When you run a cloud, everything looks like it's approaching boiling point Microsoft's been making lots of noise lately about its send-your-snapshots-to-the-cloud service Azure Site Recovery. But now it's come right out and said it: Redmond reckons backup software deserves to die.…

At some point soon, you and your colleagues will likely wonder whether you need to make a fundamental change to your IT infrastructure … at least if you want your organization to be effective and remain competitive.   You might think you’ve already had that discussion, but you’ll have it again soon.

Legacy encryption technology has been found in iOS, OS X, and Android that allows malicious hackers to potentially sniff data going to and from servers that appear to be secure. The vulnerability has been dubbed FREAK by researchers, and Apple said, "We have a fix in iOS and OS X that will be available in software updates next week."

After being acquired by Google, mobile payments firm Softcard is closing down.