Just like the crooks robbed the banks because that's where the money is, malware will go where the people are. The "clickjacking" attack on the Twitter social networking service last week is part of a growing trend of social engineering attacks via social networks, say experts. "We've seen a lot of these social networking and peer to peer sites targeted in general for a bunch of different reasons," said Sam Curry…
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Intel's $7 billion stimulus plan was no match for disappointment over the latest government financial rescue plan. Stocks plunged Tuesday on disappointment over a lack of details in a new Treasury Department financial rescue plan, overshadowing an optimistic announcement from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC). The S&P 500 had rallied 5% last week in anticipation of the announcement — then gave it all back in a single day on worries about the lack of…
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Developers, IT executives and managers are projected to see the highest salary growth despite the recession, a report from Computer Economics says. While the economy is hitting technology companies hard, a new report suggests that corporate information technology jobs may be a bit more recession-proof. Computer Economics's 2009 IT Salary Report finds that while salary growth has slowed, IT worker pay is still projected to increase on average by 2…
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Optimism that technology companies could benefit from a massive government stimulus plan sent the Nasdaq more than 1% higher today. Tech stocks posted solid gains Monday despite an industry report detailing falling chip sales. The Semiconductor Industry Association reported that chip sales plunged 22% in December, but with fourth-quarter earnings reports largely out of the way, investors viewed the report as old news and snapped up shares of chipmakers like Intel (NASDAQ…
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