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Cisco IOS updates fix 10 denial-of-service vulnerabilities

The vulnerabilities can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to cause connectivity loss, hangs, or reloads

Federal IT hiring slips with political deadlock

Data shows a downward trend in IT hiring after a jump in the size of the government's IT workforce

Why RMS built its cloud environment in Iceland

Iceland has long been touted as an ideal spot for a data center, but companies have been slow to take advantages of its climate, renewable energy, and government incentives

MICROSOFT eyes Ford’s Mulallay, new app store — BALLMER cries, dances, screams — GOOGLE releases new mobile Search — Tired: Yachts, Wired: Submarines

BlackBerry confirms abysmal second-quarter results

BlackBerry execs cancelled a conference call to discuss the results following the acquisition bid from Fairfax Financial Holdings

Multifactor authentication available on Windows Azure

Microsoft is pricing the service at $2 per month per user for unlimited authentications

NSA surveillance court says no limits on phone records collection

The agency intends to collect all US phone records and put them in a searchable database, director Keith Alexander says

Google turns 15 and celebrates by smartening up search

New features such as comparisons and filters are part of Google's 'Hummingbird' advanced search ranking system

Mobile management: InfoWorld’s expert guide

iPhones, iPads, BlackBerrys, Androids -- learn how to secure whatever smartphones and tablets your employees have

Bad news: iOS 7’s HTML5 is full of bugs

'This is the buggiest Safari version since 1.0,' says one HTML5 development expert