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By Stephanie Overby May 24, 2012 7 mins IT Strategy Outsourcing news Yahoo Leaks Private Key, Allows Anyone to Build Yahoo-signed Chrome Extensions Yahoo accidentally leaked the private key that was used to digitally sign its new Axis extension for Google Chrome By Lucian Constantin May 24, 2012 2 mins Browsers Encryption Internet news Security Researcher Urges IT Managers to Keep Up with SAP Patches Companies are vulnerable, but often don't realize they are By Loek Essers May 24, 2012 3 mins Data Breach Fraud Intrusion Detection Software news Broadband Stimulus Grants Seen as Political Flashpoint Lawrence Strickling, the lead administrator of the agency doling out stimulus money for broadband deployments, urges grant recipients to amplify success stories as program faces political persecution in election season. 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By Vangie Beal May 23, 2012 7 mins Retail Industry Small and Medium Business Web Development opinion Give Cyber Peace a Chance…But It Still Won’t Work Cybersecurity guru Eugene Kaspersky has called for an international cyber-weapons treaty because, he says, there's is no feasible way to defend all of our critical network infrastructure against cyber attacks. His reason sounds like a good one. 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PC makers lard up their machines with all sorts of trial programs you would never want. Now Microsoft is offering to get rid of it, for a fee. But it seems crazy to pay someone to remove software you never wanted in the first place. By Bill Snyder May 21, 2012 3 mins Laptops MacBook Small and Medium Business feature Mobile App Standoff: Web App Vs. Native App For resources-strapped companies that want to get in the mobile app game, a Web app tuned for smartphones and tablets is a wise choice. Just ask Texas insurance provider ANICO. By Tom Kaneshige May 21, 2012 4 mins Enterprise Applications news How AT&T Boosted Cell Coverage at Boston’s TD Garden (Video) TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics and Bruins, just got a significant cellular facelift from wireless carrier AT&T. 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