http://news.cnet.com/ Tech News First en-us 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:35:08 PDT Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:35:08 PDT CNET News CNET http://www.news.com/2009-1090-980549.html 20 http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif http://news.cnet.com/ 88 31 http://news.cnet.com/2300-13576_3-10001156.html?tag=rsspr.6249852&part=rss&subj=news On the north side of the Great Salt Lake, far from civilization, is one of the grandest pieces of large-scale art in the world. Made up of volcanic basalt, Spiral Jetty is a Road Trip 2009 highlight. http://news.cnet.com/2300-13576_3-10001156.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10279475-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Technical and privacy issues are plaguing the U.S. government's work on the overarching system to protect federal computer networks from cyberspies, according to The Wall Street Journal. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10279475-83.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:13:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278426-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 q&a From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it's headed. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278426-83.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278472-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Vulnerability in the way iPhones handle text messages could be used to track the location of the phone, turn on the microphone, or turn phone into botnet zombie. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278472-83.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278264-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Researcher warns people to be cautious about clicking on links related to Independence Day videos in e-mails over the holiday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10278264-83.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:49:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10277284-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Juniper Networks cancels researcher's talk at Black Hat and Defcon about ATM insecurities after a vendor complains. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10277284-83.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:30:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10276548-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 At the search giant's e-mail security unit, globally distributed automated systems and Zero-Hour software keep spam and viruses out of inboxes. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10276548-83.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10276864-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Spam made up more than 90 percent of all e-mail last month, with networks of zombie PCs producing the vast majority of such messages, MessageLabs says. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10276864-83.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:35:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10276101-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 The GNU project founder has urged developers to drop use of the open-source toolset, saying it could expose their work to legal action from Microsoft. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10276101-83.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:03:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10275778-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Beijing postpones a requirement that PC makers preinstall Green Dam software for filtering Internet content. But it may be just a temporary reprieve. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10275778-38.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:58:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10275759-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-10 Global Gaming Factory X, which develops software and runs a series of Internet cafes, is buying the file-sharing site for $7.76 million. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10275759-83.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:25:00 PDT