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HMRC Acted Unlawfully in Hiding Details of Spyware Investigation
HMRC Acted Unlawfully in Hiding Details of Spyware Investigation
Judge rules in favor of Privacy International after criticizing HMRC department for failing to reveal details of an investigation into British business Gamma International. The Andover-based firm was accused of breaking export restrictions.
May 13, 2014
Fresh Phishing Scam Aims at Google Account Passwords
Fresh Phishing Scam Aims at Google Account Passwords
Hackers have been stealing Google account passwords in a new and better crafted phishing attack that is hard to catch with traditional heuristic detection, warns Bitdefender. A particularity in how Google Chrome displays data using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) makes Chrome users most vulnerable, however the phishing attack also targets Mozilla Firefox users.
May 13, 2014
NSA Accused of Installing Backdoors on US Tech Exports
NSA Accused of Installing Backdoors on US Tech Exports
Latest Snowden revelations hit new spy agency head Mike Rogers’ attempts to promote greater transparency
May 13, 2014
Iran's Operation Saffron Rose Points to Increasing Cyber-espionage Sophistication
Iran's Operation Saffron Rose Points to Increasing Cyber-espionage Sophistication
FireEye has identified a hacking group inside Iran that is behind Operation Saffron Rose, one of the first espionage campaigns from Iran that went after US aerospace companies and Iranian opposition inside and outside of the country.
May 13, 2014
Dimension Data Series #3: Closing the Gap Between the Secure Mobility Vision and Real-World Implementation
Dimension Data Series #3: Closing the Gap Between the Secure Mobility Vision and Real-World Implementation
Mobile security is a top concern for IT and business leaders. This blog series with Dimension Data explores how organizational leaders can work together
May 13, 2014
Almost time for Cisco Live 2014 – San Francisco, CA – May 18-22
Almost time for Cisco Live 2014 – San Francisco, CA – May 18-22
Can you believe it has been almost a year since we all gathered together in Orlando at Cisco Live? Well, it has and you know what that means - it...
May 13, 2014
Delivering Policy in the Age of Open Source
Delivering Policy in the Age of Open Source
This is an exciting time in the history of datacenter infrastructure.  We are witnessing the collision of two major trends: the maturation of open source software and the redefinition of...
May 13, 2014
Network Design for Automation
Network Design for Automation
There has been a lot of recent online discussion about automation of the datacenter network, how we all may (or may not)...
May 13, 2014
Internet Security Necessary for Global Technology Economy
Internet Security Necessary for Global Technology Economy
Today’s security challenges are real and significant.  We want governments to detect and disrupt terrorist networks before they inflict harm on our
May 13, 2014
Project CARS, and the benefit of crowdfunding without Kickstarter
Project CARS, and the benefit of crowdfunding without Kickstarter
Slightly Mad Studios is finally gearing up for the release of Project CARS, three years after the original launch of its crowdfunding platform -- an approach that appeared rather extraordinary in the pre-Kickstarter boom.
May 13, 2014
3.6 billion people will use cloud-based services by 2018, suggests report
3.6 billion people will use cloud-based services by 2018, suggests report
A new report from Juniper Research suggests that more than 3.6 billion unique people will utilize cloud-based services by 2018, with video games helping to drive consumer demand.
May 13, 2014
Sony execs taking 50% pay cut as big losses loom - report
Sony execs taking 50% pay cut as big losses loom - report
With Sony on the cusp of revealing large-scale losses for the fiscal year, a report from the WSJ suggests that Sony's execs will take a 50% pay cut as the company pushes games as one of its main pillars.
May 13, 2014