• Drone Flights Near White House Test Local Restrictions

    Drone Flights Near White House Test Local Restrictions
    The quadcopter drone that crashed on the White House lawn early Monday was a recreation drone, among the same type that are flown on the National Mall across the street from the president's home.
    Adam Eidinger, a done hobbyist who lives in Washington and is a local activist, has seen people flying drones on the National Mall and in some of the District of Columbia's parks. Eidinger has warned some of these recreational users that it's against federal law to fly a drone in D.C., but his admon
  • Get ready for the 24-hour laptop: Battery life hits new highs

    Get ready for the 24-hour laptop: Battery life hits new highs
    Tired of carting around that power cord? Have patience, the 24-hour laptop is almost here.A handful of new systems are promising more than 15 hours’ battery life on a single charge, or 20 hours with an optional second battery installed. The days of plugging in on the road are almost over, at least for short business trips.On Monday, for instance, Panasonic introduced its newest Toughbook 31, which can run for up to 18 hours depending on the use case, or 27 hours with an optional second batt
  • Facebook testing spartan Android 'Lite' service

    Facebook testing spartan Android 'Lite' service
    Facebook is testing a stripped down version of its mobile app that requires far less data, which could help increase usage of the social networking service among people with weaker Internet service or older phones.Facebook “Lite” is available for devices running Android 2.2 and up. The size of the free app is 252 kilobytes, and it’s meant for 2G networks in areas with limited connectivity. Users can perform a bunch of basic functions like post status updates with photos, comment on peop
  • Final Victim's Remains Found in Reston Executive's Mansion: Officials - Patch.com

    Final Victim's Remains Found in Reston Executive's Mansion: Officials - Patch.com
    Final Victim's Remains Found in Reston Executive's Mansion: Officials
    Patch.com
    Fire officials say the remains of the sixth member of IT executive Don Pyle's family was found Monday; the search for the cause continues. By Deb Belt (Patch Staff) January 26, 2015 at 2:34pm. Final Victim's Remains Found in Reston Executive's Mansion: ...

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  • States threaten lawsuit against Obama's municipal broadband plan

    States threaten lawsuit against Obama's municipal broadband plan
    If the U.S. Federal Communications Commission moves to preempt state laws that limit municipal broadband projects, as President Barack Obama recently asked the agency to do, it will likely end up in court.States affected by an FCC preemption of municipal broadband laws will almost certainly file a lawsuit if the agency moves to invalidate the 20 state laws that limit municipal broadband projects in some way, said legislators from three states and from three group representing state officials.
  • Simple Google search outed alleged Silk Road founder

    Simple Google search outed alleged Silk Road founder
    It was a simple Web search that led to the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, accused mastermind of the Silk Road underground online marketplace, a U.S. Internal Revenue Service special agent testified Monday in a Manhattan federal courtroomAs the first step in investigating Silk Road, IRS agent Gary Alford, who was part of an agency task force investigating organized crime, simply entered “Silk Road” into Google and looked for the oldest mention on the site.The details he found would ultimately le
  • Startup Finds Malware Intrusions by Keeping an Eye on Processor Radio Frequencies

    Startup Finds Malware Intrusions by Keeping an Eye on Processor Radio Frequencies
    PFP Cybersecurity, a startup with roots in academia and the military, seeks out malware by analyzing the performance of hardware - not software and not the behavior of devices on the network.
    PFP’s system compares ongoing radio-frequency output from processors to a baseline that is established when the device is known to be performing legitimate tasks. When it detects anomalies that might represent malicious activity, it triggers alarms. Then it’s up to other tools to figure out what exa
  • Facebook blocks content in Turkey deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad

    Facebook blocks content in Turkey deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad
    Facebook has blocked some content in Turkey after Turkish authorities said the material was illegal because it was insulting to the Prophet Muhammad.Facebook took the steps after receiving a valid legal request via court order late Sunday evening, a source at the company said. The content, which appeared on one page on the site, is no longer visible in Turkey. The order was given by the Golbasi Duty Magistrate Court, south of the capital of Ankara.Facebook’s move to block the content speaks
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  • Apple Readies Another Crack at Ending Yosemite's Wi-Fi Ills

