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Anatomy of the Deal: EMC Buys Interlink, May 11, 2006

Info storage leader goes deep with latest acquisition.

Hacker Breaks into U.S. Agriculture Dept.

A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security identification numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said.

College Suspends IT Managers over Hacker Break-Ins

Ohio University said Tuesday it has suspended two information technology supervisors over recent breaches by hackers who may have stolen 173,000 Social Security numbers from school computers.

D.C. Workers' Stolen Data Lacked Security, Encryption

A laptop containing the Social Security numbers and other personal data of 13,000 District of Columbia employees and retirees has been stolen, officials said.

Researchers Look at Data Mining Privacy Techniques

As new disclosures mount about government surveillance programs, computer science researchers hope to wade into the fray by enabling data mining that also protects individual privacy.

Microsoft Releases 8 'Critical' Security Patches

The Redmond software giant released 12 patches -- eight of which are deemed "critical" -- as part of its regularly scheduled monthly security update.

Yahoo Says E-Mail Worm Contained

Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has contained a malicious program aimed at the millions of people who use its e-mail service, which ranks as the world's largest.

Blogger Scoble To Leave Microsoft

A prominent Microsoft Corp. blogger who sometimes bluntly bashed the software behemoth is leaving the company to join PodTech.net, a Silicon Valley video blogging startup.

DOE Computers Hacked; Info on 1,500 Taken

A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department's nuclear weapons agency. </p><p>

Windows Vista Public Preview Finally Begins

Finally. Wednesday night, Microsoft released the broad public beta, also called the Customer Preview Program (CPP), opening up testing floodgates for the long-awaited replacement for Windows XP to literally millions of consumers.

AOL Releasing Free Security Monitor

AOL is releasing free software to automatically check whether you have the latest security protection on your Windows computer.

BizTalk Server 2006 'R2' Feature Set Divulged

Microsoft this week disclosed new features coming in BizTalk Server 2006 Release 2 (R2), including integrated support for radio frequency identification (RFID) devices.

Microsoft's Live OneCare To Be in Qwest Offering

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that its Internet security software will be included with Qwest's high-speed Internet service.

Spam King Settles With Texas, Microsoft

One of the world's most notorious spammers has settled lawsuits with the state of Texas and Microsoft Corp. that cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced him to stop sending the nuisance e-mails.

Swedish File Sharers Protest Police Shutdown of Pirate Bay Web Site

Hundreds of people waving picket signs and skull-and-crossbones pirate flags demonstrated in Stockholm on Saturday against a police crackdown on a popular file-sharing Web site that had millions of users worldwide.