The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said it will end its contract with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion in favor of the iPhone, dealing a new blow to RIM just months before it launches a new device.

Using blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) to get unsuspecting web surfers to go to malicious websites is a problem that the major search engines are very aware of. According to a report from Sophos, an online security firm, Bing users are apparently at a higher risk because the majority of SEO poisoned malware redirects currently affect Bing users.

Smartphones using the popular Android operating system are at risk of being disabled or wiped clean of their data, including contacts, music and photos, because of a security flaw that was discovered several months ago but went unnoticed until just recently.

What’s the one thing you should you do when your email account is sending out spam? It’s simple: change your password. If you’re not able to sign into your account (because your account was hijacked and password was changed), then reset your password.

Viruses, malware, and spyware can compromise privacy, slow down your computer, or make your computer crash. Here are a few tips to avoid spyware and other unwanted software.

Windows 8 will be available to all customers starting October 26, 2012, whether in an upgrade fashion or preloaded on a new PC. Based on previous Microsoft statements, it also seems October 26 will be the date that Windows RT-based Surface PCs/tablets from Microsoft will be available in Microsoft Stores and through select online retailers.

Recent interviews were conducted with leaders in various fields, including technology, media, and government, in order to discover what it takes to become a great emailer. The majority of their responses centered around four themes.

For the first time, the landline phone industry, led by AT&T and Verizon, lost broadband subscribers to cable companies. Thanks to the higher speeds that cable providers can offer, cable companies have continued to add new household and small business customers. From April to June, the eight largest phone companies in the U.S. lost 70,000 DSL customers while the top four cable companies reported a gain of 290,000.

Like the starfighter pilots in a chaotic science fiction battle, companies are frequently under attack by malware and sometimes even hackers. Data breaches can take only minutes—even seconds—to occur, but the financial and reputational damages that victim organizations suffer as a result can be quite long-lasting.

Microsoft has released a security alert stating that its MS-signed certificates have been compromised by the complicated malware known as Flame, which can now use Microsoft Update to dispense malware and attack computer systems under the guise of Microsoft. Microsoft has released a patch to protect PC users from the problem.