    Apple Readies Another Crack at Ending Yosemite's Wi-Fi Ills
    Apple is putting the final touches on the next update to OS X Yosemite as it again tries to stamp out Wi-Fi problems customers have experienced -- and reported -- since the operating system launched three months ago.
    In a seven-day span, Apple released two iterations of the beta of OS X 10.10.2, the first on Jan. 14, the second on Jan. 21, hinting that the final release is imminent.
    Apple, like most developers, typically shortens the interval between builds the closer it comes to a final rel
  • Java is the Biggest Vulnerability for U.S. Computers

    Java is the Biggest Vulnerability for U.S. Computers
    Oracle's Java poses the single biggest security risk to US desktops, according to a new report from Copenhagen-based security vendor Secunia ApS, because of its penetration rate, number of vulnerabilities, and patch status.
    According to the report, 48 percent of users aren't running the latest, patched versions.
    "This is not because Java is more difficult to patch, but the program has a high market share and a lot of the users neglect to patch the program, even though a patch is available,"
  • Gartner Foresees 250M Connected Vehicles on the Road by 2020

    Gartner Foresees 250M Connected Vehicles on the Road by 2020
    If you buy a car during the next five years, there's a good chance it will have a wireless network connection that will enable a myriad of mobile services.
    That's the prediction market research firm Gartner made today, when it released a report predicting that there will be about 250 million "connected" cars on the road by 2020.
    Early last year, Gartner had predicted 150 million connected cars by that time; its latest report markedly ups that number.To read this article in full or to leave
  • How an MSP Can Help Your Company Get Its Groove Back

    How an MSP Can Help Your Company Get Its Groove Back
    Managed service providers (MSPs) are rapidly becoming the gold standard for outsourcing the day-to-day management responsibilities and operations of corporations worldwide, so the IT staff can focus on R&D, new products and better customer service. This relatively new genre of services is expected to earn $16.9 billion in 2015 (up from $3.2 billion in 2010), says IDC.Adapt, headquartered in London, has been providing real-world, managed services to its clients since 2001. Moneycorp is an
  • What You Need to Know About Cablevision's 'Freewheel' Wi-Fi Phone Service

    What You Need to Know About Cablevision's 'Freewheel' Wi-Fi Phone Service
    If paying $29.99 a month for unlimited wireless talk, text and data sounds like a good deal, listen up: Starting in about a month, you’ll be able to do just that, no contract required. However, there are two caveats — and they are big ones.The new service, announced this morning by Cablevision, is Wi-Fi only, meaning it will work anywhere you can get a Wi-Fi signal, but if you don't have Wi-Fi, you don't have service. The option is, for now, also limited to customers who own a Moto G And
  • FTC: IRS Imposter Complaints Up More Than 2,300% in 2014

    FTC: IRS Imposter Complaints Up More Than 2,300% in 2014
    The scams that plague the IRS were on display again this week as the Federal Trade Commission said the number of consumer complaints about criminals impersonating IRS officials was nearly 24 times more than in 2013.
    “We’ve seen an explosion of complaints about callers who claim to be IRS agents – but are not,” said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection in a statement. “IRS employees won’t call out of the blue and threaten to have you arrested or dema
  • Apple Watch to go on sale in March, claims analyst

    Apple Watch to go on sale in March, claims analyst
    The Apple Watch will go on sale in March, and though component shortages may be an issue, about 5 million of the devices are likely to be sold in the first quarter, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo.Apple hasn’t given a launch date for its first smartwatch, which it unveiled in September, only saying to expect the device in early 2015. In addition to Kuo’s research note, however, other reports also have said the watch will be generally available in March.Before the device b
  • Ex-baseball star tried to evade $4600 bill - Cal Coast News

    Ex-baseball star tried to evade $4600 bill - Cal Coast News
    Ex-baseball star tried to evade $4600 bill
    Cal Coast News
    The suspects include college professors, soccer moms, grandmothers, college students, a Silicon Valley IT executive and insurance agents, Kincaid said. Lilly appeared in court last week and pleaded not guilty. He is charged with filing a false ...

