Roy Furchgott / Gadgetwise:
Comcast to Monitor Customer Computers for Malware — Comcast is expanding a test of a service that will monitor customer’s computers for infiltration by botnets, a particularly threatening form of malware. It appears to be the first U.S. provider to directly monitor for malware in its customer’s computers.
I’m thinking of switching from dial-up to Comcast cable internet? Will my Norton Internet Security and Spysweeper be enough for online security? A few people have suggested I get something called a router. What do I really need? Thanks
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Wall Street Journal:
Comcast Hurdle: Effect on Web TV — The Justice Department is focusing in on how Comcast Corp.’s bid to purchase control of General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal could affect the emerging Internet video market, people familiar with the matter say, amid complaints from competitors …
Before they had stocked up on groceries or bought their books, the four Boston University students had pressing business to attend to: They had a Comcast technician come to their Allston apartment to hook them up with digital cable that would provide …