sabotage

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sabotage

The deliberate damage to equipment or information. For example, Web site defacement is an example of information sabotage.

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Definition: sabotage

The deliberate damage to equipment or information. For example, Web site defacement is an example of information sabotage.



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  • How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books

    For nearly two years, Apple has wooed digital book publishers and authors with its unconditional support of the open EPUB standard. With last week's introduction of iBooks 2.0, Apple has...

    Blog posts | January 22, 2012 3:00pm PST

  • ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site is back online in hours

    Putting the pirate in Pirate Bay, it seems that TPB fans have taken matter into their own hands regarding the plug being pulled on the torrent-sharing site. Computer Sweden reports that Black...

    Blog posts | August 25, 2009 11:25am PDT

  • Fiber sabotage reward jumps; more damage discovered

    If there were a show called CSI: Silicon Valley, this could be the pilot episode. It appears that the Case of the Silicon Valley Fiber Line Cuts has taken a few more turns today. First, AT&T...

    Blog posts | April 10, 2009 3:24pm PDT

  • News to know: Conficker; Patch Tuesday; Fiber optic sabotage; App Easter eggs

    Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.  Ryan Naraine: Patch...

    Blog posts | April 10, 2009 2:00am PDT

  • Are IT workers sabotaging the office to get ahead?

    White collar employees across the nation are trying every and any way possible to get ahead in the office hierarchy -- including trying to sabotage office productivity so they can come to the...

    Blog posts | January 16, 2009 10:18am PST

  • Sabotage and the cost of change

    One of the hidden costs of change is the cost of getting past antagonistic perceptions - and that cost means that change is often good for the organization but not worth it for you.

    Blog posts | May 29, 2008 12:15am PDT

  • Data-center worker sabotages Calif. power grid

    An unhappy computer technician admits trying to shut down part of California's power grid in an attempt to get back at his boss.

    News items | December 17, 2007 11:11am PST

  • NASA probes sabotage; report says pilots flew drunk

    Damage to noncritical computer is "intentional," agency says. Separately, NASA says no comment on report astronauts flew while intoxicated.

    News items | July 27, 2007 2:16pm PDT

  • Analyst: IT departments are sabotaging SOA

    Here's a switch: businesspeople get SOA, but IT fails to see its full potential

    Blog posts | May 14, 2007 8:43pm PDT

  • Report: Labels back software sabotage

    Record labels are quietly financing the creation of programs that would sabotage the computers and Internet connections of people who download pirated music, according to a published report.

    News items | May 5, 2003 11:48am PDT

  • Security firm shuttered by sabotage

    The enemy could be sitting next to you. An Australian security firm was forced to close due to a major internal security breach--reportedly caused by a disgruntled employee.

    News items | March 3, 2003 2:56pm PST

  • Ex-IT worker charged with sabotage

    A former UBS PaineWebber system administrator appears in federal court on charges he sabotaged the firm's computer systems in an attempt to crash the company's stock price.

    News items | December 18, 2002 10:54pm PST

  • HP accuses ex-worker of sabotage

    A lawsuit filed by Hewlett-Packard alleges that a former employee sabotaged benchmark tests of Superdome, leading to low sales of the flagship Unix server and a $1 million investigation.

    News items | November 8, 2001 11:15pm PST

  • New site urges Napster sabotage

    An Oakland rock band launches 'stopnapster.com' and calls for users to release songs into Napster that have anti-piracy speeches inserted randomly into the music.

    News items | June 22, 2000 12:00am PDT

  • Rock band launches site urging Napster sabotage

    An Oakland, Calif., rock band has started a Web site, www.stopnapster.com, that urges people to sabotage the controversial service by mislabeling songs posted to the music-sharing service. The...

    News items | June 22, 2000 12:00am PDT

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