The December breach of U.S. retailer Target brought memory-only malware back into the spotlight. The infection that compromised Target's systems was a member of a Trojan family that loads itself into RAM without any installation on the main drive. Some security researchers have fretted about the impact of such threats, pointing out that they're resilient against many t...

School IT administrators have to contend with a new wave of security vulnerabilities. Incidents such as a California scandal involving student use of keylogging software have exposed some of the weaknesses in educational IT systems. It's not just students who pose a risk to the network, either - recently, a U.K. teacher accidentally uploaded adult materials to a school se...

In the wake of the recent winter storms, some North American electricity providers have been asking customers to conserve energy in order to reduce strain on the grid. Government organizations have also undertaken similar initiatives, with the Illinois Commerce Commission directing utility Commonwealth Edison to do more to cut power usage. While suppliers and individual...

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 solutions that ensure the con...