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Homeland Security Worried About Android Security; They Probably Should …
PC Magazine A report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shows that the government is becoming increasingly concerned about Android security threats. If the feds are grappling with how to keep Android phones secure, maybe they should just ask us for … |
Anyone who describes outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s tenure as a “failure” is wrong. An annualized growth rate of 16 percent in a large, established company, selling into mature markets, is nothing to scoff at. Revenue tripled under his leadership; profits doubled. That’s some failure.
It’s also not the case that Ballmer was simply riding high on the Windows and Office monopolies he inherited. They played a part, certainly, but they’re not the whole story. During Ballmer’s time as CEO, Microsoft Dynamics (its suite of CRM and ERP software) went from non-existent to a billion-dollar-a-year business. So too did SharePoint. So did Xbox. So did the System Center suite. So did Lync (formerly Office Communicator). So did Office 365. So did the Windows Azure cloud platform.
Concurrent with this, established products such as Windows Server, Exchange Server, and SQL Server continued to show strong growth. This growth includes the introduction of new features such as Hyper-V that have enabled Microsoft to go toe-to-toe with market leader VMware.
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5 (probably) American cyberweapons
NBCNews.com There's no ironclad proof America is behind any of these pieces of malware. But leading American newspapers have strongly linked the U.S. government (and that of Israel) to both Stuxnet and Flame. The official U.S. reaction has been not denial, but the … |
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The Next Weapon Of Mass Destruction Will Probably Be A Thumbdrive
Business Insider Yes, folks, the Cyber War is going on right now, and it's a World War like nothing ever before seen. Bill Gertz of the conservative-leaning Washington Free Beacon reports: The Project 2049 Institute, an Arlington, Va.-based think tank that focuses on … INFORMATION WARFARE: The Campaign Widens Cyberattacks on US Banks an Excuse for War? Will the apocalypse arrive online? |
