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Huge breaches can give hackers a door into other sites
Ordinance would speed installation of fiber-optic cable service, but legal challenges expected
GAO report says Federal networks are highly complex and dynamic, technologically diverse, and geographically dispersed making them hard to protect.
The financial services company is building a software-defined storage architecture that could last decades
Some users have already been asked to change passwords
Existing power cables strung between mid-voltage utility poles can wirelessly send broadband into people’s homes, AT&T says
Only Google and Facebook have the data to create the next platform—the personal assistant
The EU's personal data protection laws don't change until May 2018, but HPE is launching its compliance tools now
Starting from scratch, Oracle’s got a solid foundation, but a long way to go, analysts say
Cisco will integrate Slack and WebEx into Salesforce SaaS offerings
Get up to speed on the world's most improbable research with the annual Ig Nobels
Representative Hank Johnson is proposing disconnecting voting machines from the internet
But Arkansas stands out with Gov2Go mobile app
Biographic and biometric indicators in Intel's EPID-based proof of concept help streamline the authentication and installation of IoT devices
The Wi-Fi Alliance has released its test plan for coexistence of Wi-Fi and LTE in unlicensed spectrum
Blame largely falls at the cyber-doorstep of Necurs botnet
The versatile SolidRun Q4 can be a Windows PC or a board used to develop robots, drones, and IoT devices
UPDATED: See Cisco's further explanation below
Researchers say a smartphone’s built-in sensors can capture electromagnetic energy and sound emanating from a 3D printer, allowing hackers to steal intellectual property and replicate the item being printed
Containers: the choice of a new generation. Cloudways makes some interesting choices.
The spin-ins may be gone, but innovation at Cisco isn’t dead
A.I., augmented reality and IoT could remake the way enterprises run and people consume
HCSC says it is moving to a ‘blended’ IT model
Many of Apple's Chinese parts suppliers have also committed to use 100% renewable energy in the production of Apple products
Intercloud was Cisco’s public cloud plan, but now it’s focusing on hybrid cloud management
James R. Clapper did not charge Russia with recent hacks of the Democratic party
Oracle CTO shows off benchmarks with his company's cloud database beating AWS.
D-Wave's new computer will have double the qubits and up to 1,000 times the performance of its earlier model
Terbium Labs' Matchlight product searches for stolen data that’s circulating on the black market
With tablet sales tanking, you could get an iPad or Amazon Fire on the cheap
Also releases Safari 10 browser for El Capitan and Yosemite
The servers are beefy, but can Oracle gain customers and scale?
CloudFlare users will be able to enable the faster and more secure TLS 1.3 protocol on their websites
A new technology would give broadband customers more control over what traffic gets priority delivery
The new SD card represents 16,000 times the capacity of SanDIsk’s first 64MB product.
LeakedSource, a giant repository online that stores stolen databases, can potentially make hacking easier
The researchers were able to remotely control the breaking system, sunroof, door locks, trunk, side-view mirrors and more
President Barack Obama said automated vehicles have the potential to save lives
But the reports will arrive up to a day after the payments were made, leaving criminals with a window of opportunity
Dell-EMC, with its VCE group, is well positioned to become the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) market leader in a relatively short period of time
There’s no reason health care organizations can’t use the cloud
The Industrial Internet Consortium has released an IoT security framework
Files third federal lawsuit since 2000 against activation key seller
New Cloud@Customer machines bring the company's same cloud hardware into private datacenters
IBM's new Power E870C and E880C servers are made for the cloud
