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A researcher shows how users can be tricked into thinking that rogue downloads have been initiated by legitimate websites
To run on UEFI-secured machines, the next version of Fedora will use a digital key from Microsoft
Also: Microsoft bans class action suits, Apple's Tim Cook still scoffs Windows 8, Brit schools pause to ponder Windows 8
New chips said to be more power-efficient
One top recommendation: Cybersecurity 'coalition of the willing' to tackle hacker threats
The Citadel Trojan, which is based on Zeus, is being changed for new nefarious purposes
New network optimization products look to provide improvements with little fuss
More than 650K personal records were compromised in attack
Delegates to the treaty-writing meeting in December could discuss per-click taxes and other fees, witnesses tell Congress
The company's annual report couldn't be finished without 'unreasonable effort or expense'
SACOM says Apple and Foxconn have not taken remedial action to correct worker abuse and poor working conditions in factories
Security, reliability hinder enterprise cloud adoption, but not startups
Authentication schemed for emails spots spammers and phishers
Goof leaks word of final public milestone's early launch
Intel will officially announce new Ivy Bridge processors for ultrabooks next week at Computex
Hope is security vendors, enterprises will get beyond panic and use the Middle East-focused malware as a teachable moment
Google's Transparency Report on requests from copyright holders to halt access to URLs is misleading, say RIAA officials
VMware vSphere 5.0 receives high rating for commercial software using conventional security
Both used the same zero-day Windows bugs, say experts, but the devil is in the chronology
We tracked down some of the coolest Android-themed knickknacks, gizmos, and fashion items around.
Even possible use of NFC with next iPhone is unlikely to rouse interest in touchless payments
Cisco has a minute market presence, but its server shipments grew year over year as top vendors HP, IBM and Dell struggled
HP, RIM, Sony, T-Mobile among top job cutters
The Internet will have 2.5 connected devices for every person on earth in 2016, Cisco says
U.N.'s ITU ready to issue cyber warning to countries about Flame, a/k/a Skywiper
Cisco officials promise "significant" programmability rollouts at CiscoLive
Expired trial software accounts for more than a third of the 19.3% of American computers that browse naked
HP offering covers all the angles - power, cooling, computing
Several groups announce plans to work together on new efforts to educate users, share information
Green Simurgh copies distributed from file sharing websites contain a Trojan horse
Devicescape deal lets users update e-mail, other apps even when device isn't open
Swedish authorities had requested his extradition from the UK in order to question him about allegations of sexual offences
Appearance of Chinese 64-bit build may signal milestone release this week
Juniper Networks updates intrusion deception package from Mykonos buyout
The application before a New Zealand court for the disclosure of information was opposed by the U.S.
Samsung will ship this week a Chrome OS-based laptop and a desktop designed to be faster and more versatile than previous Chromebook models
It's about process, not technology, Gartner analyst says
Oracle's platform as a service strategy may take center stage at an event with CEO Larry Ellison next week
Sixty percent of companies will monitor employees' social media use for security breaches by 2015, the analyst says
First product, Vaultive for Hosted Exchange, for use in email held in Microsoft Office 365 cloud
Deletion of data from Iranian oil ministry, facilities last month led to discovery of advanced attack code, says expert
The aging narrowband network could be totally deactivated as early as June 30, 2013, Sprint says
Ahead of Red Hat's own flagship release, the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora project includes OpenStack and JBoss 7.0
Tired of all your search results coming from the same few sites? The tinkerers at Exponential Labs have you covered
Romania's organized crime prosecutors detained 12 individuals suspected of hacking into official websites
Dell will not sell the proof-of-concept ARM server, but provide it as a prototype for application development and benchmarking