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Guardian Analytics Launches Fraud Detection Software for Mobiles

FraudMAP Mobile looks at the behavior of users to determine possible fraudulent activity

Are BYOD Workers More Productive?

Most people prefer using their personal smartphone or tablet for work than a company-issued one. Does this mean their productivity will increase? Probably, says Aberdeen Group.

How CRM Data Updates Lead to Data Corruption

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. One of those good intentions is 'always keeping your data updated.'

WordPress Security Update Patches External Libraries, Several Vulnerabilities

Three media-handling libraries were updated and three native vulnerabilities were fixed in WordPress 3.3.2

Most IT and Security Professionals See Anonymous As Serious Threat to Their Companies

Bit9 survey shows that many IT professionals believe hacktivists are likely to target their organizations

Negotiations Over Megaupload Data to Start This Week

An outstanding issue is the lack of a criminal summons to Megaupload Limited, which is based in Hong Kong

Apple Sued in California Over Touch Patent

Apple products using touch technology infringe on a patent owned by the Pennsylvanian company FlatWorld Interactives, the company alleged in court documents filed on Friday. FlatWorld asked for a permanent injunction that Apple stop infringing, and f

Turn Facebook Into Pinterest With This New App

Take the design element from Pinterest, add your content from Facebook and you have Pinview — a new Facebook app that gives you an alternative way of viewing your friends, News Feed, Timeline and more.

Are Boy Scouts Prepared for the iPad?

The Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America believes a bring-your-own-device approach and a cloud-based virtual private network service are the right tools to explore iPads in the enterprise.

IT Outsourcing Deals Slow From Hangover Effect

Analysis of IT and business process outsourcing transactions in the first quarter reveals a sharp decrease in number and value of contracts signed. As deals get smaller and shorter, contract restructuring and expirations now dominate the IT service p

Proof-of-concept Android Trojan App Analyzes Motion Sensor Data to Determine Tapped Keys

Researchers design an app that analyzes subtle smartphone movements to infer what's being typed on touchscreens

Apple Pursues Ban on Altered Samsung Galaxy Tablet in Germany

Having forced Samsung to modify the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to beat an earlier court injunction, Apple still wants a ban on Galaxy Tabs in Germany

Are Zombies Sucking the Life Out of Your Data Center?

If your organization operates its own servers and switches, it's likely that a percentage of them are zombies–steadily gobbling up resources but doing no work. Cleaning up a zombie server infestation takes good management and stringent document

FBI Seizes Anonymizing Server in Bomb Threat Probe

Groups using the server said there's little chance the FBI will be able to trace email sent by the machine

Cybersecurity Roundup: Support for CISPA, Instagram Malware and More

This week's cybersecurity roundup features stories on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); a new Android Trojan that hides inside the popular Instagram photo-sharing app; Javascript-related malware that could have infected

The Personal/Professional Blur

In Australia, an ISP Prevails in Long-running Copyright Dispute

The ISP iiNet did not authorize copyright infringement on its network, the High Court rules

Critics Pan Verizon’s Proposed Spectrum Sell-off

Resale of Verizon Wireless's 700 MHz licenses could sway regulators to sign off on carrier's proposed partnership with cable companies, but plenty of groups are crying foul.

How to Make Video Marketing Work for Your Business

Video producers, marketers and users share their tips on how to create a successful business video that generates traffic and sales for your business–not just views on YouTube.n

Tablets and Mobile App Resuscitate UK Hospital’s Workflow

Nottingham University Hospital's night staff was handicapped with archaic technology for assigning physician tasks and organizing patient information until an investment in Cisco Cius tablets and a third-party workflow app provided the remedy.

9 Tech Sector Groups Rally in Support of CISPA

Leading trade associations back the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act ahead of next week's floor debate. However, privacy advocates continue to object to the controversial information-sharing bill.

Verizon’s IP VPN Opens a New World of Wireless Possibilities

In what may be a first salvo in a new battle among carriers, Verizon's new Private IP Wireless (LTE) service offers the potential to let businesses create private networks that incorporate cell towers while meeting or exceeding the speeds of a w

Google Warns 20,000 Websites They Could Be Infected with Malware

The sites could be infected with JavaScript redirect malware and servers could be compromised, Google warned

FileMaker Go: Database Magic on Your iPhone, iPad

The latest version of FileMaker Go for iOS devices, coupled with the associated desktop software, puts a whole lot of database power in mobile users' hands. And the new iOS apps for iPhone and iPad are free.

Logitech’s $400 UE Air Speaker for Apple Gadgets is Worth Every Penny

The Logitech UE Air Speaker is a great-looking, AirPlay compatible wireless speaker that delivers surprisingly high-quality sound.

US, China Try to Ease Tension with Cyber War Games

The United States and China are performing a set of cyber war "games" to examine how each side would respond to a Stuxnet-type attack, as well as attacks on each other, in an effort to ease ongoing tension between the two sides.

Android Security Threat of the Week: Angry Birds?!?

If you downloaded the latest version of Angry Birds for Android from an unofficial app store, the software could have compromised your device and granted system control to the Bad Guys, according to a security research firm.

