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IE's failure to percent-encode double quotes in URLs can be exploited in XSS attacks
Survey reveals more data at risk, more incidents, and careless users
Existing smartphone, tablet customers can stick with current plans or move to new ones on Jan. 22
Signs of a turn in the IT services market from offshoring to domestic providers
ZestCash, which offers short-term loans online, plans to grow its staff, expand its operations and boost its lending capacity
The company lost a!207 million during the fourth quarter as Sony prepares to take over
Social networks are used by Internet companies and users to spread opposition to anti-piracy bills in Congress
Executives say RSA handled last April's crisis well; wasn't the actual target of the attack
Struggling Eastman Kodak sees opportunity in its digital capture patents, and printing and deposition technologies
China is already conducting trials of the real-name system in five cities
Cisco's 2010 agreement with Itron bears fruit, including IPv6 routers for utilities
The OPEN Act would allow copyright holders to file complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission
LightSquared says its LTE network was tested against obsolete GPS devices
New CEO Scott Thompson gets more room to maneuver with departure of active co-founder, analysts say
The database allows compressed data to be analyzed
Red Hat RHEV 3.0 makes a serious play for the enterprise virtualization market
MRAM is being used in racing cars, planes and storage and networking equipment
On the back of the iPhone 4S, Apple's share among new-smartphone buyers jumps 77%
Dismiss widespread online protests as political stunts.
'Hundreds of millions...rely on our services,' says Windows developer
Opponents of the bills say Wednesday's protests have turned the tide against the copyright legislation
Comcast first U.S. ISP to deploy emerging standard, but cybersecurity experts hope others will follow
Security firm Sophos takes heat for publishing Firefox-NoScript circumvention of site's protest
Total hits 195 markets, well ahead of other carriers
Several members of Congress change their minds or come out against the copyright bills
Update gives U.S. users faster browsing and useful Data Manager tool, among other features
Smartphone maker acting in response to Sprint's order
CA has revamped Clarity so it can be used by business managers in addition to its traditional IT user base
Groups include both conservative and liberal activists
It is joined by mobile and cloud computing as the most important technology priorities for CIOs
Secunia gives vendors six months to fix reported vulnerabilities before going public
A Samsung executive had previously said the company would merge its bada platform with the Intel-backed Tizen OS
Browser's default home page goes black, but not blank
Annual Gartner survey shows IT budgets are flat globally, declining in North America
The action by the websites is part of a larger protest against controversial legislation in the U.S.
Tableau 7.0 is geared at getting BI into the hands of more users
Yang resigned from all his posts at Yahoo effective Tuesday
Oracle may be sacrificing the patent charges in hopes of getting an injunction soon
The carriers and a global trade group are cooperating to build a product ecosystem for the technology
Smith says he'll push forward with the controversial copyright enforcement legislation
Google, Wikipedia, Reddit, BoingBoing plan unprecedented Internet 'strike' Wednesday
