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  • Google dumps more products

    Google continues purging its product roster of services and applications that it considers redundant or obsolete, deciding now to axe an unpopular edition of Google Apps and a podcast player.

  • Defcon Wi-Fi hack called no threat to enterprise WLANs

    Security researchers at the recent Defcon event showed a successful attack against one part of Wi-Fi network security, but experts say it will have zero impact on enterprise WLANS.

  • Twitter takes social spotlight at London Olympics

    Twitter is basking in the Olympic spotlight, with athletes tweeting about the games and fans around the world tweeting their support.

  • Microsoft blames last week's Azure outage on a configuration error

    A system configuration mistake caused the outage that affected Windows Azure customers in western Europe last week, according to Microsoft.

  • Facebook, Twitter accounts of Yankees, other teams compromised

    The official social media accounts of several Major League Baseball teams were compromised Thursday, leading to some embarrassing messages appearing on the Facebook and Twitter accounts and highlighting the risks social media sites can present for the public image of businesses.

  • Petition to 'fix' Apple's Bonjour technology now online

    The petition asking for changes to Apple's Bonjour and Airplay technologies is now online and accepting digital signatures until Aug. 10.

  • Focus on business security, not compliance: CSO

    Enterprises are too focused on meeting security standards such as payment card industry (PCI) compliance rather than implementing configuration management, business resumption and fault tolerance, according to a security expert.

  • Microsoft tool evaluates new software's impact on OS security

    Microsoft has released Attack Surface Analyzer 1.0, a free tool that can help system administrators, IT security professionals or software developers understand how newly installed applications can affect the security of a Windows OS.

  • Lock-in, migration costs can put a damper on cloud projects, says ISACA

    Cloud services promise low cost-of-entry and rapid return on investment, but those advantages make it easy to overlook associated investments. To find out the true return on investment (ROI) of cloud computing enterprises have to dig deeper, according to a white paper from industry organization Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

  • US House to ITU: Hands off the Internet

    The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Thursday to send a message to the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union that the Internet doesn't need new international regulations. The vote was unanimous: 414-0.

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