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BOSTON (Reuters) – Hackers broke into a Gannett Co database containing personal information about subscribers to publications read by U.S. government officials, military leaders and rank-and-file soldiers, the media company said on Tuesday.
Gannett told subscribers via email that it discovered the breach of its Gannett Government Media Corp on June 7. It said it had [...]

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We recently encountered an issue with a customer who could no longer receive external emails in their Exchange environment.  After some digging, we determined that the SMTP service on the Exchange server was not communicating with Exchange due to corruption of the SMTP configuration. 
To determine if this is the cause of a problem you’re encountering, [...]

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A recent study by IT security firm Symantec shows that at least half of SMBs lack the proper security for their systems, which puts both them and their clients at a grave disadvantage.
It seems that despite the risk, many SMBs (small and mid-sized businesses) are not taking security seriously enough, according to a recent survey [...]

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A prolific band of hackers said it is ceasing operations after a nearly two-month spree of electronic break-ins, though questions remained about whether the attackers would simply regroup to pursue other mischief. The group—known as Lulz Security, or LulzSec—also released a final cache of files purportedly stolen from AT&T Inc., AOL Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., [...]

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There are times when you might want to open multiple instances of the same software program quickly, such as when you need to work on multiple documents in Word or Excel, or when you want to launch multiple windows of your browser.
In Windows 7, you can do this easily. Just press and hold down the [...]

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LulzSec, the recently infamous hacker group, has struck again. This time their victim was the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), whose documents were stolen and released after their systems were hacked.
As reported by The Arizona Republic:
The DPS files, posted on LulzSec’s website, include personal information about officers and numerous documents ranging from routine alerts [...]

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Researchers in Germany have found security problems within Amazon’s cloud-computing services, as a result of its customers ignoring or forgetting published security tips.
Amazon offers computing power and storage using its infrastructure via its Web services division. The platform allows people to quickly roll out services and upgrade or downgrade according to their needs.
 
A postdoctoral researcher [...]

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Cost savings are usually important to small businesses even in the best of times. New technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth, however—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this four-part series, we’ll explain what ROI is, help you understand indirect [...]

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They take credit for hacking the websites of the CIA, PBS and the U.S. Senate, and launching at least part of an extended attack on Sony, whose PlayStation Network was brought to a grinding halt for the better part of a month. And, to hear them tell it, it’s all for a laugh.
Meet Lulz Security, [...]

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The National Security Agency is working with Internet service providers to deploy a new generation of tools to scan email and other digital traffic with the goal of thwarting cyberattacks against defense firms by foreign adversaries, senior defense and industry officials say. The novel program, which began last month on a voluntary, trial basis, relies [...]

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