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The Web Is My Castle: Secure Backup Over the Internet

An increasing number of PC users know about the importance of backups as the only safe way to secure data in case of hardware failures. But any form of backup has to be effective. This means that the condition of your data must be verified, and that the backup data has to be stored at a secure location.
by Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos.

Non-OS-dependant malware

Where some years ago malicious code was designed to multiply rapidly and, in many cases, damage computers, nowadays this modus operandi has all but disappeared. The prime objective nowadays is users’ money and you don’t need to be an expert programmer to do this, you simply need to be sufficiently malicious to con people out of their savings.
by Fernando de la Cuadra.

Cisco to breaks free of desktop with digital signage company nuy

Tivella acquisition will let Cisco extend its video, image and information distribution system beyond desktops.
by Stephen Lawson.

Google releases customized version of Internet Explorer 7

In addition to using Google as the default search, it also provides users with a personal Google Toolbar and a Google homepage.
by Elizabeth Montalbano.

Linus won’t ban binary kernel modules

Kernel contributors have called for the inclusion of a patch that would technologically prevent the use of proprietary kernel modules at the close of a 12-month grace period.
by Ryan Paul.