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Microsoft: if it needs to be said, it’s said here first
Ahem… I refer my honourable friends to my earlier post last year.
In which, I said,
So Microsoft’s new strategy could be to own both hardware and software – starting with its own tablet but moving into phones (perhaps by buying Nokia?) and desktops (perhaps by buying Dell or Acer, or even building new from scratch?)…
Toward a new strategy for Microsoft
Yesterday, Reuters reported,
Microsoft Corp is in discussions to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion of mezzanine financing in a buyout of Dell Inc, CNBC cited unidentified sources as saying on Tuesday.
Microsoft in talks to invest up to $3 billion in Dell
Keep up, chaps.
My news stories on Infosecurity Magazine
Last week’s news stories (Jan 30 to Feb 3):
Security researchers break satellite phone encryption
German researchers have cracked 2 satellite phone encryption codes – huge implications.
EU publishes 10 Myths about ACTA
EU says ACTA ain’t bad, just misunderstood.
VeriSign repeatedly hacked in 2010
VeriSign was repeatedly hacked in 2010, and never even told its own senior management.
Science and Technology Committee publishes Malware and Cyber Crime report
Commons committee makes recommendations on how to tackle cybercrime.
New development in post-transaction banking fraud
Banking malware now seeks to divert telephone calls between banks and customers.
Counterclank is not malware, just aggressive adware
Contrary to Symantec’s initial claim, Android’s Counterclank (Apperhand) is not a trojan.
Major UK companies still not blocking porn namesakes
UK companies remain open to cybersquatting by YourBrandName.xxx
New Forrester Report: Big Data Risks
Forrester describes how to secure Big Data.
Resilience is the key to security says World Economic Forum
WEF suggest an holistic view of resilience to risk rather than an isolated view of prevention.
A call for a new standard in infosec training and awareness
We need a new standard to improve security awareness in users.
IE6 users: no longer caught between a rock and a hard place
A new product allows legacy IE6 applications to run in new versions of the browser.
75% of all new malware are trojans
PandaLabs 2011 report is full of facts, figures and information.
Spam and phishing are growing problems: DMARC has the answer
A new standard is being developed to help stop spam and phishing.
CSO Interchange: Cloud concerns are largely propaganda
Misunderstandings about the cloud make it seem a problem rather than an opportunity.
Up to five million Androids infected with Counterclank
Android’s largest ever infection reported by Symantec.
I’m not behind Kelihos botnet, claims Sabelnikov
Man named by Microsoft says I didn’t do it, guv.
New free AVAST anti-virus for Mac 10.5+
Sophos showed the way. It was the first major anti-virus company with free AV for Mac. In a masterly PR stroke it gave away what it could not sell: Mac AV for home users. The rest of the industry was thrown into catch-up.
And finally it has started. AVAST Software has launched a new free Mac AV product, available for 10.5 and newer users.
“It’s time for Mac users to start thinking about an antivirus app and this beta shows what they will need for their protection,” said Ondrej Vlcek, CTO of AVAST Software. “The Mac has long had a ‘cloak of invulnerability’ because its small market share made it a fringe target for malware. As Mac sales surge it is becoming a natural target for malware such as the Pinhead and Boonana Trojans or the MacDefender fake antivirus.”
For the moment it’s still in beta – and if you want to try that you can get it here. Otherwise you’ll have to wait for the released version which should be announced soon.
