Business Operations

DDoS attacks getting bigger but shorter in duration

US appeals court upholds warrantless collection of phone location data

The court has ruled that cell site information is business data collected by the service provider

Start listening to your customers, Microsoft

Microsoft would do itself some good by putting on their listening ears and being a little more proactive.

Are Businesses Rushing to BYOD Too Quickly?

Manning acquitted of aiding enemy, found guilty on other charges

A military judge aqcuitted Bradley Manning of most serious charge but found him guilty of spilling secrets to WikiLeaks

MIT report says it didn’t seek federal charges against Aaron Swartz

The institute remained neutral on the case, according to a report reviewing its role

Oracle, CedarCrestone settle lawsuit over third-party support

Oracle had alleged its former partner was providing PeopleSoft tax updates in an illegal manner

Feds say $2.3M in bribes paid to CIO, database chief

Vendors charged rates as high as $115 per hour for services and then shared the money with IT management

US patent office rejects claims of Apple ‘pinch to zoom’ patent

Samsung's devices were found by a jury in California to have infringed one of the claims of the patent

US will not seek death penalty for Edward Snowden

Should he return to the U.S., Snowden would be eligible for a public trial by jury, according to a recent letter