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Open-source projects will get free access to the professional version of the HackerOne platform to run their own security programs
The longtime H-1B reform advocate has run out a patience with the president
If a reboot isn't convenient, put it off for three days. And another three. And another three.
Greenpeace's rallying cry: Rethink, reuse, recycle
Chrome most likely beneficiary of 19% decline in share of Apple's browser
U.S. Marshals warn on federal arrest warrant, jury duty scams
DNSMessenger is a multistage threat written in Powershell that uses DNS for two-way communication with attackers
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell’s H-1B bill con-sponsors represent broad political range
Howard Schmidt advised both President Brack Obama and George W. Bush on cybersecurity. He is remembered as a mentor, a communicator, and an educator
The vice president’s AOL account was reportedly hacked when he was governor
Chevrolet, AT&T offering $20 per month unlimited plan that blows away previous offerings
'First phase in a longer-term strategy' to convince customers to move to the cloud, analyst argues
Huawei, now the third-largest smartphone vendor, started with low-cost phones and now offers the premium P10
Alcatel, Lenovo, HP and Samsung all boost 2-in-1, tablet offerings at MWC in Barcelona
The cloud provider is implementing several changes to prevent similar events
Someone leaked the decryption keys for the program online
TL;DR: An S3 engineer was trying to debug something but by accident brought down much of the Internet
When using containers at scale, management of the network can become tricky
The chip isn't out yet, but the buzz is so strong Intel is taking action
VOSS-4-UC automates the process of deploying and managing Spark Hybrid Services
Upgrade doubles allowed total attachment size received by Gmail users
Avaya says $350,000 payment, due this month, is a burden on Avaya's estate and the company
The rules require providers to take 'reasonable' measures to secure consumer data
Yahoo's security team knew an intrusion had occurred in 2014, but the company failed to properly investigate, an internal committee has found
The apps linked to two defunct malicious domains, according to Palo Alto Networks
4 retail websites were completely down, Apica found
What's your favorite enterprise IT product?
The law that authorizes NSA surveillance overseas expires in December, but lawmakers are focused on its impact on US residents
Users advised to burn up their credits now before the end of the month
Network World will celebrate 5 companies that realized demonstrable gains from ambitious tech efforts
A majority of Windows PCs still run the 2009 operating system with less than three years until its support retirement
Acer's Mixed Reality Development Edition headset is slated to reach devs by end of month
Hands on with an early version of the first Windows Mixed Reality headset
Don’t put all your eggs in one cloud basket
Microsoft’s hybrid cloud system is on track to launch in the middle of this year
Cisco NetFlow appliances typically sit in campus and data center locations and monitor high-throughput Gigabit Ethernet networks.
Addition can help prevent exfiltration of data, connecting to command and control servers
Researchers find basic security weaknesses in robot software components from several vendors
Pai promises a return to 'light-touch' regulations for the internet
President vows ‘crackdown’ on offshore outsourcing, but doesn’t bring up H-1B visa
"Upload your profile pic here" -- such an everyday requirement, but one that actually takes a bit of work in the background.
Having a new, fully IP-based network has helped the carrier quickly grow to 100 million subscribers
A security researcher claims he contacted the company about the breach weeks ago, but never received a response
The service appears to have been accidentally leaked a week before a major conference
