Bij Reuters lezen we dat beveiligingsexperts zich eergisteren hebben uitgelaten over handhelds. Steeds meer mensen gebruiken deze apparaten voor het bijhouden van telefoonnummers, creditcardgegevens en andere persoonlijke informatie. De experts wijzen er echter op dat er software bestaat die het iedere kwaadwillige persoon makkelijk maakt om deze gegevens te stelen. Slechts weinig mensen hebben beveiligingsmaatregelen genomen om te voorkomen dat alle gegevens in geval van een diefstal in verkeerde handen vallen. Zelfs in eigen handen is informatie niet veilig: draadloos kan er ook van alles gebeuren, aldus een ingewijde tijdens een speech op Defcon, de grootste conferentie over computerbeveiliging ter wereld. Het is dus zaak om zeer selectief te zijn met het plaatsen van gegevens op de mobiele computers:
"Don't put any secure information on your PocketPC or your Palm," Glancey warned after a speech on the subject at DefCon, the largest annual computer security conference in the world. "They don't have any security features built in," he said. While mobile computers are vulnerable, they are also powerful enough to be used to launch attacks on other users.
Paul Clip of Internet security consultant AtStake told attendees at one workshop session here how people could use Palm Pilots to test for vulnerabilities in wireless networks. Clip cited reports of criminals using hand-helds to steal anti-theft car passcodes that are transmitted by infrared radio waves over short distances.
"Don't put any secure information on your PocketPC or your Palm," Glancey warned after a speech on the subject at DefCon, the largest annual computer security conference in the world. "They don't have any security features built in," he said. While mobile computers are vulnerable, they are also powerful enough to be used to launch attacks on other users.
Computer-security consultant Richard M. Smith says working with spammers to cut spam is a conflict of interest. "Doesn't pass my smell test," he said."The whole concept is a little fishy," said Louis Mastria, a spokesman for the Direct Marketing Association, which represents many Internet marketers. "They have no power over these guys, so there's no real service that they can guarantee or provide.
So will Netscan and other cunning plans Microsoft has displace Google as the search engine of choice? We kind of doubt it. Which we suppose is why the rumours are afoot that if Microsoft can't emulate it, it will buy it.
De AS520-K8 beschikt over een PGA 754 pins packaging en kan met een 15 of 16 inch XGA-scherm worden geleverd. Er wordt maximaal 1GB DDR-geheugen ondersteund en de machine heeft drie USB 2.0-poorten. FireWire is optioneel en er kan een harddisk van 60GB ingebouwd worden. The Inquirer
While the problem may not be readily apparent to users -- especially when everyone accessing the hot spot is engaged in relatively light-load activities, such as browsing Web pages -- if just one user is downloading files, or accessing audio or video via wireless, others can be penalized.

"There's a lot of evidence that the third and fourth quarters are both going to be growth quarters as they normally are, seasonally, and pretty good growth quarters at that," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst at Mercury. "The other thing that was very apparent was that the second was a record quarter for portable component shipments.