Archive for the 'Hacker' Category

Cheap Mac clone draws angry response

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Florida-based Psystar, the company advertising a Mac-compatible system, has attracted criticism from the hackers who created the underlying software. A Florida-based firm advertising cheap, Mac-compatible systems running on standardized hardware has created a swirl of controversy this week–and drawn an angry response from one of the principal hackers involved…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Cyberwar games test nations’ responses

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The recent Cyber Storm II exercise tested how effectively IT security organizations from the US, New Zealand, Australia and Canada communicated with each other in response to simulated threats. Details have emerged about “Cyber Storm II”, a large-scale exercise carried out to test how governments and critical-infrastructure organizations respond…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Hackers bring down Panama assembly Web site

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Down since January 9, site has become symbol of U.S. tension with Panama after election of controversial figure. An Internet hack launched earlier this month on the Web site of Panama’s National Assembly continues to be a source of irritation, four months after the legislature elected as its…
Original post by Gadgets, gizmos, and […]

Agarkov IT news