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'It really puts the screws to you,' says Symantec director of spike in PC extortion racket
Attackers could gain control of IronPort appliances because of flaws in Sophos Anti-Virus, Cisco said
SEC has regulations, but there is plenty of room for interpretation
Hacking could mark a censorship crackdown, expected as China's Communist Party begins meetings to set in motion a leadership change
Samsung has alleged that the jury foreman was untruthful and biased in a patent trial pitting the company against Apple
Reza Taghipour is held responsible for ordering the jamming of satellite television broadcasts and restricting Internet connectivity
The Justice Department said he sold counterfeit software bought from China and Singapore
The new OS faces threats of remote code execution
The carrier will allow Apple's videoconferencing app on data plans other than Mobile Share
Warnings on Chinese cyber-espionage raised by security experts at Cloud Security Alliance panel
Just when you thought your phone was safe from Microsoft Office ...
Next week's Patch Tuesday will address 19 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE9 and .Net
VMware goes micro as cloud companies look to expand their portfolio by tweaking existing products
Also, testing Windows 8 drunk
Mobile contributions to both candidates spiked during debates and conventions
Foxconn chief admits to "falling short" on volume of Apple iPhone 5 devices
Will not support Windows 8-to-Windows 7 moves with drivers, company-provided apps
An email sent from Twitter suggests the social networking service has suffered from a massive password hijacking attack
Vendors have had plenty to be sorry about in 2012 between outages, product delays and other issues
Symantec exec is third leader of struggling unit this year; Winge leaves company
Apple pitches idea for new IETF effort to make "zero configuration" like its Bonjour work better across enterprise wireless networks
The proposed EU data-privacy law will play a major role
Citrix's ShareFile with StorageZones can run on NetApp's storage hardware and software
The exploit targets a previously unknown vulnerability in Adobe Reader, Group-IB researchers say
Service is available in U.S. and 19 European countries
One enterprise-class flash module can offer more than 1 million IOPS
Twitter, Facebook guide discussion around Big Bird, an empty chair and 'the 47%'
Commercial customers need to heed warnings from cyber thefts in Missouri, Maine
Details from a cancelled Defcon presentation were revealed on Thursday in Seoul
Annual report, mandated by Congress, raises the question of how best to defend against such cyberattacks
Lenovo's CEO said interest in tablets is starting to fade
Joyent today released Joyent7, the latest upgrade to its cloud OS
Working for China's civil service is probably the last kind of job a Chinese hacker would want
Cray's XC line of supercomputers will rely on Intel's Aries high-speed interconnect
Move comes after some U.S. agencies switch from BB to iPhone
Moves to devote more frequencies to mobile include spectrum sharing between government and carriers
Foxconn may be having supply issues tied to new iPhone 5 components and Apple's stringent production specifications
Mobile Office is a document viewer, basic editing, and cloud features
Middleware vendor Thought says Oracle is knowingly infringing on a number of its patents
Mobile application developers and wireless network engineers can expect a 9% and 7.9% increase in starting salaries, respectively, says recruiting and staffing specialist Robert Half Technology
Troubled processor maker has reportedly closed a business unit focused on open source
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook play a role as voters tweet and post about election experience
A voter-approved law targeting human trafficking violates the free speech rights of sex offenders, the groups say
Expect debates on cybersecurity, spectrum and privacy in Congress in 2013
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for IaaS has familiar names and surprising omissions
