Hope and fear are close cousins. Great leaders balance the two and approach them in a measured way with resolve. Great technology leaders show how innovation can feed into--and balance--the two.

The technology sector is facing legal and regulatory challenges on a number of fronts.

Many are being driven by software, mobile and cloud computing technologies transforming and becoming critical in almost every industry. This creates friction with existing laws and regulations and highlights the fact that many of these have not kept pace with the technology and industries that they are regulating and need to be updated.

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Microsoft is urging consumers to upgrade their PC operating systems, as the last-ever batch of security patches is released for Windows XP

Unsupported Windows XP machines in China could pose a threat to the Internet in general if bot-herders round up significant numbers of them to use as launch pads for malicious exploits, according to a top white-hat hacker.

How can CIOs and IT executives help their teams be more productive (besides providing them with free food)?

Don't take risks with your company data. The data you collect can be just as valuable as the physical assets of your business.

Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP on April 8. While you're technically free to keep using the 12-year old operating system, doing so may put you at greater security risk for attack as future vulnerabilities go unpatched.

HTC 8XT Windows Phone. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is taking baby steps toward offering its operating system for free or on the cheap -- a necessary tactic in a world dominated by Google's Android and other up-and-coming free operating systems,...

Windows 8 is an OS struggling to capture the imagination of the masses, and now rumors suggest that Microsoft may alter the way its Start Screen works in Windows 8.1 Update 1.
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