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Why the New Normal Could Kill IT

Plenty of seismic shifts have rocked and reshaped IT in the past. Some big rumblings' epicenters had origins in an unstoppable technology shift; other fissures had nothing to do with PCs and servers. Consider the recent shocks: the Internet revolution and dotcom bust; Y2K and 9/11; the consumerization of IT; and the unstoppable broadband and mobile explosion.

However, the latest ...more
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Spilling the beans: how an AV vendor blog post led to exploit code

In the past few days, news of a serious vulnerability in Internet Explorer has been circulating. It has been referred to as a "zero-day exploit" to indicate that remediation is not yet available (although all AV vendors have either issued, or are about to issue, detection signatures).

As is typical with such vulnerability announcements, the leading AV vendors are falling over ...more
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New Google Feature Will Hunt for Products Nearby

You're standing on a street corner and remember that you need to pick up a video game for your sister's birthday. On your smartphone, you search Google and tap on the "in stock nearby" link next to the blue dots that show up for some of the search results. Google then shows you which local retailers have the game in stock.

That buying omniscience, where your mobile device can ...more
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Former Barclays programmer gets four years for role in TJX attacks

A former Barclays Bank programmer who helped launder money for the mastermind behind the data thefts at TJX Companies Inc. and other retailers was sentenced to four years in prison by a federal court in Boston on Thursday.

Humza Zaman, 33, was also ordered to pay a fine of $75,000 and will be under three years of court supervision upon his release.

Zaman ...more
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ICANN Board withdraws EOI

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has today withdrawn the Expression of interest for proposals for entities interested in applying for new gTLDs. The expression of interest was published last December for public consideration and was one of the substantive agendas in the Nairobi meeting.

The EOI required entities interested in participating in the ...more
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