Neowin News Feed for: Defense

Pentagon admits they were cyber-attacked, data stolen in March

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:05:06 +0100

Today, Deputy Defence Secretary William Lynn admitted that in March, foreign hackers managed to obtain thousands of files on the United States “most sensitive systems” through the Pentagon. This revelation came about as the Pentagon... Read more...

US warns future hackers of possible military action

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:01:14 +0100

Yesterday the United States revealed its International Strategy for Cyberspace that deals with military and defence matters relating to cyber-attacks, along with general praise of cyberspace and other less interesting matters. The document mentions the... Read more...

Mother's ire puts Ballmer on defense over Vista

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:22:11 +0100

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For a few minutes during Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer's appearance at the Gartner Inc. Symposium ITxpo conference here, emotionless management-speak gave way to a mother's frustration with the Vista operating system. "I'm one... Read more...

Defense Dept. Report Urges Adoption of Open Technology

Daylene — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:05:16 +0100

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The Defense Department should adopt an open technology model for software procurement and distribution, according to a new report prepared for Sue Payton, deputy undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts. That report,... Read more...

Kazaa owners launch defense in file-share case

malebolgia — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 03:08:08 +0000

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The owners of file-swapping giant Kazaa claimed Tuesday their software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music and movies online, doesn't differ from video recorders, as they launched their defense in a landmark music piracy... Read more...

Microsoft researching a new first-line worm defense

junkam — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:41:09 +0100

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Microsoft research labs are working on a new technique, code-named Shield. Software patching has not been an effective first-line defense preventing large-scale worm attacks, even when patches had long been available for their corresponding vulnerabilities.... Read more...

Microsoft Files Defense in Real Networks Case

malebolgia — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 04:52:43 +0000

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Microsoft Corp. on Friday filed its formal response to RealNetworks Inc.'s anti-trust lawsuit against it, denying allegations that it is impeding competition in the digital media market. In the "Answers and Defenses" filing in federal... Read more...

Intel chips in on anti-SCO defense fund

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:32:36 +0000

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Intel has gotten involved in the legal battle between the SCO Group and Linux, contributing money to a defense fund geared to protect users of the open-source operating system. The Open Source Development Labs, an... Read more...

Group advises open source for Defense

Toxicfume — Thu, 31 Oct 2002 17:32:24 +0000

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Mitre, a not-for-profit engineering and IT organization that works with the US federal government, has recommended that the US Department of Defense take steps to encourage open-source software in the department's infrastructure. ... Read more...

IBM enlisted for defense role

NTUsEr — Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:49:18 +0100

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Uncle Sam is calling on IBM to help prevent enemy missiles from ever reaching U.S. soil. IBM plans to announce Monday that it has won a deal to supply the Defense Department... Read more...

Microsoft files defense document in antitrust case

configure — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:33:46 +0100

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Microsoft on Monday laid out its defense in the antitrust case pursued by nine states, arguing that the states are entitled to no penalties stricter than those the company agreed to in its settlement with... Read more...

Defense may limit foreign IT labor

me101 — Fri, 08 Mar 2002 02:35:17 +0000

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The US Department of Defense has proposed dramatic new limits on the use of foreign nationals in computer-related projects, rekindling a heated debate over the use of immigrant labor for high-tech jobs. The... Read more...