Security

Perfect storm for managed service, co-lo and cloud industries

Analyst predicts outsourcing of IT will be dominant trend for years to come

Samsung to buy UK chip maker’s handset business, gains 21 connectivity patents

The patents mainly cover Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS technology, CSR said.

Skype glitch sends messages to the wrong contacts

The company says the problem will be fixed in an imminent update

Nvidia investigates claims that its online stores were hacked

Nvidia investigates whether a successful hacker attack against several of its websites also affected its online stores

Open source offense could be our best defense against cyberattacks

5 tips to establish a strong cyber-offense based on publicly available information

Security Manager’s Journal: The sales rep and the honey tokens

A competitor suddenly seems to know a lot about the company's customers. Is a former employee involved?

Twitter issues first report on data requests

Data center fabrics promise flatter, simpler networks

Data center fabrics reduce complexity and yield economies of scale, but setting them up takes a bit of work. Here's how two organizations got payback.

US Court of Appeals says bank security system wasn’t up to snuff, meaning it might be liable for some loses incurred by a hacked customer

Blue Coat software allows blocking, control of mobile apps

Users can be restricted from some social networking tasks and running some apps while on the company network