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  • T-Mobile Brings Back the Subsidy (Sort of) with Score Discount Program

    T-Mobile Brings Back the Subsidy (Sort of) with Score Discount Program
    After eliminating subsidies and service contracts a couple years ago, T-Mobile has invented a new kind of lock-in with its Score program.
    With Score, you pay $5 per month on top of your existing T-Mobile bill in exchange for a discount on your next upgrade. After six months, subscribers can get an entry-level 4G smartphone for free. After 12 months, subscribers get a discount on any phone in T-Mobile’s lineup.
    On the entry level, for example, T-Mobile is offering the Alcatel OneTouch Evolv
  • Peter Sany Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum - Marketwired (press release)

    Peter Sany Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum - Marketwired (press release)
    Peter Sany Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum
    Marketwired (press release)
    Among his numerous career accomplishments, Peter was named the CIO/IT Executive of the Year by Computerwoche, an IDG publication. Welcoming Peter's appointment, TM Forum Chairman Michael Lawrey said, "The Board is delighted to have attracted ...
  • Peter Sany Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum - MarketWatch

    Peter Sany Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum - MarketWatch
    Peter Sany Appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of TM Forum
    MarketWatch
    Among his numerous career accomplishments, Peter was named the CIO/IT Executive of the Year by Computerwoche, an IDG publication. Welcoming Peter's appointment, TM Forum Chairman Michael Lawrey said, "The Board is delighted to have attracted ...

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  • AT&T to acquire Nextel Mexico assets for $1.9 billion

    AT&T to acquire Nextel Mexico assets for $1.9 billion
    AT&T has agreed to acquire mobile carrier Nextel Mexico for UDS$1.9 billion from parent company NII Holdings, in an effort by AT&T to win a larger slice of the Mexican mobile market, the company announced Monday.The deal includes all NII’s mobile assets in Mexico, including spectrum licenses, network facilities, retail stores and 3 million customers, AT&T said in a press release.NII, based in Reston, Virginia, filed for bankruptcy in U.S. court in September. The company also ope
  • All Signs Point to the Demise of Microsoft's Surface Tablet

    All Signs Point to the Demise of Microsoft's Surface Tablet
    Microsoft seems to be within a whisker of calling it quits on its failed experiment with the Surface tablet, the device powered by the ARM architecture and Windows RT, an offshoot of Windows 8.
    Last week, the company's own online store showed all configurations of the Surface 2 -- the lone Windows RT tablet still sold -- as out of stock, and that held as of early Monday. Best Buy, Microsoft's U.S. retail partner, also showed no Wi-Fi models available for online ordering, although spot checks
  • Cablevision to Introduce True Wi-Fi-Only Mobile Service

    Cablevision to Introduce True Wi-Fi-Only Mobile Service
    It’s hard to go anywhere in an urban environment these days without running into public Wi-Fi hotspots. There are so many, in fact, that Cablevision believes it can offer a purely Wi-Fi based mobile phone service.The Internet and cable TV provider will offer an all Wi-Fi talk, text, and data service starting in February, according to GiagaOm. The new service, called Freewheel, will be available to Cablevision subscribers for $10 a month and non-Cablevision customers can sign-up for $30 per
  • Facebook in Turkey ordered to block material insulting Prophet Muhammad

    Facebook in Turkey ordered to block material insulting Prophet Muhammad
    A Turkish court has reportedly ordered Facebook to block access to pages that share material insulting the Prophet Muhammad, threatening to block access to the site in the whole country if it does not comply.The order to start censoring insulting material was given by the Golbasi Duty Magistrate Court on Sunday, reported the Anadolu Agency, the Turkish press agency. Golbasi is 20 km (12.5 miles) south of the capital city of Ankara. The court issued the order on request of a prosecutor who had
  • BrandPost: Overcoming compliance challenges: A 5-step path to governance

    BrandPost: Overcoming compliance challenges: A 5-step path to governance
    Do compliance audits keep you awake at night? If your answer is yes, I have some good news. There is a doable, five-step approach to achieving and maintaining compliance through proper governance. Start with security awareness and training, followed by access, auditing and data protection, so your IT staff can ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data while saving time and improving efficiency. Here is a five-step path to better IT governance.
    Assess: Review your securit
  • Be Prepared for the Breach That’s Headed Your Way

    Be Prepared for the Breach That’s Headed Your Way
    January 2015 is already winding down, but it’s not too late to think about the lessons of 2014. For anyone in information security, 2014 was a year marked by spectacular breaches. It ended with Sony Pictures Entertainment getting its clock cleaned by hackers, quite possibly from North Korea. Wouldn’t it be great if 2015 doesn’t include the same sort of clock cleaning at your company?
    Having run thousands of incident response operations over the years, I have come to appreciate the valu
  • BrandPost: Attention Chief Information Officers: When It Comes To The Cloud, What Got You Here Will Get You There

