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Sony Exec to Address PlayStation Network Outage The Sunday briefing will cover Sony's investigation into the security breach, PSN security measures, and service restoration plans.
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Sony: PlayStation Network Resumes This Week The company has called for FBI help evaluating the security breach that has shut down PSN for 10 days and counting.
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Sony Apologizes, Details PlayStation Network Attack Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services will resume operation in phases this week.
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Stop the Cloud, I Want to Get Off! While every business is rushing to the 'cloud,' I find myself wishing for the days of good ol' local access.
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PlayStation Network Hack Timeline This is a timeline of major events associated with the attack on Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity online services.
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Botnets Rebuild After Rustock Takedown Multiple security providers see more malicious activity, as botnet operators attempt to grow their networks of compromised computers.
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How to Thwart Cyberbullies on Facebook Analysis: ZoneAlarm Social Guard is a good start toward getting Facebook creeps and other threats away from your kids.
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Can Netflix Kill Illegal Downloads? Analysis: TorrentFreak suggests legal movie streaming will reduce the illegal kind.
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Ads Fair Exchange for Free Tunes, Study Shows Research reveals consumers in Southeast Asia are willing to watch advertisements in order to get free music.
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Twitter Tests Text Ads Analysis: Twitter's newest ads are a bit clandestine: Look for them below the trends listings, in the section that has up until now been reserved for promotions.
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The 30 Best PC Games Here's a comprehensive look at 30 of the best video games available for the PC. How about Super Meat Boy?
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How to File an EEOC Employment Discrimination Charge Many tech professionals over 40 have tales of how age discrimination is rampant in the field.
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Apple iMacs Refresh Expected Next Week Updated iMacs will reportedly run on Intel's Sandy Bridge chips and swap the miniDisplay port for a high-speed Thunderbolt port.
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8 More Free Tools for Data Visualization and Analysis Post a software tools roundup, and you'll invariably hear from readers about great programs you left out. Here are some of the most interesting suggestions.
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Texas Comptroller Takes Blame for Major Breach Texas Comptroller Susan Combs takes responsibility for major breach of systems in her office, and outlined changes to be made to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Location Tracking: Looking Past the Hype Sure, Apple and Google may know where you are. But I don't care -- and neither should you.
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Three Dirty Little Cloud Secrets What you need to know before committing to the cloud, whether vendors like it or not
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How to Respond (and Not) to a Public Relations Incident Recent events with Apple, Sony, Verizon, the State of Texas, and others illustrate good ways and bad ways to handle an incident from a public relations perspective.
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Sony Finds No Apparent Anonymous Link to PlayStation Attack Sony said it has found no link between an attack on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services and Internet activist group Anonymous, which had earlier...
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Privacy Lost: The Amazing Benefits of the Completely Examined Life It's time to stop complaining and start appreciating the advantages of the open-source you.
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