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U.S. government data security is an embarrassment

Hackers are getting into the U.S. computing infrastructure. It’s time to create the Federal Data Commission.

Microsoft, Samba Badlock flaw not critical, but serious enough

Badlock's details do not impress the security community, but users should still deploy the patches in a timely manner

EU privacy regulators: Commission ‘could do better’ on Privacy Shield

Whether the Commission will try remains to be seen

Microsoft will add QR codes to Windows 10 crashes

What’s next, sending a fax with the error report?

Verizon to replace copper with fiber optic Internet in Boston

Carrier will seek cable TV franchise and conduct a smart city traffic trial

U.S. gets 236,000 H-1B petitions, a new record

On-going demand for visas won’t change the well-worn debate

Will companies trust their communications to A.I. chatbots?

Businesses will need to weigh risks, set up best practices for new communication tool

Power Shell is a powerful malware tool

CarbonBlack: Use of the scripting language in malware is on the rise

Techstars IoT Accelator in NYC open for applications

SAP, Verizon and others to mentor startups targeting the Internet of Things

On many IoT projects, IT shops get left behind

Operations people are taking the lead more often

Trade commission will review contentious Cisco-Arista patent dispute

International Trade Commission grants full review of patents in Cisco-Arista patent clash

Weaveworks moves beyond Docker with plug-in for Kubernetes

Are we seeing the first early signs of a shift away from Docker as the cool kid for infrastructure?

Intel to ship thumb-sized Compute Sticks with Skylake chips in late April

Online stores list the new Compute Sticks with Core M3 and M5 chips becoming available around May 6 or 7

Zuckerberg teases Aries and Terragraph projects to expand data networks

The two technologies will be announced on Wednesday at the F8 conference in San Francisco.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg takes shot at Donald Trump

Criticizes 'fearful voices that call for building walls' during F8 keynote

FBI offers $25k reward for Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup painting heist

Campbell’s Soup I collection is valued at approximately $500,000.

Intel on the cheap: Chip maker ships $15 IoT developer board

The Quark Microcontroller Developer Kit D2000 can be used to develop gadgets, wearables, and IoT products

10 Internet of Things companies to watch

Enterprise and consumer IoT companies attracting big investment dollars

How Verizon finds IoT innovation outside its four walls

Verizon Ventures digs into enterprise Internet of Things to fill gaps, build for the future

IRS security is failing taxpayers, senator says

The agency has suffered recent breaches, but Congress shares the blame, Wyden says

Sisense wants to make every user a data scientist

First we had data warehouses, then in-memory, now is in-chip analytics the next big thing?

Startup analyzes behavior to stop malware threats

Open Threat Management platform prioritizes threats, cuts the number of alerts to be analyzed.

The HTC 10 campaigns for the title best smartphone of 2016

Each year HTC competes to build the best smartphone. Often it comes down to which has the best the camera.

Google cloud to OpenStack users: Come on in!

Google sees OpenStack as strategic partner in the cloud. AWS and Azure don't

Seceon’s analytic approach brings security into the digital era

Envisioning a 65-story data center

Architects break free of box-like data center designs to create a tower-shaped, sustainable structure

Symantec: Zero-days doubled in 2015, more companies hiding breach data

Fifty-four zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered last year

Jigsaw crypto-ransomware deletes more files the longer you delay paying

Malware researchers have released a tool that can decrypt files affected by the new threat

With few options, companies increasingly yield to ransomware demands

Attackers view stolen or encrypted data as a powerful weapon

Box goes international with AWS and IBM-powered Zones feature

Companies will be able to store their Box data outside the U.S. for a price

Datera emerges from stealth to offer another take on cloud scale-out storage

Hybrid infrastructure seems to be the way of the future, but is it too late for new private offerings to gain traction?

Microsoft endorses EU-US Privacy Shield data sharing pact

But EU privacy regulators reportedly see the Privacy Shield agreement as inadequate

The battle between LTE and Wi-Fi may have left LTE-U out in the cold

After a long fight over LTE-U, some carriers may go straight to the less controversial LAA anyway

How to manage IT in a growing business: Implementing IT policies

Part 3 of a 3-part series on how IT matures as companies grow

How to manage IT in a growing business: Appointing a CIO

Part 2 of a 3 part series on how IT matures as companies grow

How to manage IT in a growing business: Using consultants

Part 1 of a 3-part series on how IT matures as companies grow

DARPA moves toward spacecraft that can fly 10X in 10-days

DARPA picked Boeing, Masten and Northrop to begin developing Mach-10 satellite taxi for Phase 1 development; Phase 2 will soon be on the clock.

Microsoft ships first Windows 10 upgrade to corporate PCs

'Current Branch for Business' release signals slower pace and uncertain schedule

How to get Bash running on Windows

It's real, it's here, and it's a little bit buggy

Microsoft offers insight into upcoming Windows 10 features

New roadmap gives an inside look at what's to come.

Experts crack Petya ransomware, enable hard drive decryption for free

The technique is not exactly straightforward, but it works

Consumers want more value from home IoT products

Potential buyers have questions about cost of equipment, ease of use, and security, IDC says

Sysdig and Mesosphere partner to monitor all of those containers

The container space is a busy one, and partnerships are one way to be heard above the noise.

Ahead of Google I/O, Google previews new Android N Multi-Window support

New features help the mobile operating system shine, prepare Android to compete in the detachable tablet market

5 things you should know about the blockchain

It's not (just) for buying black market goods and services

3 ways IoT security concerns are taken out of context

Analysis in context of user value shows a different picture.

Open source code is common, potentially dangerous, in enterprise apps

Look into vendors software supply chain, check the maturity of their software lifecycle programs

Support for SQL Server 2005 ends Tuesday – are you ready?

At this late hour, the key is to minimize your exposure

iPhone 7 Rumor Rollup: No more swearing; Plus-size exclusive; new design concept

Apple technology could strip out explicit lyrics on iPhones -- there goes half my music collection

Proposed US law would require tech companies to help defeat encryption

The draft bill would require companies to give technical assistance to defeat security features