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Wired: The first sign of the Stuxnet virus wasn’t discovered by computer security researchers. Instead, in January 2010 investigators with the International Atomic Energy Agency noticed that workers at a uranium enrichment plant in central Iran were switching out centrifuges at an incredible rate. The Stuxnet worm, the world’s first real cyberweapon, was unleashed in […]

Ars Technica: In recent days, police have conducted 32 raids in Italy and one in Switzerland, leading to the arrest of 15 members of the hactivist group Anonymous who are accused of launching denial of service attacks against Italian websites. According to Italian authorities, all of those arrested are between the ages of 15 and […]

PCWorld: According to Google’s Robert Whiteside, more than 3,000 companies sign up for Google Apps every day, although most of them are small to medium-sized businesses. So far, approximately 3 million businesses use the cloud-based services, including 1 million in EMEA. “We have really seen cloud computing go mainstream. One of the great values of […]

InformationWeek: While Google has doubled the number of consumers who can use its new Google+ social network, it doesn’t plan to open the service to a large number of businesses until later this year. “Right now, we’re very much focused on optimizing for the consumer experience,” said Google’s Christian Oestlien. “But we have a great […]

eWeek: Researchers at Parks Associates have issued two new reports which predict that revenue for U.S. consumer and small and midsize business technology-support services could triple in the next five years, to reach $30 billion by 2015. “The market opportunity for consumer- and SMB-oriented technical-support services is significant because it is currently underutilized,” said Kurt […]

CIO: In recent years, several large firms have shut down their wholly-owned offshore IT and business process centers, leading some observers to predict that the captive model for offshoring was on the decline. However, a new report from Everest Group finds that the reverse is actually true. The researchers reported that in 2010, 10 new […]

PCMagazine: Apple has been dealt a blow in its lawsuit against Amazon over the use of the term “App Store.” The judge in the case has refused to grant an injunction preventing Amazon from using the name AppStore for its online marketplace. “There is also evidence that the term ‘app store’ is used by other […]

Time: On Wednesday, a critical vulnerability in Apple’s iOS mobile operating system came to light when the site JailbreakMe.com posted a PDF file that could unlock the iPhone. “I did not create the vulnerabilities, only discover them,” says the JailbreakMe.com site. “Releasing an exploit demonstrates the flaw, making it easier for others to use it […]

Computerworld: A new survey by Gartner finds that CFOs have “authorized” 26 percent of IT projects, a 15 percent increase from the previous year. In addition, 42 percent of IT departments report to the CFO, while only 33 percent report to the CEO. The study also found that “only 32% of CFOs said they see […]

ABC News/AP: On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it would be adding free video calling to its site, courtesy of Skype. In addition, Facebook is adding a group chat option for text chat only. At the same time, Facebook updated its number of current users. The social network now boasts 750 million users.   SEE ALL […]

ComputerWeekly: Market research firm Gartner has released a new report which predicts that software as a service (SaaS) sales will reach $12.1 billion this year, a 21 percent increase over last year. Sales of customer relationship management software will drive much of that increase, accounting for 32 percent of all SaaS sales. By 2015, the […]

Wall Street Journal: Unnamed sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Apple has placed large component orders with its suppliers in preparation for the launch of a new iPhone in the third quarter. “Apple’s sales estimates of the new iPhone is quite aggressive. It told us to prepare to help the company meet its goal […]