HP Delivers Innovative Small and Midsize Business PC Sharing Solution

HP’s t200 Zero Client for MultiSeat is the first industry PC sharing solution offering both USB or Ethernet connectivity, allowing businesses more flexibility at a lower cost.  The solution was showcased yesterday at the Small Business Expo 2011 in New York City. 

The plug-and-play solution doesn’t require opening the PC for installation and  provides a Windows computing experience for…

USBs Infected with Malware Distributed at Conference

At the recent AusCERT conference, attendees who stopped by the booth of one particular vendor received USB drives that were pre-infected with malware.

During the conference in Queensland, delegates were given free USB drives at one of the booths. The drives were infected with malware that has been known since 2008 and is detected by most anti-virus machines.

“The malware is known by a number of names and is contained in…

Lost Thumb Drive Exposes Medical Records, Employee Suspended

A USB drive that contained the personal information of patients and staff went missing from a mental hospital and turned up in a car park, the BBC reports. The unencrypted device was found by a 12-year-old boy and reportedly contained names, addresses and medical records of patients, including details of some patients’ criminal histories.

A member of the staff at the hospital has been suspended over the incident.

“We are very…

Don’t Put a Flash Drive in Your PC, Put Your PC in a Flash Drive

The New New Internet has learned that Lockheed Martin has developed a new technology that could revolutionize the relationship between data portability and security.

The Problem

The evolution of data storage has come a long way since the days of the floppy disk. The data has been stored on 3.5 inch (or 5.25 inch) floppy disks, burned onto CDs, placed…