Huge spikes in automated password guessing attacks against Australian computer servers show geographical isolation offers no protection against internet-borne threats.
Data compiled for Next by security vendor Arbor Networks also shows the US remains the largest single source of malicious internet background noise targeting Australian computers.
China ranks as the second-largest source of the noise, generated by […]
Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each took home their customary $1 annual salary again in 2007, while a steep decline in the company’s stock price chopped more than $8.5 billion from each of their massive holdings of Google shares, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
Brin, 34, the company’s president of technology, and […]
Microsoft is cracking down on Xbox Live users artificially bumping up their “Gamerscore” achievements, warning any cheaters would be publicly humiliated and have their accounts reset.
On Xbox Live - the online component of the Xbox 360 that allows gamers to compete and communicate with each other - players can build their Gamerscore and Achievements list […]