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Network outages cost mobile operators $15 billion per year

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Network outages are exceptionally costly for telecommunications providers, especially now that so many individuals and businesses expect ubiquitous, high-quality coverage and capacity for mobile devices. With yearly outage-related costs already totaling more than $10 billion and mobile data usage on the rise, telecoms have an acute need for IT solu...

New Dexter malware campaigns emerge around the world

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The Dexter malware that appeared a while back in South Africa is now infecting point-of-sale systems around the globe through variants such as Project Hook. Overall, POS system malware is on the rise, underscoring the new risks that retailers face in protecting customer data from cybercriminals. New Dexter malware campaigns show up aroun...

Classroom computers change the face of education

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In the recent past, if a teacher discovered a student was using a smartphone to look up an answer or communicate with another student, the educator would most likely confiscate the tool. Where this was considered cheating or leveraging an unfair advantage in the past, today's administrators not only welcome the use of connected gadgets in the clas...

Credit unions among industries that suffered more DDoS attacks in 2013

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A growing number of data center outages are caused by distributed denial of service attacks. On a technical level, DDoS campaigns are much more complicated to address than other leading causes such as human error or IT equipment failure. Accordingly, they often cost hundred of thousands of dollars to resolve. Throughout 2013, credit unions were...