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The alleged ransomware attacker has reportedly threatened to release data stolen from the transit system
MIT and the Office of Naval Research system can inexpensively monitor electricity used by household appliances, lighting fixtures and electronic devices
Hackers have updated the Mirai malware to infect more devices, according to a security researcher
Commercial spaceflight support can include high-performance jets, balloons and hybrid jet/rocket systems
Enterprises are foregoing network upgrades because of the cost and complexity of those upgrades, putting security at risk, a Cato Networks study finds
It's time to switch to whitelisting instead of intrusion detection
Look for a Republican-controlled FCC to repeal telephone-style regulations in 2017
It's AWS re:Invent week, and that means a huge number of cloud-related announcements
Turn it off and on again, Deutsche Telekom tells router users
Sure, you'll need to figure out why the heck you really need it, but Google Home is going for $99
The world’s leading mobile operating system keeps improving security, but it suffered a number of notable issues this month
Many buying tech products over holiday shopping week via their smartphones and tablets
Concessions are to show Microsoft won't stifle competition, if LinkedIn has any
Best Buy, eBay, Target all tempting you with Apple product price cuts this Cyber Monday
Cloud-based platform can block malicious traffic, offers parental controls
Plus, a smattering of other Cyber Monday deals from Newegg, F-Secure, etc.
Security experts have said that the voting machines could be hacked
Up to $150 in gift cards offered when buying certain Apple Macs
Machine vs. machine might be the future of cyber warfare, experts say
Qufaro wants to build the cyber security school with public and private funding
Smartphones will be thinner, faster, and perhaps smarter
AMD's much-awaited Zen chip is around the corner, and here are questions we have about the chip
The site offers small business owners a capability that has only been available to large corporations
As mobile competition heats up, Nokia is betting that advanced data analytics and machine learning will help wireless carriers optimize their customer service.
The results in three battleground states should be re-examined, voting security experts and lawyers tell Clinton
The Wi-Fi market has been moving to controller-less solutions, and Cisco appears to be walking the controller-less management walk
Women, the elderly and the poor are still lagging behind, U.N. report says
The Chinese government wants more control over the content visible on social networks
Government says its own job cybersecurity job fair this summer was a success
Windows 10 PCs, wireless routers & Call of Duty drones among tech items for sale on Cyber Monday
Think of the users, says the campaigner for a safe and secure internet
Device vendors need to make a lot of changes, an advisory group said
The Glacier and S3 services both are getting cheaper
Hackers will be in full force this holiday shopping season, so defense is vital
Above Average comedy team tackles Black Friday madness
The Open Source Hardware Association certification could help buyers hack into and copy products
IT isn't happy about the shift to decentralized IT management, so VMware tries to provide the best of both worlds: developer flexibility and centralized IT
Cloud price declines, it turns out, are not over
Mystery as to whether Apple will cut prices on iPhones, Apple Watch, Macs
The company is betting on the U.K.'s finance industry continuing to grow post-Brexit
President-elect signals a plan to put the H-1B visa in his crosshairs
Their appointment could lead to a reversal of current net neutrality rules
"Buyer beware" takes on added urgency with more smartphone purchases on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The unified communications company hopes to elevate its name recognition with its BroadSoft Business suite and its Powered by BroadSoft branding initiative
Import ban on Arista gear had begun this summer
Microsoft is positioning itself as the software vendor of choice for enterprises that maintain hybrid cloud environments, and it's opening its arms to Linux and open source software to do it.
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