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The mock attack, called Project Mayhem, accesses system's database to divert funds without detection
There is a sense of urgency around deploying private cloud infrastructures, says Mirchandani
The company's not just about boxes anymore, CEO tells financial analysts.
Microsoft's upcoming Intel-powered Surface Pro will have an estimated 4.7-hour lifespan
An upgrade to Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean has left some cell phone users without reliable access to their Notes corporate email
FSF founder says search result feature serious threat to user privacy
Other botnet operators might use Tor to hide their command and control servers in the future, researchers say
Facebook should ask users' explicit consent before sharing their data with third parties, German consumer organizations say
Leaks, screws, parsing press releases, NFC, unwired charging
Given the choice, Puget Systems' customers ignore Windows 8 and buy Windows 7 machines instead
Apple plans on bringing back Mac manufacturing to the U.S.
Multi-protocol storage system sales worldwide drive growth
Internet users should not assume that because they're somewhat savvy that they are invulnerable, warns one security expert
Some experts believe civil litigation can become an effective deterrent to sloppy security at financial institutions
The SEC says numbers posted by CEO Reed Hastings on his Facebook page were not public enough to satisfy disclosure laws
The company has done away with a free version available to firms with 10 or fewer users, but private users are still free
The company has cut offtake from Globalfoundries in the current quarter to US$115 million
The two sides spent Thursday arguing over a $1 billion damages award to Apple for Samsung's infringement of its smartphone patents
Many Web users don't understand how much of their information is being collected, privacy advocates tell the FTC
The number of Microsoft security bulletins drops 17% in 2012
Reports had said fugitive anti-virus pioneer could be deported back to Belize as soon as today, but illness may cause delay
The companies are at an impasse over millions in fees associated with a PeopleSoft upgrade
HTC's looking to beat the Galaxy S IV to market, Microsoft goes after Android on social media, and Google Now continues to improve its alarming ability to look over your shoulder.
With 135M active users, Google+ shows strong growth but still in shadow of Facebook's 1B users
Former hacktivist 'Nerdo' was found guilty of conspiring to attack companies as part of Anonymous' Operation Payback
Gartner predicts by 2015, 10% of overall IT security enterprise capabilities will be delivered in the cloud
The buyout is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Citrix over the past two years
Hacktivist group Anonymous angered by ITU's effort to gain influence over the Internet
New code identifies traffic by app and by user
As threats of a fiscal cliff loom over the entire U.S. economy, the IT industry appears to know surprisingly little about it.
The so-called fiscal cliff has the potential to send the U.S. economy into a tailspin. Here are the specific changes that could hit the IT industry.
New phone will be available to customers of new BlackBerry 10 online training program
Fugitive anti-virus pioneer on run from Belize police for three weeks to seek asylum
Disputes are to be referred for arbitration to the International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Gartner analyst Lyida Leong says cloud market leader AWS also has one of the worst SLAs, but HP's new offering is giving it a run for its money
Motorola and Apple have appealed a June order by a District Court in Illinois
Based on scientific success of Curiosity, another rover set to launch in 2020
Tech staff seen heavily impacted by Citi plans to lay off 11,000 workers
Twitter invitation to attack Android phones draws fire on Windows Phone
Amazon and Google have cut their cloud prices four times in the last month, now it's Microsoft's turn
With competition heating up, Instagram disables Twitter photo integration
The switch, which has been phased in over recent months, is meant to help SAP bring viable new products to market faster
The TechNet study looks at state policies, network speeds and the apps economy
One way to reconcile US rules with EU privacy laws would be to take things sector by sector, the EU data protection supervisor suggested