    BrandPost: Attention Chief Information Officers: When It Comes To The Cloud,  What Got You Here Will Get You There
    Marshall Goldsmith, an executive coach to the corporate elite, is the author of the very popular book called What Got You Here Won’t Get You There. And while the title may be true as it relates to your individual career path, I have news for C-suite executives everywhere: it is not true when it comes to adopting new technology. In fact, what got you here – to your current state of success – is precisely what will get you to the next level. The problem is, as CIOs and IT professionals,
  • IDG Contributor Network: How Job Titles Kill Innovation

    IDG Contributor Network: How Job Titles Kill Innovation
    I used to work for a large insurance company — one of the largest. I created document assembly systems. In fact, I started doing this back in the Word Perfect and Word for DOS days of 1988.No integrated office applications here!It was a crazy, wild west, send keystrokes via command line all over the place, type of affair.Sure, it looked integrated some of the time but there was duct tape and baling wire keeping stuff together. It was about as much fun as you could have building a solution
  • 12 Ways Silicon Valley Hates Women

    12 Ways Silicon Valley Hates Women
    There Are Haters in Silicon ValleyImage by ShutterstockIt appears, as examples continue to stack up, that Silicon Valley companies hate women. Even captains of the tech industry know there's a problem. At CES in Las Vegas this year, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich challenged his company and the industry to become more diverse, saying, "When we all come together and commit, we can make the impossible possible." Words of atonement sound nice, but pictures show a serious problem. Here are only a dozen cas
  • Data Snalytics: Are We There Yet?

    Data Snalytics: Are We There Yet?
     Remember what travel was like before GPS? You could usually manage if you were traveling along familiar roads, but go on a long trip and it could get exciting. Which exit were we looking for? Had we passed the red barn? Did the gas station attendant say to turn after three lights or four? And let’s not forget the kids in the back seat asking, “When will we get there?” Okay, that part hasn’t changed, although the good news is that they can usually see the GPS screen too and answer t
  • Modular smartphones could be reused as computer clusters

    Modular smartphones could be reused as computer clusters
    The promise of modular smartphones like Google’s Project Ara is that buyers will be able to upgrade components at will—and now Finnish company Circular Devices has come up with a use for discarded computing modules.Circular Devices is working on its own modular smartphone concept, Puzzlephone, and hopes to ship working products before the end of the year even though it hasn’t yet released a prototype.The idea behind the Puzzlephone and Project Ara is to increase the longevity of smartph
  • Looking for an exotic vacation? Here's why moon travel may be only 20 years ... - Washington Post (blog)

    Looking for an exotic vacation? Here's why moon travel may be only 20 years ... - Washington Post (blog)
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    Looking for an exotic vacation? Here's why moon travel may be only 20 years ...
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    The Bangalore-based start-up was founded by a former I.T. executive, Rahul Narayan and four of his friends: an Air Force pilot, a marketing executive, an investment banker, and an aerospace engineer. Neither company had experience in building ...
    Team Indus wins competition to land robot on moon, bags Google Lunar Xprize ...Economic Times

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  • CES Mobile Apps Showdown Winner, uCiC, Needs More Users to be Useful

    CES Mobile Apps Showdown Winner, uCiC, Needs More Users to be Useful
    At the recent 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, an app called "uCiC" (pronounced "you see, I see") took first prize at the event's Mobile Apps Showdown. The company that makes uCiC, Snapwise, came up with a cool concept, and its free app for Android and iOS is definitely worth a look. Unfortunately, it probably won't be a long look; until uCiC's user base grows, the app won't likely hold your attention.It's a chicken-and-egg thing. A developer puts out a cool new app like uCiC tha
  • 10 Simple-to-Use Social Media Monitoring and Analytics Tools

    10 Simple-to-Use Social Media Monitoring and Analytics Tools
    Social Media Marketing Tools for Monitoring and AnalyticsImage by ShutterstockThe social analytics market is crowded with more tools than its potential customers will ever really need. Most of these utilities are designed to monitor digital activity, analyze social media behavior and deliver some level of social intelligence. However, few options do all of these things, and most are limited by the platforms they reach and capabilities they deliver. The following 10 tools can all help monitor, an
  • Define Your Corporate Culture Before It Defines You

