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Flaw in vBulletin add-on leads to Ubuntu Forums database breach

Hackers stole 2 million usernames and associated email addresses, but no passwords

Jul 18, 2016 3 mins

Application Security Security

Use Tor? Riffle promises to protect your privacy even better

The network combines three cryptographic techniques and boasts much faster performance

Jul 15, 2016 3 mins

Security

My big intro to BI & analytics vendor MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy CEO boasts of digital badges and openness, customers talk self-service analytics and reporting

Jul 15, 2016 6 mins

Analytics Big Data Small and Medium Business

This fake Pokemon Go game will secretly drive porn ad clicks

The app will freeze the phone with a screen lock of a Pokemon Go image

Jul 15, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Apps Security

MIT researchers: Network pros could learn a lot from ants

Ants’ random stumbling around and bumping into each other is actually good model for polling networks of sensors

Jul 15, 2016 3 mins

Security

In Nice attack, government’s official terror alert comes too late

Government officials used Twitter to encourage those affected to use Facebook to signal their safety

Jul 15, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Cisco patches serious flaws in router and conferencing server software

The patches fix flaws in Cisco IOS, IOS XR, ASR 5000, WebEx Meetings Server and Cisco Meeting Server

Jul 15, 2016 3 mins

Networking Security Videoconferencing

Wearables could compromise corporate data

Like smartphones did years ago, smartwatches could create loss of sensitive workplace and personal data

Jul 15, 2016 6 mins

Mobile Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Microsoft’s overseas privacy battle may be far from over

Thursday's ruling says the U.S. can't force Microsoft to give up emails stored on a server in Ireland

Jul 14, 2016 3 mins

Security

Campaigns use Big Data for political gain

Most political campaigns emphasize providing information – carefully controlled information – about a candidate to voters. But in the era of Big Data, they are also collecting information about voters – with little or no control, consent or security

Jul 14, 2016 9 mins

Big Data Security