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Even most secure cloud storage may not be so secure: study

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Even most secure cloud storage may not be so secure: study

Some cloud storage providers who hope to be on the leading edge of cloud security adopt a "zero-knowledge" policy in which vendors say it is impossible for customer data to be snooped on. But a recent study by computer scientists at Johns Hopkins University is questioning just how secure those zero knowledge tactics are.

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Microsoft is building some 1.16 million square feet of new data center space in Iowa. READ MORE

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In a huge corporate shakeup that I don't think anybody saw coming, Nike today fired the majority of its FuelBand team and will completely get out of the hardware business. CNET first broke the story on Friday afternoon: READ MORE

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Headlines and the attention of IT professionals have been dominated by Heartbleed recently, yet it's a news story out of Florida that reminds us of an all-too-common identity-theft threat that most of us face on a routine basis: credit-card skimmers. READ MORE

USA world rankings: #1 for sending spam, #8 for Netflix streaming speeds

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