 A 19-year-old accused of launching a distributed denial-of-service attack on the Port of Houston's IT systems has been found not guilty. TAGS: teen, Houston, denial of service, trojan horse, defense, U.K., log file, attack, information technology, London, U.S.

Talking Internet security

October 10, 2003 Bob Muglia says information technology is not running out of patience with Microsoft after a string of hacks that exploited vulnerabilities in the company's Windows software. TAGS: enterprise management, shield, firewall, hacker, defense, Steve Ballmer, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Linux, security

Alleged NASA hacker to hear fate next month

April 12, 2006 British man's legal fight continues to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face hacking charges and possible imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay. TAGS: fate, defense, hacking, note, London, U.S.

Allchin on Vista's security, timing, and your questions

January 27, 2006 Windows chief says stronger defenses are a key for Microsoft's new OS. Plus: Vista test schedule tweaked, Allchin answers your questions. TAGS: Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, defense, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Worms and viruses slip past defenses

June 2, 2005 roundup Bagle variants whip up a blended threat for a bad new concoction. A cell phone interloper, meanwhile, poses as a friend. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, virus, worm, defense, threat, cell phone, security

Mark Cuban to finance Grokster defense

March 27, 2005 Cuban says a Grokster loss would create a stifling legal environment that would harm technological innovation in the United States. TAGS: Mark Cuban, Grokster Ltd., technological innovation, RIAA, StreamCast Networks, Napster Inc., P2P, defense, finance, file-swapping, entertainment, U.S., software company

Police blotter: Detecting computer-generated porn?

January 3, 2007 In this week's installment, the FBI claims that one of its analysts can spot computer-generated images just by looking at them. TAGS: Police Blotter, U.S. District Judge, computer science, expert, image, defense, children, Massachusetts, Adobe PhotoShop, photograph

British teen in court over 'e-mail bomb' charges

November 1, 2005 In a test of the U.K.'s Computer Misuse Act, youth will be tried for attempting a denial-of-service attack on his former employer. TAGS: denial of service, youth, e-mail server, defense, court, e-mail, U.K., London, server

OS makers: Security is job No. 1

May 10, 2005 New generation of software focuses as much on security as on glitzy features, as consumers get frustrated by viruses and fraud threats. TAGS: defense, security, operating system, malware, virus, generation, Apple Computer, attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., PC

Novell vows patent defense of open source

October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, open-source software, open source, defense, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Linux, CEO

Patent problems pester penguin

August 5, 2004 Free Software Foundation counsel Daniel Ravicher says a broken patent system is in urgent need of repair. TAGS: indemnification, denial, open-source software, patent, study, Linux kernel, sky, Linux, defense, vendor, open source
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