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Security flaws pile up in support applications installed by PC manufacturers
As legislators debate new anti-terror laws, police are lobbying for unprecedented powers to decrypt communications
Will spend another $50 million to create antitrust compliance office, pay lawyers after settling suit that stemmed from 2012 Windows fiasco
Uses updates to enable -- and re-enable -- Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs for next move: auto-downloads of Windows 10 upgrade bits
The North American cyber criminal underground isn't buried as deep as in other geographies
The use of encryption by tech companies has come under criticism from U.S. law enforcement agencies
Samsung recently agreed to pay Apple $548 million as part of their longstanding patent dispute.
iPhone 7 concept designers envision BlackBerry/iPhone hybrid, plus air jets for smartphone safety!
The practice is already being used with loans given in Kenya, Tanzania
Privacy expert Lorrie Cranor will replace Ashkan Soltani in January
New sensors can smell overloaded cables.
Giving the gift of software for the holidays.
The U.S. has little time to sort out the arguments over federal rule that lets STEM grads work on a student visa
FCC faces 10 lawsuits against its new rules
The finding highlights problems around less rigorous patching by manufacturers
Let's Encrypt provides free SSL/TLS certificates in an effort to better secure the Internet
Founders and top execs from firms like Actifio, Plexxi and 128 Technology get colorful
An electrical repairing gel that doesn't need any human intervention to function could be used to help circuits become more robust in the future.
The new company could launch in April 2016
An AT&T executive says the FCC's net neutrality rules have forced the company to shelve products, as its competitors like T-Mobile and Comcast push forward with products that might violate the FCC's rules.
How many monitoring solutions does the world need? According to OpsClarity, there is room for at least one more.
A group of attackers uses the Gorynych botnet to deploy point-of-sale malware and steal payment card data
It could strike a blow against free speech and algorithmic transparency, they warn
The new bill would let the NSA hold on to bulk phone data already collected
The deal shows that Big Blue is serious about beefing up its abilities to collect and synthesize data -- and turn it into useful real-time information for companies.
New release of ACI and NX-OS software intended to further extend capabilities for multivendor environments
Cloud provider merging ACI's network fabric with open source storage and compute framework
When a VM in a public cloud isn’t good enough, some turn to physical servers
Analysts argue Office 365 Enterprise E5 -- and its telephony upside -- will appeal to small- and mid-sized businesses
Board meets to consider selling Internet business, letting Mayer go
With Cisco's annual Collaboration Summit just ahead, here's a look at the unique position Cisco finds itself in with the newly acquired Tropo.
Most businesses plan to wait at least a year to adopt Microsoft's new server OS
It will also open two new offices as part of a stepped-up EU push
Charging via spare Wi-Fi channels, or through changing ambient temperatures, could provide all the power needed for the minuscule sensors required for the Internet of Things, some scientists think.
That little company with a big footprint is at it again. This tim,e Atlassian is enabling users to utilize its Bitbucket tool with multiple clouds.
Cloud vendors seem to be in no rush to offer bare metal, but they have alternatives
If you can't compete with them, resell them.
With a handful of new products designed to get the most out of Wi-Fi and mobile apps, Aruba sets its sights on the increasingly mobile enterprise.
SSDs will be in more than 25% of new laptops this year, more than 40% by 2017
The EFF says Google collects data from students and uses it to target ads and improve its products
The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have also restricted the use of the technology without a warrant
Beacon technology still in early-adopter stage, analysts report
HPE's Edgeline IoT Systems are gateways for working on data before it crosses a network
Most affected accounts were in the U.S.
Cites fierce competition, falling prices and drop in demand
A spying utility people thought Microsoft removed was merely renamed.
