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The boot sector is the very first sector of a physical disk. It is also called absolute sector 0. A boot sector (sometimes called a bootblock) is a sector of a hard disk, floppy disk, or similar data storage device that contains code for booting programs (usually, but not necessarily, operating systems) stored in other parts of the disk. The term boot sector is used for IBM-compatible PCs, whereas bootblock is used when referring to certain other types of computers, such as Sun systems.

Certifications

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	Association of Certified Fraud Examiners The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation is a vendor neutral cert and is good to have for those interested in financial fraud examination
	Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator A computer forensic certification offered by EC Council. The CHFI certification is awarded after successfully passing the exam EC0 312-49
	Computer Forensics (U.S.) A free online certification offered by Brainbench. Is a good cert for the beginners
	Certified Forensic Computer Examiner Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) - is a great vendor neutral certification, which is open to law enforcement members only.
	EnCase Certified Examiner EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) - is a computer forensic certification using the Encase Software package.
	Certified Computer Examiner Certified Computer Examiner (CCE) - is a great vendor neutral certification, which is open to anyone and can be taken over the internet.

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China to block “unhealthy” websites during Olympics
Microsoft's new product goes against crime: Meet (Hot) COFEE
Cyber crimes have evolved from hackers fighting against the views of government to sophisticated identity theft, breaking into banks and various criminal activities. So far, local police organizations have been losing a lot of time to recover data from such machines, and they need all the help they can get. Now Microsoft is joining the fight.
McAfee raises Trojan alert for the first time since 2005
It is a rare thing when an anti-virus company raises an alert about a widespread trojan virus. However, that is exactly the case with the new trojan named Downloader-UA.h, with a million infections stopped by McAffee alone. This trojan is spreading through file-sharing networks, so caution is advised.
As many as 1000 laptops missing from State Department
Several hundred to possibly a thousand laptops are missing from the United States State Department, according to an internal audit. Many of the laptops likely contain classified information and as many as 400 computers belonged to the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program which provides counterterrorism training to other nations.

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Computer History

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Swedish company Ericsson initiates the Bluetooth Technology movement in 1994. Bluetooth is a wireless radio standard designed for low power, short-wave device communication. In February 1998, five major companies found the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Today, many devices such as cell phones, PDAs, computers, and hands-free devices include integrated BlueTooth technology.