Intuit cuts CEO’s compensation by about half (AP)

October 30, 2009
AP - Intuit Inc. gave CEO Brad Smith compensation valued at $3.6 million, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing made Friday. The compensation was about half of what he earned last year, as the financial software maker's profit took a hit in the downturn.No tag for this post.













US cyber center opens to battle computer attacks (AP)

October 30, 2009
AP - The United States is well behind the curve in the fight against computer criminals, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Friday, as Homeland Security officials opened a $9 million operations center to better coordinate the government's response to cyberattacks.No tag for this post.













NJ telemarketer admits role in big Internet scam (AP)

October 30, 2009
AP - A former telemarketing company official admitted Friday that he scammed small businesses out of millions of dollars by duping them into paying for Internet services without their consent.No tag for this post.