Security Industry Faces Attacks It Can't Stop

itwbennett writes "The takedown of the Mariposa botnet and so-called advanced persistent threat attacks, such as the one that compromised Google systems in early December, were hot topics at the RSA conference last week.

American Airlines expands mobile boarding pass system to 19 new airports

Yesterday, American Airlines announced on Twitter that their mobile boarding pass system has been expanded to 19 new airports.

The system allows you to receive an email link to a mobile boarding pass on your (smart)phone, and to save the image to your device.

Will Hugo Weaving Be The Red Skull? Probably!

The Marvel jury may still be out as to who will win Captain America's shield, but we know who he'll be facing off with in The First Avenger: Captain America. According to THR's Heat Vision, Hugo Weaving is in talks to reunite with Joe Johnston to play Cap's nemesis, the Red Skull.

Seven Alternatives to the Apple iPad

Wait! Stop. Before you hand over Apple your credit card and pre-order the iPad, you may want to check out the other touchscreen options available now and in the near future. The iPad isn't the only game in town.

LA Dodgers Hiroki Kuroda Holds Key To Pitching Staff

Baseball is a game of numbers and here are a few that influenced the Dodgers and Hiroki Kuroda last season: 117,1 innings pitched, 20 games started, 12 HR allowed and 40,50 postseason ERA.

PlayStation Move Requires a Scant 1-2MB of RAM [PS3]

Sony's XMB may be a bit of a RAM hog, and Microsoft's Project Natal will require about 15% of the Xbox 360's resources.

But the new PlayStation Move controller? Its footprint looks light.

Will the Real Twitterati Please Stand Up?

The fact of the matter is, we're relatively far and few between, according to a study by Barracuda Networks. One day, we're told Twitter is growing exponentially, the next, it's a dying service that's stalled out like your grandpa's Studebaker.

Gallery: Stars At 'The Runaways' Premiere

Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart rocked the premiere of their new movie, The Runaways, in Hollywood last night. In addition to the two leading ladies, Kristen’s Twilight buddy Taylor Lautner (no Robert ...

Lindsay Lohan"s E-Trade-debacle lawyer is equally crazy as Lindsay

CB sent me this story yesterday, but after the E-Trade debacle (which has a new chapter that I"ll to in a moment), I was slightly Lohan-ed out. Which brings me to a conversation point: the banning of Lindsay on this site. CB and I have talked about it, and the truth is, Lindsay [...

2010 NFL Draft: With Brodney Pool a Jet, the Browns Need Impact in Secondary

The Cleveland Browns now have a huge hole to fill in their secondary with the departure of starting safety Brodney Pool to the New York Jets.