Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered information suggesting a possible link between the mysterious malware that attacked Iranian oil ministry computers in April and the Stuxnet and Duqu cyberespionage threats. Following ...
Tags: Wiper malware, Kaspersky, Stuxnet, Duqu
Computerworld Hong Kong - At a Computerworld Hong Kong event years ago, I heard a senior executive explain how online retailer Amazon re-engineered their e-commerce process for the Christmas gift-giving season. Like many retail ...
Tags: Amazon, hackers, MS, reddit, Miss Hong Kong
Computerworld-Attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa this week is Perse Faily,the CEO of startup EMN8,who will deliver a message on the tech industry's contribution to job growth.When the convention is over,she will head to ...
IDG News Service-The source code of"We The People,"the online system that can be used by citizens to submit their petitions to the White House,is being offered as open source software,an official said on Thursday. "Now anybody,from other ...
Tags: petitions, open source software, SOPA, PIPA, API
IDG News Service - Speaking from a balcony at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has sought asylum, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Sunday called on governments including the U.S. to stop persecution of political whistle blowers and ...
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IDG News Service-President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to keep science and technology funding strong following the success of NASA's Curiosity rover landing on Mars. Obama made the commitment in a phone call to the Curiosity team at ...
Tags: Obama, Science, NASA Mars, technology funding
The White House has announced that US President Barack Obama is considering issuing orders compelling or encouraging private companies in critical industries to improve their cyber defences. The announcement comes a week after Congress ...
Computerworld-Twitter is looking to take the country's temperature when it comes to the presidential election in November. The micro-blogging site today launched the Twitter Political Index,a tool to show in real time the popularity of ...
Tags: Twitter, Political Index, Presidential Race
IDG News Service-Working conditions at some electronics manufacturing factories in China continue to be terrible,with some employees beaten by guards,some docked pay for missing production targets and many working hours beyond legal ...
Tags: electronics manufacturing factories, legal overtime limits, Foxconn
Recently, the United States frequently waved trade stick to China. Previously, Obama signed an order to set up an inter-sector trade law enforcement center within the U. S. Trade Representative's office, afterwards there has been news ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Computerworld-Smartphone owners plan to vote for President Barack Obama by a wide margin over those favoring GOP rival Mitt Romney for president,according to a recent Harris Interactive survey of 776 smartphone owners. If the election ...
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The U.S. government -- minus key spy operations -- spent $11.36 billion to protect classified data in 2011, according to the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) The number has increased substantially over the past decade, from ...
Tags: classified data, Information Security, secret spy agencies, ISOO's report
When a blog that typically attracts 30,000 visitors a day is hit with 5.35 million, its operators had better have been prepared for what seems way too big to be called a spike. The popular SCOTUSblog, which provides news and information ...
Tags: IT technology, Traffic Tidal, Internet, Govenment rulling
If you rely on Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones, it's time to prep your exit strategy. RIM is in serious decline, and the slide has accelerated dramatically in recent weeks. The company has made massive layoffs, its stock price ...
Tags: BlackBerry, smartphones, Android, iOS, mobile devices