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One thing is sure, bots are taking over more PCs than ever--infecting more networks and gaining ground. But just how deep the infection is for federal government networks is currently the focus of Read more...

For quite a long time, outsourcing was the rage--the opportunity to hand off non-critical tasks and get them done on a more economical level while allowing talented tech staffers to focus on Read more...

A multi-million dollar security research effort in the works for the past two years is producing some new tech strategies for fighting sophisticated denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that are Read more...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is catching fire, but oftentimes it's a bit hard to determine the exact return-on-investment. That's a bit scary given the initial costs involved, Read more...