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Millions of smart TVs, phones and routers at risk from old vulnerability

The finding highlights problems around less rigorous patching by manufacturers

Dec 3, 2015 2 mins

Security

Free digital certificate project opens doors for public beta

Let's Encrypt provides free SSL/TLS certificates in an effort to better secure the Internet

Dec 3, 2015 3 mins

Security

Wait: Did I just detect a flicker of personality in the enterprise IT industry?

Founders and top execs from firms like Actifio, Plexxi and 128 Technology get colorful

Dec 3, 2015 4 mins

Backup and Recovery Cloud Security Cloud Storage

Congress joins battle against ticket bots

Legislation now pending in Congress would outlaw the use of bots – coded automation used by scalpers – to buy up tickets to concerts and other events before the average buyer can even get in line.

Dec 3, 2015 7 mins

Application Security Security

New attack campaign against SMBs uses a botnet to deliver PoS malware

A group of attackers uses the Gorynych botnet to deploy point-of-sale malware and steal payment card data

Dec 3, 2015 2 mins

Security

New legislation aims at stalling NSA reform

The new bill would let the NSA hold on to bulk phone data already collected

Dec 3, 2015 3 mins

Government Security

DDoS attacks are more than disruptions to service

While security teams are distracted by DDoS attacks, hackers are infiltrating networks with malware.

Dec 3, 2015 6 mins

Security

Why Electronic Health Records aren’t more usable

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that most doctors are unhappy with their electronic health record (EHR) systems, which tend to be clunky, hard to use and may actually get in the way of truly excellent patient care. Here’s why that’s not likely to cha

Dec 3, 2015 8 mins

Big Data Security

BlackBerry PRIV review: A new standard for Android in enterprise?

CIO.com spent a month testing BlackBerry's first Android smartphone with a focus on the businesspeople and IT managers who will use and support it. The PRIV is the most capable BlackBerry ever, but does it deliver on what may be its most important pr

Dec 3, 2015 14 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Cisco SDN user plans OpenStack integration

Cloud provider merging ACI's network fabric with open source storage and compute framework

Dec 3, 2015 4 mins

Cisco Systems Network Security SDN