Articles by Dice Staff
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New Spy Chief: NSA Needs Better PR, Not Reform
[caption id="attachment_18188" align="aligncenter" width="370"] New NSA chief V. Adm. Michael Rogers wants to keep tapping phones.[/caption] The next head of the National Security Agency (NSA) to… -
How to Become More Marketable in IT Security
There are certainly plenty of opportunities for IT security professionals nowadays. They can get well-paid jobs that offer loads of advancement opportunity, as long as they’re motivated and have… -
How Tech Jobs Have Changed in 15 Years
A comparison of tech jobs in 1997 and 2012 shows an interesting evolution. Think about the jobs that didn’t exist way back when, or at least not by their current names: cloud architect, mobile ap… -
These Are the Most Important Traits of Successful Consultants
Whether by choice or necessity, more IT professionals are working as consultants. In 2013, management and technical consulting services accounted for more than 48 percent of all newly created IT… -
Russia Deploys Armed Robots to Guard Missile Bases
[caption id="attachment_18169" align="aligncenter" width="532"] Almost certainly not the same kind of robot Russia has deployed to guard its missile bases.[/caption] Russia plans to deploy robots… -
Report: Target Bosses Ignored IT Alert of Impending Breach
[caption id="attachment_18161" align="aligncenter" width="598"] Target managers didn't respond to warnings from IT about the impending breach.[/caption] A Target Corp. security team in Bangalore,… -
7-Year-Old 'Feature' Makes WordPress an Ad Hoc Botnet
[caption id="attachment_18129" align="aligncenter" width="423"] Incapsula's diagram shows how the WP DDOS-enabling 'feature' works[/caption] Hackers exploiting bloggers' wish to know when someone… -
'Net Should Brace for More Giant DDoS Attacks
A new set of attack toolkits has drastically changed the balance of power between Websites trying to protect themselves from distributed denial of service attacks, and those using them for extort… -
Here Are the Perks Employers Offer Most
Technology professionals often view what they do for a living as more of a lifestyle than an occupation. They are drawn to learning and innovative ideas. Attracting these professionals requires a… -
Is Apache Spark the Next Big Thing in Big Data?
In any article or blog post, any mention of Big Data usually includes something about Hadoop. When it comes to Big Data, Apache Hadoop has been the big elephant in the room, and the release of Ha…