Botnet Takedowns: Watching Out for the Walking Undead; Microsoft, FBI Reprogram Botnet to Remove Coreflood

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TOP STORIES - May 2, 2011 • Botnet Takedowns: Are They Really Dead or Will They Rise Again? • Microsoft, FBI Reprogram Botnet to Remove Coreflood • Apple's White iPhone 4: 10 Reasons Not to Buy It • AMD Dismisses ARM Speculation: Report • Researchers Devise Way to Hide Files on Hard Drives SPOTLIGHT Why iPhone 5 Should Be Delayed Until 2012 Apple should not unveil a new iPhone at WWDC this year. It might not be the popular move, but it would be the smart one. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • IE10, Windows Phone 7 on Stage at MIX11 • PlayBook Aims to Muscle In on iPad's Turf • Apple Takes On Google, Amazon in Cloud • Competition Applies IT to Social Problems FEATURED VIDEO Anticipate Customer Needs Predictive analytics correct problems before they impact the customer. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • Green Cars Hit Fast Lane at NY Auto Show • Reasons to Adopt Adobe CS 5.5 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need IN THIS ISSUE Botnet Takedowns: Are They Really Dead or Will They Rise Again? There have been several victories against major botnets in the past few months, the most recent being the shutdown of the Coreflood botnet. Even though law enforcement officials have successfully collaborated with various industry experts to track down and seize command-and-control servers pumping instructions to infected machines, for the most part the operators remain at large. eWEEK takes a look at some of the recent takedowns to determine whether the botnets and their zombies are amongst the walking undead. READ MORE >> Microsoft, FBI Reprogram Botnet to Remove Coreflood While the FBI has seized control of the Coreflood botnet, it is now working with Microsoft to permanently remove malware from thousands of infected zombie machines to prevent Coreflood from springing back to life. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Biz Advisor Video Blog Information and resources on how to use technology to cut cost and improve efficiency in small businesses. Go to the blog! ADVERTISEMENT Apple's White iPhone 4: 10 Reasons Not to Buy It News Analysis: The white iPhone is finally available to consumers in several countries around the world. But should the color be the decisive factor for smartphone buyers? Here's what consumers should think about before buying a white iPhone. READ MORE >> AMD Dismisses ARM Speculation: Report AMD reportedly will stick with its x86 chips as it moves into the tablet space, dashing rumors of a licensing deal with ARM. READ MORE >> Researchers Devise Way to Hide Files on Hard Drives Academic researchers have devised a new method to hide data files on hard drives from a third party "in plain sight" without encryption. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Demystifying the Cloud - A Conversation with Dell's CIO & CTO! May 10, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join Dell's Chief Innovation Officer Jim Stikeleather and Chief Technology Officer Kris Fitzgerald as they untangle the nebulous world of cloud computing. These luminaries will explain the various types of cloud services, and they'll also show how to best utilize and customize cloud computing for your environment. REGISTER >> Best Practices for Data Center Consolidation Initiatives May 4, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Specific government initiatives like the US Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) lay out best practice guidelines and objectives for departments and agencies to follow as they plan IT strategies for their own service requirements. This is further supported by the "25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management" and efforts around Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). REGISTER >>

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