The FBI has joined forces with Microsoft and together they have taken down The Citadel Botnet. They announced that they have disrupted more than 1,000 different botnets that steal individuals financial information.The Citadel Botnet caused the result of over $500 million in losses from over 5 million people and businesses. Citadel was found in over 90 countries including…
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One of the biggest concerns when designing data centers is space. Many times when a company is looking into a location for offsite backups, virtual servers, email, etc. prices are largely determined by the amount of storage space they will need. Over the years small business have been looking more and more at the possibility…
The NSA PRISM program was top secret until now. The NSA has a program code named PRISM which lives on the servers of major service providers that include Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, Youtube, Skype ,AOL, and Apple. PRISM has been in operation since 2007 and first partnered with Microsoft. They are aiming to have…
Quantum Cryptography is when you use the laws of physics to encrypt your data. We have been able to encrypt data using vastly large prime numbers that would have to be factored to decrypt the key. The number is so large it would take current cutting-edge processors the projected life-time of the universe to crack.With all things there are…
Actiontec one of many network equipment companies has developed a new power line network adapter, more compact, and supposedly higher speeds are offered via this new device. Never heard of a power line network adapter, well that may be because we don’t generally use them.A power line network adapter allows users to use the power…
Google has just made it easier to make or receive free calls from The United States and Canada. This service was in risk of being lost at the end of 2012, but has been extended through 2013. They are also bragging about cheap rates for International calls.You have been able to make calls through Google…
Many of our clients have heard of Lenovo since we push their products because they really do make great products. Well, the popular PC manufacturer is taking a step into the mobile phone business. Lenovo’s planning on coming out with its first phone which has been rumored to host Android.The phone is set to have…
Toyota has demonstrated the self-drive car, which as of now does not look complete but more of a demonstration of the capabilities. On-board they have radar and cameras that monitor the road and driver at all times. The car can also communicate with other vehicles according to Toyota spokesman.They are looking at eliminating crashes and…
Seagate, one of the world’s biggest hard drive providers showcased a number of high end drives it intends to market to laptop manufacturers. Seagate would like to see its third generation hybrid drives in high end laptops in 2013 rather than what used to be standard in mass produced high end laptops their 7200 RPM…
Roku has developed a box that is similar to other "Smart TV" boxes. They have had this technology available to consumers for over a year now. They have just added a service that as not available over the Internet in until just recently. This is your cable service over the Internet.Roku will be releasing the…
While USB 3.0 is still fairly new in the computer world, Thunderbolt, Intel’s highspeed connection currently offers higher speeds. Since Thunderbolt is offering higher speeds and came out just after USB 3.0, they have been trying to come up with ways to get the USB 3.0 standards higher so that they can more effectively compete…
Later this year Asus will be releasing the Qube which will make 100,000 TV shows and movies through Google TV. This includes HBO Go, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and a lot more. There will also be tons of games and apps available.The Qube has a remote that will allow you to control your Qube with…