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Red Hat Bets on Open Hybrid Cloud

During his keynote at Red Hat Summit 2012, Red Hat's Paul Cormier outlined four new products and services designed to help IT customers adopt the open hybrid cloud.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jun 28, 2012 5 mins

Linux Private Cloud Server Virtualization

In Pictures: The Best of Windows 8 Hardware (So Far)

Microsoft hardware partners — and Microsoft itself — have some serious hardware waiting in the wings for the arrival of Windows 8. Here's a visual tour of upcoming Windows 8 tablets, ultrabooks and tablet/ultrabook hybrids.

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 27, 2012 6 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Windows

Open Source a $1 Billion Business, But Just Beginning

At the opening keynote at Red Hat Summit 2012, CEO Jim Whitehurst describes open source as entering the mainstream. While it's reach a billion in revenue, the battle for the future is just beginning, he says.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jun 27, 2012 4 mins

Developer Linux Open Source

How CIOs Can Find Time to Think Strategically

From blogs to 'beer lists,' there are tricks for carving out time to think about creating competitive advantage for your business

By June Drewry, Madeline Weiss

Jun 27, 2012 3 mins

CIO IT Strategy

Senate Cybersecurity Debate Looms, Will It Happen in July?

With the 2012 legislative calendar running out of pages, there is still a window of opportunity for debate and passage of a comprehensive cybersecurity overhaul bill.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jun 26, 2012 4 mins

Cybercrime Government Regulation

Sequestration Threatens Tech Firms, DoD Contractors and National Security

With half a trillion dollars in defense cuts looming, technology firms and other defense contractors could be in store for major layoffs and facilities closures if sequestration plan takes effect.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jun 26, 2012 5 mins

Government Government IT Manufacturing Industry

Apple Not Likely to Tolerate Orbitz Price Prejudice

Online travel site Orbitz has admitted to pushing pricier hotel rooms at Mac users, a profit-seeking tactic that factors a user's underlying hardware into Web choices. Apple risks a backlash from customers who feel unprotected, says one industry

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 26, 2012 4 mins

Internet Laptops Tablets

New IBM Channel Chief: Partners Lead New Business Growth

IBM is promoting local, skilled solution providers to C-suite customers — and, increasingly, the midmarket — for quicker implementation, lower costs and stronger ROI. That's the mission of Big Blue's channel chief, a 32-year IBM veteran a

By D.H. Kass

Jun 26, 2012 8 mins

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

In the wake of a record year for data breaches, the Online Trust Alliance is challenging financial institutions, commerce sites and consumer-facing government sites to implement its slate of security and privacy best practices by November.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jun 25, 2012 5 mins

Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Phishing

What to Expect From Windows 8 and the Release Preview

Last month's Windows 8 Release Preview provided a sneak peek at what Metro apps will look like. The non-Metro desktop remains a mystery, though, so enterprises hoping to at least decide whether to adopt Windows 8 may need to wait until its fina

By Jonathan Hassell

Jun 25, 2012 7 mins

Laptops Small and Medium Business Windows

Will Digital Music Suffer If Universal Acquires EMI?

The top executives of Universal Music Group and EMI defend the proposed acquisition at a Senate hearing, saying the music industry has dramatically changed with the rise of digital platforms and their companies joining would have minimal impact on th

By Kenneth Corbin

Jun 22, 2012 5 mins

Government Regulation Technology Industry

LinkedIn Tip: How Businesses Can Target Status Updates

LinkedIn's new 'Targeted Status Updates' lets you deliver relevant content to the right followers. Here's what company administrators need to know.

By Kristin Burnham

Jun 22, 2012 3 mins

Consumer Electronics LinkedIn Social Networking Apps

Two Microsoft Surface Tablets, Two Processors

One Microsoft Surface Tablet will run on Intel processors, the other on Nvidia. One will appeal to end users, the other to IT departments. Which is which isn't as obvious as it seems.