Russian Charged with Hacking Into Brokerage Accounts

Petr Murmylyuk allegedly caused US$1 million in losses to Fidelity, Scottrade, E*Trade, and Schwab

How to Use Hadoop to Overcome Storage Limitations

Big data is all about storing and accessing large amounts of structured and unstructured data. However, where to put that data and how to access it have become the biggest challenges for enterprises looking to leverage the information. If you haven&#

How to Use Facebook ‘Offers’ to Market Your Business

Facebook's newest feature lets business page admins create and target coupons and discounts for their Facebook audience. Here's how to get started with Offers, plus six handy tips for creating a successful campaign.

Apple Contests Greenpeace’s Coal-Fired Data Center Claims

Apple said 60 percent of the power for its North Carolina data center will come from renewable sources

Mad About Facebook/Instagram? Pixlr-o-matic Is for You

Have you lost respect for Instagram now that it has been acquired by the mighty Facebook? Not to worry: Pixlr-o-matic from Autodesk is a solid choice on iOS and Android for photo editing and sharing.

HELO TC Assault: Your Own Personal iOS, Android-Controlled Helicopter

The Griffin HELO TC Assault is a redesigned version of the popular HELO TC mini helicopter, and it's remotely controlled by your iOS or Android device. The tiny chopper also packs a new "weapon system" to help win your next cubicle war

Windows 8 Versions: Microsoft Simplifies, But Boots Tablet OS Name

Microsoft gets points for streamlining the number of Windows 8 versions to half that of the cluttered Windows 7. But it committed a marketing blunder by naming its tablet version "Windows RT."

10 Coolest Tech Devices to Bring to Work

While smartphones and tablets have stirred the bring-your-own-device crowd to action lately, employees have been bringing their own tech gadgets to work for years. Here's a look at some of the coolest BYOD tech, past and present.

10 PC Apps to Increase Your Business Productivity

The tech world is full of seemingly little apps that can make a huge difference in your work life. But how do you find them? To help you get started, we've drawn up a list of 10 indispensable PC applications to help you work smarter.

New Table Stakes for the CIO

The "big five" tech megatrends–cloud, mobile, social, consumer IT and big data–will render the CIO obsolete, or so they say. CIO magazine's editor in chief Maryfran Johnson says we've heard this before. The CIO role isn't g

Cybersecurity Bill Revised to Ease Privacy Concerns

As controversial cybersecurity legislation heads to the House floor, bill's authors offer new amendments to assuage concerns that the measure would provide for unlimited government collection of personal information.

Grading the Tech Policy Makers: A First Quarter Recap

It's been a busy 2012 on the Hill. As legislators and policymakers grapple with an array of issues central to the policy agendas of companies in the technology industry, CIO.com takes stock of how Washington has moved on intellectual property, c

Apple vs. Amazon: Who Is Really Fixing E-Book Prices?

A brouhaha is shaping up: Apple and book publishers square off against Amazon and the DOJ over the price of an e-book. Who's right? CIO.com's Tom Kaneshige looks back to a Whiz Kid from the '90s for answers.

Gartner: Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Up $5.4 Billion in 2011

Qualcomm gained the most ground and grew almost 39 percent in 2011

Austrian Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Suspected of 259 Hack Attacks

The youth is the youngest Austrain hacker ever arrested

Nokia Lumia 900 TV Ads: We Know It Looks Different, But Is it Better?

The new Microsoft-Nokia Lumia 900 TV ads tell us too gently that the smartphone is "beautifully different" instead of urgently yelling out why it's beautifully better than Android and the iPhone, and that it is beautifully cheaper.

Mint App for iOS, Android Puts Finances at Your Fingertips

You’ve done your taxes, right? Now that you’ve got all your financial records together, this is an optimal time to create a budget, and Mint.com’s iPad and Android apps are ideal for the job, according to CIO.com blogger Ja

Latest Version of US Info-Sharing and Protection Act Still Tramples Bill of Rights

A recent rewrite of the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) says the U.S. government can’t search through data on cybersecurity threats that it obtains from private firms…unless the feds use the magic phrase, &quo

Help Create a BlackBerry World ’12 Session—and Ask RIM Anything You Want

Here's your chance to ask BlackBerry reps anything you want. CIO.com's Al Sacco is hosting a session with RIM staffers at the upcoming BlackBerry World 2012 conference, and he's reaching out to readers for details on what they want to

Is Your Company’s Software Exiting with Employees?

When a company allows employees to use their own laptops as their primary computer, should they install company-purchased software on that computer?

Website Vulnerabilities Fall, but Hackers Become More Skilled

Developers were introducing 148 serious flaws on an average per website in 2011, according to WhiteHat Security

Houston, We Have an IT Governance Problem

Anticipating potential pitfalls, detecting warning signs and acting at the first signs of trouble are the keys to a well-functioning governance framework. KPMG's Harvey Okin offers advice on how to identify governance issues before they become r

Facebook Launches ‘Offers,’ Adds Coupons to Your News Feed

Facebook Offers, the social network's newest feature, lets businesses you like send you coupons and deals through posts that appear in your News Feed. Here's what you need to know about the feature and how to manage it.