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Internet voting for American citizens is exceedingly dangerous.

If you're a mom with kids who will be voting in her first presidential election, you are likely to be inundated with online campaign ads from both parties over the next week.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of Citigroup Inc's banking sites went down for about half an hour on Wednesday, making its online banking system temporarily inaccessible to customers, some of whom were housebound in the wake of giant storm Sandy. Bank spokesman Andrew Brent said the outage also affected applications for mobile …

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security is considering setting up a "Cyber Reserve" of computer security experts who could be called upon in the event of a crippling cyber attack. The idea came from a task force the agency set up to address what has long been a weak spot - recruiting and retaining skilled …

By Jeremy Wagstaff and Lee Chyen Yee NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Under-fire Chinese telecoms equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is reaching out to one of its sternest critics: a hacker who ...

Guided by executive producer John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation Studios has clearly devoted significant resources and talent to "Wreck-It Ralph," recruiting a top-notch cast and a diverse array of animation, visual effects and lighting artists to contribute to the distinct and varied vid-game styles. With a mix of retro …

South Carolina used the same standards as banks and other private institutions when it decided not to encrypt Social Security numbers and other information on a database of state tax returns that was accessed by a hacker, Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A high-profile cybersecurity company that has pledged to respond to hackers with unusual aggression has hired the former commanding officer of a top U.S. information-warfare unit to spearhead the most direct counter-attacks. CrowdStrike said the retired Air Force colonel, Mike Convertino, would …

Stuck inside with only the Internet, responsible web citizens are doing what they can to inform and aid during the storm. The Internet has created a bunch of projects to help us through Sandy, by either making it easier to parse information, or by providing places for people to send and collect more relevant data. It's …

LONDON (Reuters) - In the high-tech, gadget-addicted world of investment banking, layoffs are becoming more complex and brutal as firms try to stop sensitive data leaving with employees. Sackings are usually swift, with bankers escorted out, a few belongings thrown into boxes and Blackberries and phones disabled the minute …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wireless service provider Clearwire Corp said on Friday it will use equipment from China's Huawei in a high-speed network upgrade it starts in 2013, with the blessing of the U.S. government. Clearwire said it reviewed its plans "with the technical arms of multiple federal agencies" and that it has "great …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson reported a 42 percent drop in core profit and promised more cost cuts to protect itself from tough competition and slowing orders. Telecom gear makers are under stress from price pressures and slower spending by the operators that are their clients, factors that Ericsson …

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran rejected criticism from a U.N. human rights investigator over its tighter cyber security rules, saying they are necessary to protect it against cyber attacks and have nothing whatsoever to do with freedom of expression. In his latest report, U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights situation …

HONG KONG (Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's fourth-biggest maker of mobile phones and fifth-ranked telecommunications equipment manufacturer, reported a $310 million quarterly net loss, its first since listing in Hong Kong in 2004, on shredded margins, project delays and accounting changes in China. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - An Iranian partner of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a Chinese company that has denied breaking U.S. sanctions, last year tried to sell embargoed American antenna equipment to an Iranian firm, according to documents and interviews. The buyer - an Iranian mobile-phone operator - says it canceled the deal …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five U.S. technology companies, including top weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp and chip maker Intel, plan to team up to tackle "grand challenges" in cyberspace amid growing concerns about computer security. The non-profit research consortium, to be known as the Cyber Security Research Alliance (CSRA), …

Computer security company Symantec Corp. said Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter net income rose 6 percent from a year ago as revenue ticked higher.

Barnes & Noble Inc. says the tampering of devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards in 63 of its stores was a "sophisticated criminal effort" to steal information, and reiterated it has notified federal law enforcement authorities.

With another Apple product launch comes another inevitable round of scams that prey on Apple fans' never-ending quest for up-to-the-minute info on yet-to-be-released products.

(Reuters) - Dos años después de que el gusano informático Stuxnet atacara su programa nuclear, Irán está recurriendo cada vez más a la ciberguerra en una creciente pero discreta confrontación con sus enemigos. Aunque la amenaza inmediata de un ataque militar israelí sobre sus instalaciones nucleares se ha calmado por ahora, …

The security of Google's Android operating system has been under scrutiny in the last few months. Now, a study by German security researchers reveals that some apps in the Google Play market are vulnerable and leak personal data.

Leading the way are "password" and "123456," but "ninja" and "jesus" are gaining ground

James Bond's latest outing, "Skyfall," shows how secret agents struggle to survive in a world where spy covers can be blown by an act as simple as uploading a YouTube video. But the film also suggests that even the best secret agents can be startlingly ignorant of basic online security rules and safety.