Google renamed and upgraded its Personalised Home Page this week, but one thing the update couldn't shake was a bug that began upsetting many users last Thursday and persisted until Wednesday. The bug caused the free service, which lets users turn Google.com into a customized ...

If you get an e-mail telling you that you’re under investigation by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, take a breath before calling your lawyer. It’s a scam. Popularity: unranked [?]Read more at Robert_McMillan@idg.com (Robert McMillan)

This article delves into the results of an IT survey released this week which ranks U.S. cities according to their readiness for disaster.  With summer just a few weeks away, those of us who intend to make an excursion may want to consult this list first.  It’s not likely you’d ...

Data broker ChoicePoint Inc. will pay US$500,000 and has agreed to change the way it screens new customers under a multistate settlement for a 2004 data breach. ADVERTISEMENT IBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM’s premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, ...

Brocade Communications Systems has agreed to pay a $7 million penalty to settle charges of stock-option backdating fraud. Popularity: 100% [?]Read more at Stephen_Lawson@idg.com (Stephen Lawson)

Cool science and engineering, but definitely a movie-plot threat. Popularity: unranked [?]Read more at schneier

May’s total was 2009. The graph needs little comment this month, I think. M.C. N/TR Descriptive Stats Mean 939.6912752 Median 822 Mode 746 Standard Deviation 323.391527 Range 1527 Minimum 482 Maximum 2009 Sum 140014 Count 149 Popularity: unranked [?]Read more at The Lippard Blog

I guess it’s OK to call Robert Soloway a spammer — he’s already been convicted in U.S. civil charges of spamming in 2003. This time though, he’s been arrested on criminal charges, brought by the FTC. The list of laws he’s alleged to have broken is extensive: 10 counts of mail fraud 5 ...