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S.C. Security Blunders Show Why States Get Hacked
Governor blames data breach on Russian hackers and the IRS, but states' by-the-book IT ethos shows rules and regulations are the real culprit.
Royal Security Fail: 'May I Speak To Kate?'
The oldest -- and most effective -- social engineering trick in the book remains getting on the phone and impersonating an insider. Ask Kate...
Social Networks Continue Push For Control
The Internet was supposed to facilitate direct connections between individuals and disempower gatekeepers. Instead, it has become a massive...
Should LulzSec Suspect Face Life In Prison?
Computer hacking, identity theft, and fraudulent credit card charges could add up to 30 years to life for alleged Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond.
Facebook 'Privacy Notice' Has No Legs
But Facebook should be looking at why the notice went viral.
Petraeus Mission Impossible: Cloaking Email, Online Identities
So-called security experts making basic information security errors isn't a new occurrence. Arguably, it even led to the rise of the Anonymous...
The Petraeus Affair: Surveillance State Stopper?
Lawmakers, now reminded of their own vulnerability, need to strengthen email privacy protections. Companies need to do more to help customers...
5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda
From infrastructure to tech education, here's what I want to see on the to-do list for the next four years.
5 Emerging Enterprise Technologies
If you are not watching these developments, your business is missing out. Here's what Gartner's annual top 10 tech trends list missed.
Frankenstory: Attack Of The Iranian Cyber Warriors
Citing no hard evidence, U.S. government officials have been stoking fears that the Iranians are out to get us.
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Google Fights Facebook's 'Data Dead End'
November 05, 2010By changing the terms of service for its Contacts API, Google aims to assure reciprocal data flows.
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3D Holograms Coming To A Screen Near You
November 04, 2010University of Arizona develops three-dimensional motion hologram that is viewable on all sides without special glasses.
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Cyber Threats Forecast For 2011
October 12, 2010Botnets and attacks on pervasive devices and social networks rank among the biggest information security threats expected next year, according to...
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Windows Phone 7 Hardware First Impressions
October 11, 2010Microsoft and its hardware partners announced five new handsets intended to distribution by U.S. carriers. InformationWeek takes a look at each of...
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Google Cars Drive Themselves
October 11, 2010Sit back, relax, and leave the driving to Google.
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Vidyo, Adobe To Demo Telepresence Plug-In
October 07, 2010The plug-in will allow users to launch telepresence-quality Vidyo conferencing within an Adobe Connect session.
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Windows Phone 7 Will Flounder, Gartner Predicts
October 06, 2010Microsoft's new mobile OS will only provide a slight, temporary boost to the company's meager mobile OS market share, according to research firm.
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T-Mobile Extends Wi-Fi Calling To Android Smartphones
October 06, 2010Motorola Defy and T-Mobile myTouch users will be able to make voice calls and send texts from accessible 802.11 b/g/n access points.
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Apple TV Teardown Reveals $64 Manufacturing Cost
October 06, 2010The redesigned media-streaming device has the same internal design and components as the iPad, iPhone 4, and iPod Touch.
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Black Hat Warning: ATMs At Risk
July 29, 2010Barnaby Jack of IOActive demonstrated attacks that would allow a criminal to compromise ATMs.
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