Dropbox said Tuesday one of its employee's accounts was compromised,leading to a raft of spam last month that irritated users of the cloud-storage service. A stolen password was used to access the employee's account,which contained"a ...
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Computerworld-Microsoft's rebranding of Hotmail as Outlook.com is a move by the company to hold its first-place position in free email while pushing the domain as more of a consumer destination,an analyst said today. Earlier ...
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Security researcher Jonathan Brossard created a proof-of-concept hardware backdoor called Rakshasa that replaces a computer's BIOS (Basic Input Output System) and can compromise the operating system at boot time without leaving traces on ...
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A widespread spam attack linking to malware has broken out on Twitter, according to the security firm Sophos. The malicious tweets often read "It's you on photo?" or "It's about you?" The tweets and URLs often include a user's Twitter ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics and composite materials—and WGSN—the world's leading fashion and design trend ...
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Google and the European Commission have agreed the outlines of a settlement to end a two-year investigation into the internet firm's alleged abuse of its dominant position in the search market. The news comes a week after Google submitted ...
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Legislation that would allow states to collect sales tax from online sellers is good for consumers, because it would help them pay the taxes they already owe, supporters said Tuesday. Many people who buy products online don't know that ...
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Amazon will combine the development teams of two U.K.media companies it acquired last year to create a new Digital Media Development Center in London,the company said on Monday. The Internet giant said it will merge the design and ...
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Due to their wide and varied application, LED par light can consume a large portion of the energy used to light a home or business. Around a home or office you can find them in many places including: recessed can lights, track lighting, ...
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Many global organisations could do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers,according to KPMG. More than three quarters of organisations in the Forbes 2000 are leaking data,potentially creating ...
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Bank of America topped a list of 23 large or regional banks to be named the best in online customer experience best practices in consumer banking by Keynote Competitive Research. Additionally, Keynote said BB&T ranked number one in a bank ...
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The number of phishing websites detected reached an all-time high earlier this year, a sign that making fake websites spoofing real ones is still a lucrative trade for cybercriminals. In its latest report, the Anti-Phishing Working Group ...
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Solutionists Advanced Webstore ecommerce platform mow offers marketplace integration for Australasian online fashion retailers, delivering higher exposure, traffic, and sales for their clients. The fashion specific platform, which already ...
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Fraudsters exchanged 12 million pieces of personal information online in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 300% since 2010, according to credit-checking firm Experian. The company said many people were unaware their identity had ...
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IDG News Service - Ask any Silicon Valley entrepreneur about their startup and they'll usually tell you the sky is the limit. For some, it's not just the limit but the goal. Combining advances in electronics and new sources of funding with ...
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