Industry

Quantum rewrites the rules of computing

NASA, Google testing D-Wave machine while debate rages over whether it's really quantum computing

Sally Beauty confirms payment card data breach

One of the largest retailers of beauty products had recently upgraded its POS systems in the US

Court approves first-of-its-kind data breach settlement

AvMed agrees to set aside $3 million for breach victims, whether they suffered direct harm or not

Isis CTO accuses retailers of turning off NFC and smartcard payment tech

Giant merchant exchange preps barcode scanning as a rival system for mobile payments

Without proper security measures, smart homes are just begging to be targets

Smart devices are exceedingly vulnerable to attack, and it's up to users to keep them from becoming a front door to their entire networks

What happens when your Office 365 subscription runs out? Ransom

This may make you think twice before shifting to a subscription model vs. an installed model.

How to Use Social Media to Improve Your IT Recruiting Strategy

Unify sets timetable for launch of its Project Ansible unified communications service

Unify plans to offer Project Ansible as a service with connectors to its on-premise OpenScape voice products, starting in October

Blocked Russian opposition site recommends Opera to outwit blacklist

Russian users can run Norwegian browser to get around banned URLs

Bitcoin-stealing malware hidden in Mt. Gox data dump, researcher says

Recently leaked Mt. Gox data archive contains a malicious application that steals Bitcoin wallet files, a researcher from Kaspersky Lab said