Data Storage News

02/04/2010 Is NAND flash about to hit a dead end?
As the technology used to create NAND flash memory continues to shrink, bit error rates and reliability issues are increasing. That's forcing solid-state memory makers to look for alternatives. More info...

02/03/2010 Intel preparing six-core chips for desktops, servers
Intel is preparing six-core chips for high-end desktops and servers for release in the first half of this year, the company said Wednesday. More info...

02/01/2010 Data warehousing vendors squabble over best way forward with flash memory
This year the watchword will be speed, as vendors start introducing flash memory storage to get around the longtime bottleneck of reading and writing to disk. More info...

01/31/2010 Samsung first with lower cost, power saving 30nm DDR3 DRAM
The most advanced DRAM chips yet from Samsung Electronics, 30-nanometer DDR3 DRAM, have been qualified by customers as ready to go into products, the world's largest memory chip maker said Monday. More info...

01/31/2010 Intel, Micron to announce world's densest flash memory
IM Flash Technologies on Monday plans to unveil the world's densest NAND flash memory, which can be used to create a 32GB smartphone or a 256GB solid-state drive with half the number of NAND chips previously required. More info...

01/29/2010 Intel and Micron first to 25nm with new flash memory chips
Intel and Micron plan to unveil new 25-nanometer flash memory chips on Monday via their IM Flash Technologies joint venture, the first commercial chip products made using advanced 25nm manufacturing technology. More info...

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Cybercrime News

02/08/2010 Poughkeepsie, N.Y., slams bank for $378,000 online theft
The theft of $378,000 from the town of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is raising questions about the responsibility of banks to protect customer accounts from online criminals.

02/08/2010 China shuts hacker training site, arrests three
Chinese police have shut down what they called the country's biggest hacker training Web site and arrested three people linked to the site.

02/05/2010 N.J. businessmen sentenced to jail for E-Rate fraud
The former co-owners of a New Jersey computer services provider each have been sentenced to 27 months in prison on charges of conspiracy to defraud a U.S. government program designed to bring Internet access to schools and libraries in poor areas, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

02/04/2010 EPIC files FOIA request over reported Google, NSA partnership
Privacy advocacy group EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the NSA asking for details on the agency's purported partnership with Google on cybersecurity issues.

02/04/2010 Hacker admits stealing, reselling VoIP services
Edwin Pena this week pleaded guilty to stealing and reselling an estimated $1.4 million worth of VoiP telephone services.

02/03/2010 Old security flaws still a major cause of breaches, says report
An overemphasis on tackling new and emerging security threats may be causing companies to overlook older but far more frequently exploited vulnerabilities, according to a recent report.