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Cisco IOS updates fix 10 denial-of-service vulnerabilities

The vulnerabilities can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to cause connectivity loss, hangs or reloads

10 Steps to Ensure Your IT Outsourcing Deal Fails

Why RMS Built Its Cloud Environment in Iceland

Federal IT hiring slips with political deadlock

Data shows a downward trend in IT hiring after a jump in the size of the government's IT workforce

HTC sells back stake in Beats in failed partnership

HTC originally bought its stake in Beats to help differentiate its phones

BlackBerry confirms abysmal second quarter results

BlackBerry executives cancelled a conference call to discuss the results following the acquisition bid from Fairfax Financial Holdings

NSA admits employees spied on loved ones

The NSA, however, claims this was limited to 12 instances since 2003

Google’s Gmail scanning unclear to users, judge finds

Judge Lucy H. Koh will allow a class action suit that alleges Google violated wiretapping laws to proceed

Verizon and AT&T should face a bigger mobile rival, Sprint CFO says

The US mobile business would be more competitive with three carriers, according to Sprint's Euteneuer

Govt. shutdown threat: IT leaders wrestle with security risks