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Microsoft: One in 14 downloads is malicious
The next time a website says to download new software to view a movie or fix a problem, think twice. There's a pretty good chance that the program is malicious. Read More


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US wants novel, smart apps to help patients make healthcare decisions
The US Department of Health and Human Services today said it would fund the development of a new generation of what it called novel, unconventional intelligent applications that could help people make complex health decisions. Read More

India: Data privacy, yes; adults, no; Internet privacy, no
India has just approved three new information technology rules, some of which might impact U.S. companies that outsource and others that will hurt Indian Internet users. Read More


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Senator introduces electronic surveillance reform bill
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would update a 25-year-old law that sets the rules for law enforcement surveillance of e-mail and other electronic communications, with more legal protections for the privacy of data stored in the cloud. Read More

Some sites struggle to stay up due to Heroku attack
A potential DDoS attack on Heroku, the Ruby platform-as-a-service provider now owned by Salesforce.com, is creating availability issues for its customers. Read More


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TinKode Hacked NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
A hacker who has a proven track record of targeting security holes and exposing vulnerabilities has struck again - this time at NASA and a server related to a satellite-based Earth Observation System which is used to assist in disaster relief. A Romanian hacker who goes by the online alias of TinKode published a screenshot from a server at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Read More

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Tech companies are usually divided into two groups: successes and failures. But some that failed in the end created innovative products that pushed the IT industry forward, and in some cases dominated their respective market segments for many years. Read More

Tech leaders to 2011 grads: Go to the bathroom, don't be a jerk and take risks
New graduates from Duke University, Michigan State University and the University of California might be feeling pretty smart these days, but that doesn't mean the Class of 2011 couldn't still learn a few things from some of the technology industry's most accomplished leaders: Cisco's John Chambers, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Read More



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