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Porn verdict against Prattville computer tech reversed by Alabama appeals court - Everything Alabama Blog
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A state appeals court has reversed the child pornography conviction of a computer systems analyst from Prattville. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ruled today that Hermanno Mizusawa should

Virginia computer problems continue to affect DMV - Washington Post
Derek Kravitz reports on the Dr. Gridlock blog that all of Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles offices are still unable to issue new or replacement driver’s licenses, a day after a computer outage caused the state’s

Restoration continues on Va. computer outage - WTOP
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia’s centralized information technology superagency continued work Friday on restoring an outage that left several state agencies unable to do their work. The problem-plagued Virginia

UPDATE: Computer woes continue today for state - Richmond Times-Dispatch
4:10 p.m. Technicians for the state and its info-tech contractor will be working through the weekend to restore computer service to agencies knocked off-line by a massive equipment failure Wednesday. Samuel

Restoration continues on Va. computer outage - WTOP
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia’s centralized information technology superagency continued work Friday on restoring an outage that left several state agencies unable to do their work. The problem-plagued Virginia

Restoration continues on Va computer outage - Washington Examiner
RICHMOND, VA. Virginia’s centralized information technology superagency is continuing work to restore an outage that left several state agencies unable to do their work. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency

Military Computer Attack Confirmed - New York Times
WASHINGTON A top Pentagon official has confirmed a previously classified incident that he describes as the most significant breach of U.S. military computers ever, a 2008 episode in which a foreign

UPDATE: Computer woes continue today for state - Richmond Times-Dispatch
4:10 p.m. Technicians for the state and its info-tech contractor will be working through the weekend to restore computer service to agencies knocked off-line by a massive equipment failure Wednesday. Samuel

Judge Resigns Amid Reports of Discovery on Computer - New York Times
A Manhattan Criminal Court judge resigned last week after court officials discovered what may have been pornography on his work computer, according to law enforcement officials. Court officials turned over the

BRIEF: Computer problem halts licenses at Virginia DMV centers - TMCnet
Aug 26, 2010 (The Virginian-Pilot - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — The Department of Motor Vehicles can’t process driver’s licenses at its service centers because of a statewide computer

Pentagon: foreign spy agency flash drive caused worst computer breach in 2008 in - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON (AP) A foreign spy agency pulled off the most serious breach of Pentagon computer networks ever by inserting a flash drive into a U.S. military laptop, a top defense official said Wednesday. The

Kansas health department to disclose progress on restoring data after computer crash - KFOR
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says it has resolved its recent computer problems. Secretary Rod Bremby planned to give a report Thursday on the department’s progress. The computer

Kansas health dept. solves computer woes - New Orleans Times-Picayune
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is restoring electronic data following a computer hardware crash. Secretary Rod Bremby planned to give a report Thursday on the department’s progress

Authorities seize computer of Walker aide - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A longtime aide to Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker had his work computer seized by authorities last week, sources familiar with the situation said Monday. Those sources said the computer was removed Friday while

Online Searches for Cameron Diaz Puts Your Computer at Risk - msnbc.com
Searching for Cameron Diaz online carries a one-in-ten chance of landing on a website festering with malicious software that can infect your computer, according to security tech company McAfee. Diaz topped this year’s

Computer companies shares down at the close of trading - San Francisco Examiner
NEW YORK Shares of some top computer companies were down at the close of trading: Apple Inc. fell $3.84 or 1.5 percent, to $245.80. Dell Inc. fell $.13 or 1.1 percent, to $11.94. Hewlett Packard fell $.81 or 2.0

Stolen Computer Could Mean ID Theft for Some UK Students - WSAZ
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has apologized and urged more than 2,000 people to watch out for identity theft after a computer containing medical records was stolen from a university office

Britain urges ban on Taliban computer game - Ethiopian Review
BRITISH Defence Secretary Liam Fox has urged shops to ban a computer game where players can act as the Taliban and kill British troops. He was “disgusted” that Medal of Honour allowed people to recreate attacks on

Computer fault stops Barclays transactions - IT Pro
A computer glitch left thousands of Barclays customers without the ability to make transactions over the weekend, according to reports. The technical problem hit at around 2pm on Saturday, a period of high retail

KDHE Mum On What Caused Computer System Shutdown - KAKE TV
State health officials aren’t saying what caused their computer system to fail for more than a week, shutting down access to immunization records, disease surveillance and child care licensing records. Kansas Department

Free computer program lets students search for alien life - LSU Reveille
Astronomy professor Brad Schaefer speaks to his class Monday in Lockett Hall. Schaefer offers extra credit to students who download SETI@home. In Aaron Vavrek s dorm room, the universe is exploding. On his

False Sense of Computer Security - Yahoo Finance
A team of security analysts found that most leading anti-spyware and anti-virus software fail to detect commonly used keyloggers. HALIFAX , Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ - Keyloggers are designed to silently record all of one’s

Intel buying McAfee computer security - Daily News Journal
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Chip maker Intel says it has agreed to buy computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion, or $48 per share. The per-share price represents a 60 percent premium over

Computer chip shortage hits smart-phone makers - Lansing State Journal
NEW YORK - The seemingly recession-proof smart phone is suffering from a side effect of the rough economy: Manufacturers simply can’t build enough of the gadgets because chip-makers that rolled back production

Have You Ever Yelled at a Slow Computer? You re Not Alone - Gigaom.com
We all get frustrated sometimes with the failure of our computers, mobile phones and other devices to keep up with an always-on lifestyle. If this kind of frustration has ever caused you to do something out

Stolen Computer Could Mean ID Theft for Some UK Students - WSAZ
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has apologized and urged more than 2,000 people to watch out for identity theft after a computer containing medical records was stolen from a university office

Computer chip maker Intel pays $7.7 billion for security software company McAfee - Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO - Talk about a new meaning for “Intel Inside.” Intel Corp. wants to be inside your television. And your cell phone. And your car. And pretty much any other device that could one day connect to

KDHE Mum On What Caused Computer System Shutdown - KAKE TV
State health officials aren’t saying what caused their computer system to fail for more than a week, shutting down access to immunization records, disease surveillance and child care licensing records. Kansas Department

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