Small IT is beautiful In last year's dismal parade of government IT security blunders, it was a relatively minor exhibit. Read more »
Botnet creator pleads guilty Jason Michael Milmont, a significant malware developer, admitted guilt in federal court for fraudulently accessing protected computers. The announcement came from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Read more »
Microsoft goes deep into security Microsoft is spearheading its second global security initiative in a week by setting up a scheme to try to tackle multi-vendor security threats. Read more »
'Rock Band 2' to include new features "Rock Band" is ready for an encore. A sequel to the play-along music game that redefined the genre last year will be released first for the Xbox 360 in September. Read more »
A new type of phishing Recently, a new phishing attack has been circulating that targets not a company but a specific type of person: the corporate CEO. Read more »
Regulators relax on domain rules Internet regulators Thursday voted to relax rules on domain names like .com or .edu, which could pave the way for companies or individuals to create an array of new addresses for the Web. Read more »
Digital identity cards in progress Google and Microsoft are among an extensive set of technology vendors aiming to spur the adoption of digital identity cards. Read more »
Microsoft cleans up stealers The latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) has deleted online game password-stealing malware from some two million machines, the company said. Read more »
Survey: Google has best rep Google Inc's famous employee perks have given the Internet leader the best reputation in corporate America, according to a study released Monday. Read more »
Hacker sentenced to 5 years A former IT network engineer and technical services manager for San Diego's Council of Community Health Clinics was sentenced to 63 months in prison on federal hacking charges. Read more »
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