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Cisco and Kansas City to launch network for smart city services

Components include an incubator for startups to build apps and other services for residents and visitors

May 23, 2014 3 mins

Cellular Networks Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Researchers find large global botnet of infected PoS systems

The botnet contained almost 1,500 compromised point-of-sale and other retail systems from 36 countries, researchers from IntelCrawler said

May 23, 2014 3 mins

Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Small and Medium Business

Assange names country targeted by NSA’s MYSTIC mass phone tapping program

Not revealing the name of the country is censorship, Wikileaks' Julian Assange said

May 23, 2014 4 mins

Data Center Government Legal

Coming soon to a fridge near you — targeted ads

Google letter to SEC describes company's intent to deliver targeted ads to smart fridges, thermostats other devices.

May 23, 2014 5 mins

Cellular Networks Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Microsoft will patch IE zero day but doesn’t give timeline

Attackers are probably trying to develop exploit code, the CTO of Qualys says

May 23, 2014 3 mins

Microsoft Network Security Patch Management Software

Bug bounty program outs 7-month-old IE zero-day

No sign that hackers are exploiting the unpatched vulnerability in IE8; XP users will never see the fix

May 22, 2014 5 mins

Computers and Peripherals Malware Microsoft

IoT, cloud computing, nation-state threats redefining enterprise security, panelists say

Companies need to worry about securing hardware that's connected to the Web as well as Windows, said one speaker

May 22, 2014 4 mins

Networking Security

TMI! Facebook moves to stop over-sharing

Social network adds tools to help keep personal information among Facebook friends

May 22, 2014 3 mins

Collaboration Software Cybercrime Small and Medium Business

House approves weakened bill to limit NSA bulk collection

Critics of the bill say they plan to push for changes as it moves to the Senate

May 22, 2014 5 mins

Government Manufacturing Industry Telecommunications Industry

Department of Justice bashes $20 million identity refund fraud ring

DoJ said group stole IDs from Fort Benning, Alabama State Agencies and Call Center

May 22, 2014 5 mins

Cybercrime Fraud Security