Call it security through absurdity: a pair of telecom firms have branded reporters for Scripps News as "hackers" after they discovered the personal data of over 170,000 customers—including social... read more
Featured Slideshow
Networking
Networking
US nuke lab drops Chinese networking kit over security fears
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-01-08 04:14
A leading U.S. nuclear weapons laboratory recently discovered its computer systems contained some Chinese-made network switches and replaced at least two components because of national security concerns, a document shows.
- Read more about US nuke lab drops Chinese networking kit over security fears
- Log in or register to post comments
- 1375 reads
Why the world is arguing over who runs the internet
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2012-12-11 00:10
WHO runs the internet? For the past 30 years, pretty much no one. Some governments might call this a bug, but to the engineers who designed the protocols, standards, naming and numbering systems of the internet, it's a feature.
- Read more about Why the world is arguing over who runs the internet
- Log in or register to post comments
- 1364 reads
AT&T says true 4G is coming in 2013, but will it beat Verizon?
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-12-06 00:17
If the rumors are true, real, honest-to-god 4G in the United States could be on the way sometime in the next 7 to 12 months. FierceWireless reports on word from AT&T's annual meeting with analysts that it will be "firing up" new "LTE Advanced" service across its network in the second half of 2013.
What is LTE Advanced? Well, it's a lot like 4G LTE, only more, um, advanced.
- Read more about AT&T says true 4G is coming in 2013, but will it beat Verizon?
- Log in or register to post comments
- 1338 reads
Google Fiber is live in Kansas City, real-world speeds at 700 Mbps
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2012-11-14 04:51
After months of fanfare and anticipation, gigabit home Internet service Google Fiber finally went live on Tuesday in Kansas City. The search giant is offering 1 Gbps speeds for just $70 per month—significantly faster and cheaper than what any traditional American ISPs are offering.
"We just got it today and I’ve been stuck in front of my laptop for the last few hours," Mike Demarais, founder of Threedee, told Ars. "It’s unbelievable. I’m probably not going to leave the house."
- Read more about Google Fiber is live in Kansas City, real-world speeds at 700 Mbps
- Log in or register to post comments
- 1653 reads
Uberglobal suffers short DDoS attack
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-11-01 00:41
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack targeting one customer has been blamed for a 78 minute degradation of service at hosting firm, Uberglobal yesterday.
The incident was first reported at 11am (AEST) as a “high impact” incident affecting all services, according to Uberglobal’s status advisory.
- Read more about Uberglobal suffers short DDoS attack
- Log in or register to post comments
- 968 reads