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Microsoft has restored access to Windows 10's November upgrade from its download center, saying that it pulled the upgrade because of a bug.

For the third time in less than six months security issues have forced Lenovo to update one of the tools preloaded on its PCs.

It’s hard to figure out how secure software is but the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) has issued guidelines to make it easier, especially for businesses trying to decide which products to buy.

Working from home is more than a trend. Telecommuting has become a well-respected and viable option for any job seeker looking to work full-time - or even part-time - from a home office. In fact, according to research from Global Workplace Analytics, 3.7 million employees - that's 2.5 percent of the workforce - spend at least half of their time working from home. That's a 6.5 percent increase from 2013 to 2014. To put that in context, the overall employee population grew only 1.8 percent in that time. Читать дальше...

Today's multi-generational workforce poses unique challenges for CIOs and managers. Baby Boomers, Generation X and millennials all bring unique strengths to work, but as more millennials are being promoted to leadership positions, the potential for workplace disruptions is high.

Companies that host or operate websites should be held criminally liable if they fail to remove content that incites terrorism, members of the European Parliament voted Wednesday. But they also want these companies to voluntarily cooperate with governments to promote "anti-radicalization messages."

Digital forensics is expected to become a $4.97 billion business by 2021, up from $2.03 billion in 2014, according to a recent Transparency Market Research study reported by Medgadget.

Cisco has taken its training certification tracker offline after a “limited” data breach earlier this week at Pearson VUE, which maintains the system for Cisco and other companies. In a blog post, Cisco says the breach exposed only the names, addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of CCIE, CCNA, CCNP and other Cisco certification candidates.

VCE, the company that started off as a joint venture between VMware, Cisco, and EMC, has been highly successful in simplifying the process of deploying converged infrastructure. Its flagship product, Vblock, enables customers to deploy a private cloud using a converged system from the three founding vendors. As widely deployed as VMware, Cisco, and EMC are, most customers do not have the skills to deploy the three sets of infrastructure in an optimized way. I've discussed this challenge with VCE... Читать дальше...

Retailers are offering solid discounts on the Microsoft Xbox One console for Black Friday, so if your 2005 Xbox 360 is showing its age or you’re just looking to dive into Microsoft’s gaming platform for the first time, here’s a look at some of the best deals to be had over the next few days.

For Intel, the temporary inability to keep pace with Moore's Law -- the foundation of its business -- was a bit of an embarrassment, but the company is trying hard to catch up.

Stop the presses. The PC is dead, and so is the Mac. Killed by the more powerful iPad Pro. At least that’s what some tech writers proclaimed after Apple’s latest iPad Pro wonder hit the streets.

In today's cloud-centric world, we’re seeing an explosion in the number of servers under IT management. Virtual machines made servers cheap, and containers will push prices down further. As a result, businesses can afford to deploy a server for every new need, but they can no longer afford to manage servers individually. Your servers no longer garner individual attention but are simply soldiers in a huge resource pool, dutifully fulfilling the resource requests of the data center.

Productivity hacks to be thankful for

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Time's always at a premium in the IT industry, but with the holidays approaching, it can seem impossible to get anything done. Just in time for the hectic holiday season, CIO.com has gathered five key productivity hacks to help you make the most of your time, based on communication and collaboration solutions company Jabra's recent research on workplace productivity. Here are their top productivity hacks you'll be thankful for.

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Andy Tidd has IT responsibilities most technology professionals will never have to tackle. As global CIO and senior vice president of ABB, a power and automation technology company based in Switzerland, Tidd regularly makes decisions that affect more than 140,000 employees in nearly 100 countries. 

Police believe they may have found the person who tried to blackmail the CEO of TalkTalk, the U.K. telecommunications company that was the target of a data breach.

Just because you love your privacy doesn’t mean you can’t make kids of all ages smile with a holiday light show. It’s not like they will be peering into your house. I’m excited to be having my first light show this year, having recently purchased a Light-O-Rama controller and software. As word leaked out about my light show, I warned people it’s not going to be all that this year. What kind of silly soul gets the hardware, tries to learn the software, how to program songs, learns about circuits... Читать дальше...

A device built by legendary hacker Samy Kamkar calls into question the security of payment cards as the U.S. continues to grapples with card fraud.

Reading is one of life’s finer pleasures, especially while tippling your favorite beverage. E-readers make this pastime supremely convenient. If you’ve decided to choose from Amazon’s lineup, we’ll help you pick the right one for your needs (or for that special someone on your holiday shopping list).

People who updated to the latest Windows 10 update may want to double-check their settings. Microsoft revealed Tuesday that it took the previous update (which was released on November 12) down from the Internet the day before because of a problem that reset some users' privacy settings when installed. 

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise has partnered with Microsoft to offer its Azure cloud services to customers, filling a gap when HPE closes its own public cloud early next year.

If you thought a box of Hot Pockets, a two-liter bottle of Shasta, and a Rush mix tape are the only things a gamer needs in life, you’re wrong.

Hilton Worldwide says it has identified and removed malware that targeted card payment systems at some of its hotels over a 17 week period from late 2014 to mid 2015.

It was an inglorious ending but not a surprising one. The former Hewlett-Packard Co. logged a 9 percent drop in sales for its last quarter before breaking in two, perhaps a sign that it really is better off in two pieces.

More than half of the enterprise respondents in a Technology Business Research survey use public cloud services to support hybrid IT, brokerage and geographic expansion. Interoperability and business process improvements are desired goals, and if suppliers can deliver TBR estimates the public cloud market could reach $133 billion by 2018.