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FBI/Apple privacy fight left out a major player: the data carriers

In the conflict between government surveillance and individual privacy, it is not just the data on devices that is at stake. It is the data that travels to and from the devices. That is where the communications carriers come in

May 11, 2016 10 mins

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Networks need automation — just ask the U.S. military

A general summed up what many enterprises are saying about software-defined networking

May 11, 2016 4 mins

IT Leadership Networking Security

Microsoft fixes actively attacked IE flaw and 50 other vulnerabilities

The patches are organized in 16 security bulletins, eight of which are rated critical

May 11, 2016 2 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Windows

Alleged Syrian hacker is extradited to the US on extortion charges

Peter Romar was recently arrested in Germany

May 11, 2016 3 mins

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Sabotage? Rash of fiber cuts dog Verizon

Some 150 fiber cuts all along the northeastern corridor irritate thousands of customers

May 10, 2016 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Verizon

Slack is letting its users take their chat credentials to other apps

The new feature pits the popular chat app against the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Google

May 10, 2016 2 mins

Collaboration Software Enterprise Applications Small and Medium Business

NASA’s planet hunter spots record 1,284 new planets, 9 in a habitable zone

Kepler has found 21 habitable zone exoplanets since 2009

May 10, 2016 4 mins

Government Mobile Small and Medium Business

5 security experts share their best tips for ‘fringe’ devices

Some of the most hackable devices in your network are also probably the most-overlooked.

May 10, 2016 6 mins

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UK court declines to force alleged British hacker to decrypt his data

A judge tells the National Crime Agency to use the proper procedure if it wants the suspect's password

May 10, 2016 3 mins

Cybercrime Security

DHS moves to bolster intrusion/detection for federal networks

DHS: Einstein gets web content filtering to block malware, phishing, attacks

May 10, 2016 5 mins

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