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Submission + - FBI Warns Hacktivists: You're Breaking the Law (cio.com)

Submitted by bdcny7927 on Monday December 19, 2011 @05:54PM

bdcny7927 writes: In an exclusive interview with CIO.com, the FBI official in charge of cybercrime speaks for the first time with the media specifically about hacktivism. Here, Assistant Executive Director Shawn Henry describes the threats hacktivists pose, the challenges associated with investigating them, and the FBI's success disrupting these groups. He also delivers a special message to hacktivists.

Submission + - Fed. Pays IT Contractors 2X It's Own IT Workers (cio.com) 1

Submitted by bdcny7927 on Friday September 23, 2011 @11:43AM

bdcny7927 writes: The federal government pays IT outsourcing companies nearly twice as much for computer engineering services as it pays its own computer engineers and 1.5 times more for IT management work, according to non-profit watchdog group the Project on Government Oversight.

Submission + - Oracle v. SAP: Justice and $1.3 Billion Delivered (cio.com) 1

Submitted by bdcny7927 on Monday November 29, 2010 @02:19PM

bdcny7927 writes: SAP was always guilty, and now it's ordered to pay Larry & Co. a staggering sum. Don't feel bad for SAP, though.

Submission + - Bing Search Tainted by Pro-Microsoft Results (cio.com)

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bdcny7927

on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @05:24PM

bdcny7927 writes: "Just as Bing is gaining popularity, some disturbingly pro-Microsoft and anti-Apple search results rear their ugly heads. Case in point: a search on Bing for the phrase, "Why is Windows so expensive?" returned this as the top link...."Why are Macs so expensive." That's right. You're not hallucinating."

Submission + - The Worst U.S. Cities to Work in IT (cio.com)

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bdcny7927

on Tuesday June 23, 2009 @09:44AM

bdcny7927 writes: "IT workers have their choice of many great U.S. cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite U.S. tech job locales."

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