Sam Costello

After announcing a loss of US$1.4 billion for the third quarter, Motorola Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut 3,000 more jobs, in addition to 4,000 already being eliminated through previously-announced sales of divisions within the company.

Attacks on Web servers doubled in 2001 compared to 2000, and nearly 90 per cent of companies surveyed have been infected with worms or viruses, despite having antivirus software installed, according to the Information Security Industry Survey, performed annually by Information Security magazine.

Symantec

A new-style worm that was capable of infecting all 32-bit Windows computers and propagates using multiple methods spread across the world on Sept. 18, according to Roger Thompson, technical director of malicious code at TruSecure Corp.

In an effort to help its customers secure their computer systems and maintain that security, Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced a new program called the Strategic Technology Protection Program (STPP).

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have led IT managers to cut their projected budgets for IT purchases over the next 12 months, according to the September CIO US Magazine/Yardeni.com poll of CIOs (chief information officers) and other high-level managers.

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have led IT managers to cut their projected budgets for IT purchases over the next 12 months, according to the September CIO Magazine/Yardeni.com poll of CIOs (chief information officers) and other high-level managers.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body that administers the address system and other technical functions of the Internet, said Thursday that despite the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, it would hold its November conference as scheduled, but would change the topic of the meeting to address issues of Internet security and stability.