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Office Live Small Business is closed, but customers still grapple with migration

The MIcrosoft e-mail and website hosting service shut down days ago, but many small businesses haven't yet moved to another service

Fewer than half of Facebook and Google users understood the sites’ privacy policies

A study points to notifying users within applications as an alternative

PC makers mum on Windows 8 upgrades

Microsoft says it will share details on upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 8 at a later date

Commercial enterprises are putting our critical infrastructure at risk

We know bad things can happen but we are not doing enough about it

Intel-McAfee developing cloud-security strategy

McAfee ePO, MOVE A/V, and Intel Trusted Execution Technology playing a role

Adobe patches new Flash zero-day bug with emergency update

In-the-wild attacks target Windows' Internet Explorer, says company

Is Facebook use in the enterprise too risky to allow?

With an outright ban on social sites nearly impossible, companies need a strong security regime and staff training, say experts

Oracle wants judge to bar ex-Sun CEO Schwartz’s testimony in Google suit

The move comes as jurors deliberate over whether Google violated Java copyrights, as part of the trial's first phase

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 4

Shedding tears for Liquidmetal, rejoicing in thinness, Green Folders

IBM: The rapidly changing role of top security executives

IBM takes a look at chief information security executive issues, futures

EU Digital Agenda commissioner admits ACTA is probably dead

No SOPA and no ACTA likely says an EU policy maker

Gartner says half of enterprises are wasting money on social media

Just doing social media is not enough, it must be part of broader plan, analysts say

LinkedIn to buy SlideShare for $119M

LinkedIn also reported 101 percent revenue growth for the first quarter

Investors are pouring funds into big data

Venture and growth capital firms make big bets on big data; this week's $26M investment in Birtz is latest of many by venture capital firms

Oracle urges removal of older Java versions due to security risks

Yahoo informs Facebook of more potential patent infringements

Yahoo is already suing Facebook for alleged infringement of 12 of its patents

Email product looks to reduce spam false positives

TrustSphere looks at the relationship between senders, which can be a better indication of whether a message is spam or not

IT Budgets, Cybersecurity Top Federal CIO Concerns

Samsung’s Galaxy S III: Four things to know

Samsung's new smartphone may not be life-changing but it does have some killer specs

Ten commandments for effective security training

iPad share of tablet market jumps as Kindle Fire slumps

VMware ups its collaboration offering with Lithium integration

VMware's SocialCast integrates external customer feedback in addition to encouraging internal collaboration

Oracle, SAP battle over ‘hypothetical license’ damages

Oracle says it will seek $777 million in damages in the SAP-TomorrowNow retrial

Authors contend Google’s book-scanning project hurting millions

A group representing authors in the copyright case seeks class-action status while Google asks for dismissal

Ceph spinoff looks to monetize open-source storage framework

Inktank to provide 'more than just a mailing list' for Ceph support

Feds outline plans for electronic exchange of patient information

U.S. has given out $5 billion in e-health records incentive payments to 76,000 healthcare providers

Microsoft announces 7 bulletins for May 2012 Patch Tuesday, closes book on MAPP data leak

In addition to its advance notification for Patch Tuesday, Microsoft uncovers the party responsible for leaking security information and exposing customers to attacks against RDP

Step aside Anonymous, here comes The Unknowns

Hacker group claims break-in of networks for NASA, U.S. Air Force, Renault and others

Could ‘bullet time’ stop a cyberattack?

If Iran was to attack, for example, "The Matrix"-esque technique might be as much fantasy as the movie, says one expert

SaaS offering provides detailed analysis of your software portfolio

New service from Cast gives you objective information about where your software pain points are

Mobile experts disagree on who should protect privacy

A privacy consultant calls on app developers to be more responsible, while a developer points to app marketplace operators

Gartner: Multi-device wireless plans on the way

Data consumption for your smartphone and tablet could soon be merged onto one monthly rate based on data consumption

At Interior Department, Google Apps will co-exist with Outlook, Office — for now

While the agency chose Gmail for backend e-mail, it will give employees the option of continuing to use Outlook and Office on the desktop

The future of SCADA-control security

Sage moving ERP apps to Microsoft’s Azure cloud

Customer demand for SaaS (software as a service) made this inevitable, analyst says

Juniper joins Cisco, Enterasys in BYOD management fray

Releases new access points and software updates for mobile device management

IT shops sifting RIM’s bold promises and plans

At annual BlackBerry World, enterprise IT staff reactions span fear, hope, apathy

How to land a cybersecurity job

5 tips for getting hired in this fast-growing, high-paying segment of the IT industry

Nook deal lets Microsoft integrate e-bookstore with its software, services

New Metro app not bundled with Windows 8, will be delivered from Windows Store

Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data

The hackers call their a!150,000 demand an "idiot tax" because the information was unencrypted on the bank's web server

Developers fear they’ll be stifled by judgement in Oracle-Google suit

Oracle's argument about copyrighting APIs would be a problem for the entire industry, observers say

Smartphone screens are getting bigger

But buyers still want choices; screen for the iPhone 5 may also be larger

The 10 worst Web application-logic flaws that hackers love to abuse

List from NT OBJECTives points to authentication, denial-of-service flaws in business applications

SANS survey: IT spending too little time analyzing logs for security clues

SANS report says inadequate time paid to job of trying to detect attack traffic

For the first time, hacked websites deliver Android malware

Lookout Mobile Security has spotted the first malware to automatically load itself onto Android devices via hacked websites

Judge again orders Apple, Samsung to streamline claims in iPad patent case

The companies' lawyers have until Monday to simplify the case enough for a scheduled July 30 trial

Does Mozilla coming out against CISPA matter?

Mozilla joins privacy advocates in criticizing the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, but Microsoft is apparently back on the supporter list

Remember Windows Live? Forget it.

Microsoft revamps Windows live with new names, integration with Windows 8

Who needs Google Fiber? Orono, Maine, getting 1Gbps broadband network

University of Maine bringing high-speed network to local community

IE ‘silent’ upgrade helps put newest browser on Windows

Stats show some Windows 7 and Vista users upgraded to IE9, but the new practice affected few XP users