Tag: computer
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Symantec Reports Cyber-Attackers Focus on Small Businesses
Symantec Corp.’s (SYMC), revealed a 42 percent surge during 2012 in targeted attacks compared to the prior year. In 2012, an average of 116 targeted attacks hit organizations every day, up from 82 attacks in 2011, with manufacturing companies replacing government agencies as the favored target of such attacks, the company found. Symantec defines a…
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 Plan B(lue): Bring back the Start button
Microsoft is rumored to be building a new version of Windows 8 that will have an option to boot to the traditional Windows interface instead of the “Metro”-style Start Screen used in the current edition of the PC and tablet operating system. An overwhelming majority of respondents said Microsoft should bring it back — some went…