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We have a fundamental disconnect facing this country's technology labor force. On the one hand, we need young people to pursue careers in technology so we can regain our competitive edge as a nation. Read more...

A team of researchers led by SCADA security firm Digital Bond announced last week that they had found major security vulnerabilities in industrial control systems sold by five manufacturers. These Read more...

As the election season moves into high gear, the rhetoric surrounding outsourcing versus hiring domestically is predictably rising. The White House jumped into the fray last week, hosting an " Read more...

A common thread among IT-related predictions for 2012 is the swelling wave of consumerization. Pretty much everyone expects that employees in growing numbers will look for easy-to-use mobile devices Read more...

As we head into 2012, we are armed with an abundance of predictions surrounding trends in technology, security and governance. But of more immediate concern to you may be what is going on with the Read more...

As 2011 draws toward its close, we've taken a look at predictions for next year in the areas of security and technology. We'll wrap things up for the year with a look at what the crystal ball Read more...

Last week we took a look at a few IT predictions for the year ahead, and this week we're focusing specifically on threat forecasts from security vendors. They all agree that we should expect threats Read more...

December is upon us, and arriving as predictably as department store Santas are IT analysts peeking into their crystal balls. There seems to be a general consensus that there will be increased Read more...

A Thai truck driver was given a 20-year prison sentence last week for allegedly sending texts that insulted the king, but in the United States you can't even fire an employee for calling a supervisor Read more...

Pop quiz: Name the three places laptops and other mobile devices are most likely to be stolen. You probably know the answer is airports, mass transit systems and automobiles, but I didn't, and there Read more...

We're seeing quite a bit written these days about the need to move forward on IT initiatives and decisions with great speed. When it comes to data-related projects, increasingly the advice seems to Read more...

As of the first of the month, there were 89,680 jobs open in the tech field in the United States, and the unemployment rate for tech pros was 4.2 percent, according to the latest Dice Report. The Read more...