Monday, March 31st, 2008
Building on earlier research into cold-boot attacks on computer memory, two consultants showed off their prototype tools for grabbing passwords from untended computers, during a session at the CanSecWest conference last week.
The consultants -- Sherri Davidoff and Tom Liston, both of security firm Intelguardians -- found that numerous Windows and ...
Posted in Hardware, Privacy, Security | No Comments
Monday, March 31st, 2008
A while ago we blogged about the MBR rootkit, which has been getting attention from all the security vendors. We're glad to inform you that the latest version of the F-Secure BlackLight standalone rootkit scanner now detects MBR rootkit infections.
BlackLight has stood the test of time ever since it was ...
Posted in Hardware, Privacy, Security, Software | No Comments
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
In many businesses today, graphics play an increasingly important role. TV, movie, and video game production companies are obvious examples of businesses which require high quality graphic cards to support their needs. Other, less obvious, examples require the same attention be paid to their graphic cards. Some of these businesses ...
Posted in Gaming, Hardware | No Comments
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Storage provider Western Digital is set to begin shipping 640-Gbyte 3.5-inch hard drives, known as the WD Caviar SE16.The new high-capacity drives are based on the 320GB-per-platter technology the company introduced in January. The new platform was designed for cool and quieter computing. Western Digital is rolling out the new ...
Posted in Hardware | No Comments
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Advancing its architecture at what most independent observers would now agree is a breakneck pace, Intel offered further details today on how soon it would begin phasing out the Core Microarchitecture it introduced in the summer of 2006.
With the second phase of its 45 nm generation microprocessors -- what it ...
Posted in Gaming, Hardware | No Comments
