Monthly Archives: May 2014

Brazil IT Investments Reached $61.6 Billion in 2013: IDC

Brazil accounts for 47.4 percent of the IT market in Latin America, giving the country a 3 percent stake of the global IT market in 2013, according to a report commissioned by the Brazilian Association of Software Companies and conducted by IDC. Continue reading

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Chinese Government Wants Domestic Banks to Replace IBM Servers with Local Brands to Protect Financial Security

Chinese banks rely heavily on servers from IBM, and the government is reviewing whether or not this compromises China’s financial security, according to a report on Tuesday by Bloomberg. Continue reading

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Report Identifies Suspicious Bot that Could Help Explain Mt. Gox Bitcoin Scandal

A scam involving robotic buying and selling might be to blame for an alleged fraud involving lost bitcoins at Mt. Gox and price manipulation, according to a new anonymous report. Continue reading

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F5 Networks Acquires Cloud-Based DDoS Security Startup Defense.Net

F5 Networks announced last week that it has acquired Defense.net, a DDoS security startup that offers a solution to mitigate large-scale attacks. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Continue reading

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Washington Mulls Visa Restrictions to Prevent Chinese Nationals from Attending Popular US Hacking Conferences

Washington is considering restricting visas to prevent Chinese nationals from attending popular hacking conferences this summer in Las Vegas, a report by Reuters on Saturday said. Continue reading

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