    Define Your Corporate Culture Before It Defines You
    Every workplace has a culture -- the set of values, mission, attitude, atmosphere and environment in which business is done. But if culture's allowed to evolve organically without guidelines and a framework from executives and without input from workers about what's important to them, you could wind up with a culture you don't want.Own Your Culture
    "There's a huge difference between owning your culture and being able to point to it as a recruiting, hiring and retention tool, and having cultur
  • Adobe pushes critical Flash Player update to fix latest zero-day

    Adobe pushes critical Flash Player update to fix latest zero-day
    Adobe Systems started pushing a critical Flash Player patch to users who have auto-update enabled over the weekend in order to fix a vulnerability that has been exploited by attackers since last week.An exploit for the vulnerability has been integrated into the Angler Exploit Kit, a tool used by cybercriminals to launch mass drive-by-download attacks, primarily through malicious ads displayed on legitimate websites.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2015-0311, affects users with Flash Player e
  • Is the ASUS X205 Microsoft’s Chromebook Killer?

    Is the ASUS X205 Microsoft’s Chromebook Killer?
    The ASUS X205 is one of three Windows 8.1 notebooks, all released in November, designed to halt the encroachment of Chromebooks into the low-end Windows notebook market. (The other two are the HP Stream 11 and HP Stream 13.)
    With 32GB onboard storage (an eMMC memory drive) and retail price of $199, the X205 matches the cheapest Chromebooks, such as the Acer Chromebook 11, which also starts at $199. During the recent holiday season, the ASUS X205 was offered at even more aggressive pricing --
  • 5 Things We Love, Hate About the ASUS X205 Notebook

    5 Things We Love, Hate About the ASUS X205 Notebook
    ASUS X205The ASUS X205 is a Windows 8.1 notebook designed to halt the encroachment of Chromebooks into the low-end Windows notebook market. At $199, the X205 matches the cheapest Chromebooks. We found that the X205 is definitely more than able to serve as a secondary computing device -- the kind of notebook you take with you to the coffeehouse, classroom, or while traveling. But it handles web browsing and watching streaming video with such ease that we found it tempting to use as a primary mach
  • 8 Key IT Hiring Trends to Watch for in 2015

    8 Key IT Hiring Trends to Watch for in 2015
    IT has grown into an entity that touches all parts of the business and organizations must keep pace or get left behind. David Foote, chief analyst and research officer with Foote Partners, makes it his business to stay on top of the technology trends driving organizations. His firm works with more than 2,600 companies monitoring IT skills pay and demand for the IT workforce. CIO.com talked to Foote to discuss the year ahead and what technology leaders need to be on the lookout for.

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  • How to Mitigate Data Monetization Risks

    How to Mitigate Data Monetization Risks
    Collect all the data. Store all the data. Once you've got a massive reservoir of data, you'll be able to answer all the questions the business wants to ask, right? Maybe you can even anonymize the data, package it and sell it, driving revenue to the bottom line.Not so fast. Monetizing that data may well be the right decision for your company, but it's important to recognize that your data may represent a massive liability from a legal and security perspective, says Jennifer L. Rathburn, partn
  • The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, January 26

    The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, January 26
    Coinbase set to open first licensed Bitcoin exchange in U.S.The first licensed Bitcoin exchange in the U.S. is slated to open Monday morning, courtesy of Coinbase, which has been providing a wallet service for users of the cryptocurrency. The move indicates a growing trend to bring Bitcoin out of the shadows: last week plans were announced for Gemini, another regulated exchange to be based in New York.Malaysia Airlines has more bad luck: a big hackTo read this article in full or to leave a co
  • 5 Myths (Debunked) About Security and Privacy for Internet of Things

    5 Myths (Debunked) About Security and Privacy for Internet of Things
    Internet of Things (IoT) holds great promise for a more intelligent, efficient, safe and even anticipatory means of human adaptation to the environment, be it natural or manmade.
    IoT has the potential to enable improvements to so many facets of life, the list is endless. Its primary advancement is enabling the interconnectedness of “things” and resulting insights and synergies. Yet that same connectedness raises concerns for security and privacy that must be addressed. To advance the evo
  • Facebook privacy class action suit to kick off in April

    Facebook privacy class action suit to kick off in April
    An Austrian court has set a date for Facebook to face a class action complaint about its privacy policy from 25,000 of its users.The suit was filed in August last year by Max Schrems, front man of the Austrian group Europe-v-Facebook. He claimed Facebook violates European Union law by tracking users on external pages through social plugins, by the use of “big data” systems to spy on users as well with the aid it allegedly gives to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) for one of its spy
  • The Embedded IT Worker: Would You Fit In?