By Rob Enderle

Jun 22, 2012 5 mins

IT Strategy Small and Medium Business Ultrabook

CIOs Need to Evolve or Be Left in the Dust

The centralized IT function of old is under tremendous pressure from trends such as cloud computing, proliferation of consumer-focused mobile devices in the enterprise and Big Data analytics. According to a report by The Economist, as these trends er

By Thor Olavsrud

Jun 22, 2012 7 mins

CIO Careers IT Leadership

Cisco Patches Vulnerabilities in VPN Client, Security Appliances

Networking equipment vendor Cisco Systems released multiple security updates on Wednesday to address vulnerabilities in its AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series ASA Services Modul

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Patch Management Software Security VPN

Samsung Galaxy S III: 8 Key Features and Facts

Samsung yesterday launched its latest handheld, the Galaxy S III, in New York City, and CIO.com's Al Sacco was on the scene. Here, he spotlights eight features that set the new smartphone apart, as well as some unique Samsung marketing initiativ

By Al Sacco

Jun 21, 2012 9 mins

Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Patent Reform Law Will Benefit Tech Sector

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos says with the implementation of the America Invents Act well underway businesses in industries highly reliant on intellectual property, such as IT, can look forward to expedited reviews of their

By Kenneth Corbin

Jun 21, 2012 5 mins

Government Intellectual Property Technology Industry

Google Project Aims to Document Endangered Languages

Google has cooperated with universities and linguistic organizations to begin documenting approximately 3,500 languages that are at risk of disappearing in the next 100 years, the company said on Thursday.

By Loek Essers

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Internet

Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking

Face.com patched a vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to hijack the Facebook and Twitter accounts of its customers

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Mobile Security Privacy Social Networking Apps

Apple Infringes on Samsung UMTS Patent, Dutch Court Rules

Samsung lost two other infringement cases in The Hague today

By Loek Essers

Jun 20, 2012 4 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business

Ipad Customers Felt “short Changed” By Apple, Australian Judge Says

An Australian judge approved a A$2.25 fine against Apple for misleading 4G claims

By Jeremy Kirk

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Legal Regulation

Surface vs. iPad: The Weight of the World on Microsoft

Will Steve Ballmer risk it all in his quest to unmake the iPad? He has a chance, but Microsoft advertising must first forge a relentless attack on the iPad's weaknesses.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 20, 2012 5 mins

Laptops Microsoft Office Office Suites

Unpatched Microsoft XML Core Services Flaw Increasingly Targeted in Attacks, Researchers Say

Sophos discovers new compromised websites that exploit the CVE-2012-1889 MSXML vulnerability

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Intrusion Detection Software Security

House Panel Condemns U.N. Internet Regulatory Plan

In unanimous vote hailed by tech industry groups, committee members call on the Obama administration to resist efforts to empower United Nations with global Internet oversight authority in negotiations later this year.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jun 20, 2012 5 mins

Government Regulation

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

Google is "surprised" that the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reopened its investigation into the way the company's Street View cars gathered personal data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, the company said in a lette

By Loek Essers

Jun 20, 2012 3 mins

Internet Legal Regulation

5 Pros and Cons of Microsoft Surface Tablet

The Microsoft Surface and Surface Pro tablets seem to strike a nice balance between work and play. However, Microsoft will need more than a built-in keyboard to woo iPad users. Oh, and then there's the risk that the device is a slap in the face

By Jonathan Hassell

Jun 20, 2012 7 mins

Laptops Small and Medium Business Ultrabook

Report: Flame Part of US-Israeli Cyberattack Campaign Against Iran

Unnamed Western officials confirmed that Flame was developed by US and Israeli governments, the Washington Post reported

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Government Intrusion Detection Software

Researchers Set New Cryptanalysis World Record for Pairing-based Cryptography

Researchers from Fujitsu Laboratories, Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Kyushu University have set a new cryptanalysis world record by cracking a 278-digit-long (923-bit) key used in a pairing-ba

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 19, 2012 2 mins

Encryption

Fake Android Antivirus App Likely Linked to Zeus Banking Trojan, Researchers Say

Cybercriminals are distributing a mobile component of the Zeus banking Trojan as an Android security application, Kaspersky experts said

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Fraud Intrusion Detection Software Mobile Security

Cloud Failures Cost More Than $70 Million Since 2007, Researchers Estimate

The figures of the economic impact of cloud outages is probably underestimated, the researchers said.

By Loek Essers

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications

Data Breach? Virtual Bounty Hunters Will Hunt it Down

The security company CloudeyeZ is taking a new approach to helping companies manage data breaches

By Jeremy Kirk

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Security

Data in Possible Credit Card Breach Appears to Be Old

The data, linked to from Pastebin, includes, names, addresses and emails

By Jeremy Kirk

Jun 18, 2012 3 mins

Security

Attack Code Published for Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Software

Exploit modules for the CVE-2012-1875 and CVE-2012-1889 vulnerabilities were added to the Metasploit framework

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 18, 2012 2 mins

Patch Management Software Security

Governments Should Invest More in Catching Cybercriminals, Researchers Say

Investing in law enforcement action against cybercriminals is more important than buying cybersecurity software, researchers say

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 18, 2012 4 mins

Cybercrime Government IT Security

Mozilla’s Concept Ipad Browser Eliminates the URL Bar, Tabbed Browsing

Tablet browsing should be simple and fun and not feel like work, Mozilla developers said.

