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Cloud speed test: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure

Stealthy attacks multiply and victims turn to spooks-as-a-service

12 surprising projects that are managed on GitHub

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February 27, 2014
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Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure: Ultimate cloud speed tests

A diverse set of real-world Java benchmarks shows that Google is fastest, Azure is slowest, and Amazon is priciest.

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Issue highlights

1. Stealthy attacks multiply and victims turn to spooks-as-a-service

2. 12 surprising projects that are managed on GitHub

3. Cloud storage made simple: How to integrate it with your workflow

4. 13 of today's coolest network research projects

5. NOAA wants to turn its ocean of data into jobs

6. US government seeks to hold phone data beyond five-year limit

7. Amazon.com security slip allowed unlimited password guesses

8. Facebook removes C++ lint with new analysis tool

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Stealthy attacks multiply and victims turn to spooks-as-a-service

As the list of victims of sophisticated cyber attacks expands, so does the need for high-priced talent to help investigate and recover from those attacks. The latest solution: hosted services offering access to cyber intelligence and incident response to customers who lack it. READ MORE

12 surprising projects that are managed on GitHub

The popular platform for open source software is increasingly being used to share, manage and crowdsource things other than code. READ MORE

Cloud storage made simple: How to integrate it with your workflow

The best ways to sync your files, max your storage, and access your data from any device, anywhere. READ MORE

13 of today's coolest network research projects

Here's a whirlwind look at some of the wildest and potentially most useful technology research projects from university and vendor labs related to computer networking. READ MORE

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NOAA wants to turn its ocean of data into jobs

Private sector is asked to put on its thinking cap about how to best turn NOAA's big data into products. READ MORE

US government seeks to hold phone data beyond five-year limit

The government says it needs to hold the data because of various lawsuits challenging its collection. READ MORE

Amazon.com security slip allowed unlimited password guesses

A gaping hole in Amazon.com's mobile application, now fixed, allowed hackers to have an unlimited number of attempts guessing a person's password, according to security vendor FireEye. READ MORE

Facebook removes C++ lint with new analysis tool

Facebook has released as open source a code analyzer tool, typically called a linter, that can work with the latest version of the C++ language, C++11. READ MORE

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