    The Embedded IT Worker: Would You Fit In?
    These days IT veteran Deborah H. DeCorrevont is just as likely to work in a hard hat and steel-toe shoes as she is in typical business attire.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  • 8 Wi-Fi Mistakes to Avoid

    8 Wi-Fi Mistakes to Avoid
    Wi-Fi is great when it works right – and when it’s secure. Although setting up Wi-Fi can seem straightforward, there are many complexities. For example, not performing proper surveys, design work, and maintenance or ignoring security issues can cause major problems.
    Here are some of the biggest Wi-Fi mistakes to avoid.
    A successful wireless network requires careful analysis, designing, planning, and maintenance, which all revolves around the site survey.
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  • Facebook Goes ‘Deep’ in Getting to Know You

    Facebook Goes ‘Deep’ in Getting to Know You
    Facebook is laying odds that artificial intelligence (AI) can trump human intelligence – or, to be more precise, a lack of human intelligence.
    When your judgment is compromised by emotion, mind-altering substances or anything else, Facebook itself could be a better friend than any of the hundreds or thousands you allegedly have in that virtual world, by warning you that something you’re about to post could come back to haunt you, professionally or personally.
    That capability is one of th
  • Making your way out of an IT tornado - The Enterprisers Project

    Making your way out of an IT tornado
    The Enterprisers Project
    I know I'm not the first IT executive — and it's unlikely I'll be the last — to walk into an IT department in the midst of a major transition. A few examples of what you might find: A restructuring where no consensus exists about IT's future role; A ...
  • Logitech Expands Video/Audio Gear for Meeting Rooms

    Logitech Expands Video/Audio Gear for Meeting Rooms
    Logitech today expanded its offerings in the videoconferencing/collaboration space with the launch of its ConferenceCam Connect device ($499.99). Combining an HD 1080p video camera with dual microphones and a speakerphone for 360-degree audio, the ConferenceCam Connect is aimed at small workgroup collaboration settings (up to six people). The device sits between the entry-level BCC950 unit ($249.99) and the upper-end ConferenceCam CC3000e ($999.99).Logitech says the new hardware is aimed at
  • Coinbase set to launch licensed Bitcoin exchange in the US

    Coinbase set to launch licensed Bitcoin exchange in the US
    Bitcoin wallet provider Coinbase will launch the first U.S. licensed exchange for the digital currency on Monday, according to a Wall Street Journal report.While pointing to a “Lunar” teaser website with a clock counting down to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday, Coinbase’s Twitter account also posted a link to documentation for Coinbase Exchange, calling them “API docs for our new project.”The move by Coinbase follows plans announced last week for Gemini, a regulated Bitcoin exchange in N
  • Malaysia Airlines attacked, big data dump threatened

    Malaysia Airlines attacked, big data dump threatened
    The Malaysia Airlines website has been attacked and the Lizard Squad, one of the groups that claimed responsibility on Monday, threatened to soon “dump some loot” found on the airline’s servers.The airline said in a statement on its Facebook page that its Domain Name System (DNS) was compromised and as a result users trying to access the URL www.malaysiaairlines.com were being redirected to a hacker website.At this stage, Malaysia Airlines’ Web servers are intact, it added. The airlin
  • Submit Your Application for the 2015 CIO 100 Awards

    Submit Your Application for the 2015 CIO 100 Awards
    Deadline Extended to Monday, February 16 (midnight EST).  Every year, the CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT. The process for choosing the CIO 100 honorees is systematic and very competitive. We're looking for companies that are using IT in innovative ways to deliver competitive advantage to the enterprise and enable growth. To be considered for a CIO 100 award, entrants apply using an online application that asks them to identify several dif

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