Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on August 20, 2009 More than three years in the making, Trillian is back with a slight name change and a slew of new features. It’s keeping the beta code-name Astra as part of its official title, but more importantly it’s been updated for the modern IM world. Skinnable but not [...]

The announcement of a new U.S. Cyber Challenge by a coalition of government and private groups last month marks the latest salvo in what many agree is an increasingly serious shortage of skilled cybersecurity experts.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:27AM EDT WASHINGTON – Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found. The study describes a fragmented federal cyber force, where [...]

A reader named Eric found himself locked out of his Vista administrator accounts: “Somehow, my account and my son’s accounts were downgraded to standard user on his new computer using Vista Home 32-bit. I cannot seem to log in to make any changes to the accounts now. It prompts me to enter a password but [...]

By David Murphy – Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:35PM EDT I’ve always wanted to get a modern operating system to work on my graphing calculator. And we’re about there, thanks to the efforts of a fellow (or strangly named lady) on The Windows Club forum. A user by the name of “hackerman1″ has installed Windows [...]

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The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry — if the big fine can withstand an appeal.

By RON TODT, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:39PM EDT PHILADELPHIA – Coming soon to a campus near you — the Google tricycle. A pedicab-like vehicle mounted with an 8-foot-high camera has been rolling around the pedestrian walkways of the University of Pennsylvania to collect panoramic images of the campus for Google [...]

An alleged spammer could face jail time in connection with a Facebook lawsuit after a judge referred him to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for criminal proceedings.

Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool was updated this week to detect a generic type of fake antivirus program known as “Win32/InternetAntivirus.”

The Microsoft Malware Protection Center gives Win32/InternetAntivirus an alert level of “severe.” The software is “a rogue program that displays false and misleading alerts regarding malware, in order to convince users to purchase rogue security software,” according to a Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog post. The program also displays a fake “Windows Security Center” message.

Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest in March.

E-Commerce News – Wednesday, April 01, 2009 There are reports that Cox and AT&T (NYSE: T) have begun cooperating with the Recording Industry Association of America’s new antipiracy strategy — first announced in December — of targeting illegal file-sharing activities through Internet service providers instead of through the courts. Once the RIAA identifies someone downloading [...]