After hundreds of DOMAINfest attendees had similar symptoms to those in cases of Legionnaires,the health official from Los Angeles finally discovered that the Legionnella bacteria was found in a hot tub at the Playboy Mansion . Los Angeles health officials presented their findings last Friday,at an annual conference at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Legionella Pneumophila causes not only the Legionnaire’s Disease,but also the Pontiac Fever .Health officials contacted 439 people who attended the fundraiser party at the Playboy Manson and found that 123 had fevers and at least one other symptom

[news release] On February 25, 2011, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will present the findings from a national consultation on how the Internet is run at a public event in Ottawa. At the Canadian Internet Forum (CIF), CIRA, along with its partners, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Media Awareness Network (MNet), will present findings from six face-to-face consultations that took place across Canada along with input received from an online discussion forum. A panel of Canadian experts will discuss the findings, and leading Canadian technology visionary Leonard Brody will provide the keynote address

Schwartz On Security: Zombie Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Should President Obama be able to pull the plug on the Internet? It seemed like the concept of an Internet kill switch — which Sen

Qakbot Trojan Spreading Like A Worm: Report Researchers are warning users about the reawakening of the Qakbot Trojan, a unique form of malware making its way into big banks and other global financial institutions, distinguished by its ability to spread like a worm but infect users like a Trojan.

A continuing trend from research by or for ccTLD registries is that residents of a particular country have a preference for their own ccTLD.

Report Finds Cell-Phone Domination, Lowered Prices A study by the General Accounting Office found cell-phone rates are lower, but smaller carriers face market obstacles. With AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless controlling 90 percent of the market, the GAO suggested the FCC expand its data collecting

40 Windows apps affected by critical security flaw, researcher claims A Texas-based researcher claimed he had discovered that about 40 different Windows apps, including the Windows shell, suffer from a critical vulnerability that could open up users to attacks by hackers. The flaw was originally discovered in iTunes for Windows, and was patched by Apple four months ago with iTunes 9.1