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H-1B demand may be retreating as feds increase scrutiny

A small decline from May in the number of H-1B petitions gives rise to theories on cause

Jul 22, 2009 4 mins

Data Breach SaaS Technology Industry

Outsourcers struggle as recession wears on

Fewer outsourcing contracts garner less revenue for IT service providers

Jul 22, 2009 3 mins

Data Breach Data Center

Study: Facebook use cuts productivity at work

Survey finds 77% of Facebookers use the social networking site while on the job

Jul 22, 2009 2 mins

Collaboration Software Data Breach Small and Medium Business

Forrester: Vista on 12% of corporate desktops, Mac on 3.6%

Windows XP still holds 86%, as grandchild Windows 7 goes RTM

Jul 22, 2009 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Breach Enterprise Applications

Password Cracking with CUDA

Using your video card to increase your password cracking speed.

Jul 21, 2009 5 mins

Cisco Systems Security

Mozilla denies new Firefox bug is security risk

Hackers trawling for clues in Bugzilla tracker, say some Firefox developers

Jul 21, 2009 3 mins

Browsers Malware Mozilla

A lesson in LoA

* A reader weighs in on level of assurance

Jul 21, 2009 3 mins

OMB eyes new metrics for security at federal agencies

Current metrics are too focused on compliance, federal CIO says

Jul 21, 2009 4 mins

Data Center Security

Adobe admits users vulnerable after downloading Reader

Confirms updater doesn't always work, says it's reevaluating patch install process

Jul 21, 2009 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Malware Network Security

Lawmakers: Electric utilities ignore cyber warnings

The U.S. electric grid remains vulnerable to cyberattack, lawmakers say

Jul 21, 2009 3 mins

Data Center Manufacturing Industry Technology Industry