Monthly Archives: December 2015
Turnover Remains High in IT Job Market, Dice Finds
Voluntary quits in professional and business services continue to trend upward, according to IT job services specialist Dice's analysis of the latest turnover data...
Yahoo, CEO Mayer Face Board Scrutiny This Week
Yahoo reportedly will be facing a few crucial days of reckoning Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week when its board of directors meets...
China’s Underground Cyber-Crime Economy Grows in Size, Sophistication
The tool is called Social Engineering Master. Anyone who pays the equivalent of $50 can search through a variety of stolen or leaked information...
Samsung Replaces Head of Struggling Smartphone Division
Samsung replaced its longtime handset chief, J.K. Shin, with another executive as the global smartphone leader continues to seek a strategy to get itself...
Cyber-security VCs Discuss Their Top Investment Criteria
IT security is one of the hottest markets in technology today, as organizations of all sizes try to protect themselves against a seemingly endless...
Cyber Monday Sales Hit $3 Billion, Do It on Less Bandwidth
Judging from the metrics of this year's Cyber Monday sales on Nov. 30, it appears that buyers acquired more goods and spent more money...
Adele Fans Claiming Personal Data Breach
By Michael MooreFans of worldwide singing sensation Adele looking to buy tickets for her latest tour have raised concerns about the security of her...
Zuckerberg, Chan Pledge 99 Percent of Fortune to Charity
Mark Zuckerberg has been around a mere 31 years, yet he's already made billions of dollars as co-founder, CEO and chairman of Facebook. Now...
Privacy Concerns Prompt BlackBerry to Leave Pakistan Mobile Market
Today's topics include BlackBerry exiting the Pakistan market, 5 million consumers are at risk after a VTech breach, Microsoft announced the release of Visual...
Swatch’s Bellamy Watch to Work With Visa for Contactless Payments
Swiss watchmaker Swatch SA has signed a deal with Visa Inc. to allow Visa credit card holders to use Swatch Bellamy wristwatches to make...