By Loek Essers

Jun 18, 2012 3 mins

Browsers Developer

UK Attorney Says US Won’t Extradite Lulzsec Defendant

Ryan Cleary's attorney said her client suffers from Asperger's syndrome and that extradition would be 'totally undesirable'

By Jeremy Kirk

Jun 17, 2012 2 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Data and Information Security

Why Your IT Outsourcing RFP Is Holding You Back

The traditional request-for-proposal (RFP) process may be doing your IT outsourcing relationships a disservice. Enter request for solutions (or RFS), an open-ended, collaborative approach that's better for IT environments.

By Stephanie Overby

Jun 15, 2012 6 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Outsourcing

VMware Patches Arbitrary Code Execution Flaw in Desktop, Server Virtualization Products

Loading specially crafted virtual machine checkpoint files can result in the host system being compromised

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 15, 2012 2 mins

Desktop Virtualization Patch Management Software Server Virtualization

Siri’s Steep (and Long) Learning Curve

Siri, the iPhone's voice-enabled personal assistant, has a big problem: It doesn't really work the way Apple says it does.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 15, 2012 4 mins

Car Tech Innovation iPhone

Will Windows 8 Be the Client OS That IT Loves Best?

Speakers at Microsoft TechEd touted the virtues of the upcoming Windows 8. No surprise there — except the speakers were using Windows 8 on tablets, with nary a desktop in sight. Will the strength of Windows 8 on tablets finally get IT and end user

By Rob Enderle

Jun 15, 2012 5 mins

Microsoft Office Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

10 Trends Driving Big Data in Financial Services

When it comes to Big Data, the financial services sector has been somewhat slow on the uptake. Neil Palmer, partner of SunGard Consulting Services' Advanced Technology Business, explains it as a cautious approach to innovation driven by the heav

By Thor Olavsrud

Jun 14, 2012 3 mins

Analytics Big Data Business Intelligence

64-bit Operating Systems, Virtualization Software Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks on Intel CPUs

Attackers can exploit an Intel CPU-dependent vulnerability to escape virtual machines or gain kernel privileges

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 14, 2012 2 mins

Desktop Virtualization Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business

Alleged Lulzsec Member, Ryan Cleary, Indicted in U.s.

Cleary, already charged in the U.K., is accused of attacking Sony Pictures and Fox Entertainment

By Jeremy Kirk

Jun 14, 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Legal Security

Tech Logos: The Stories Behind the Designs

When Twitter tweaked its blue bird, the design world was atwitter (pun intended). We spoke with Silicon Valley graphic designer Steve Yamaguma of Design2Market to get his insights into a few familiar tech logos. More goes into design than most people

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 13, 2012 7 mins

Facebook IT Strategy Twitter

How the U.S Can Avoid a ‘Cyber Cold War’

Former White House Cybersecurity Chief Howard Schmidt discusses the challenges of combating cyber threats on a global scale and efforts currently in play towards cybersecurity legislation on the domestic front.

By Kenneth Corbin

Jun 13, 2012 5 mins

Cybercrime Government Regulation

Windows To Go: The Do’s and Don’ts

New Windows 8 enterprise feature, Windows To Go, allows you to boot up a real version of Windows 8 on any PC running Windows 7 or higher using a USB thumb drive. Here's what else you need to know.

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 13, 2012 4 mins

Encryption Laptops Small and Medium Business

What Not to Like About Apple’s New MacBook Pro, iOS Maps App

Is the non-upgradeable new MacBook Pro too expensive? If Apple stumbles with its new Maps App, will customers jump to Android? Mac Pro users ask: Apple, why hast thou forsaken me? CIO.com has a busy WWDC covered.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 13, 2012 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals MacBook iPhone

Exploit Available for Root-access Vulnerability in F5 Networks Products

Hackers can use a leaked SSH key to obtain root access on many F5 networking appliances

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 13, 2012 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Networking Patch Management Software

3 Things You Need to Know About How LinkedIn’s Calendar Works

Reports last week revealed that LinkedIn collects meeting information –including phone numbers and sensitive meeting notes — if you turn on the iOS app's calendar feature. LinkedIn sets the record straight, making three important clarification

By Kristin Burnham

Jun 13, 2012 3 mins

Data Breach Data and Information Security LinkedIn