Carahsoft Technology Corp. has formed a partnership to offer desktop virtualization hardware based in cloud computing on its General Services Administration schedule, the company announced Thursday. EVGA will provide its zero client technology to agencies through Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule No. GS-35F-0119Y. EVGA will also work with Carahsoft’s team and its other …

The Interior Department now plans to purchase iPads or equivalent tablets with a two-year warranty instead of one year, according to a Thursday request for information. The department’s National Business Center said last week that it planned two purchases of 10 new iPads with an option of buying 10 more. The department …

The Department of Navy is aiming to save 25 percent of its information technology budget within five years through enterprise deals with information technology  manufacturers. Terry Halvorsen, DoN chief information officer, told Federal News Radio the Navy wants to reach agreements with any of the 15 IT manufacturers it is …

Carahsoft Technology Corp. has won a National Cooperative Purchasing Association contract to provide software to public sectors entities nationwide, Carahsoft announced Thursday. Matthew Mackel, director of business development for NCPA, said Carahsoft will provide software from Symantec, Red Hat, Adobe, HP, SAP and VMware. in the contract announcement. Carahsoft President Craig Abod said the …

According to reports from various firms, this year has seen a drop in numbers of both cyber attacks and flaws that have been used to attack businesses. Symantec is reportedly expected to see a 30 percent drop in the total number of software vulnerabilities and a 10 percent drop in critical …

The malware analyst team of security expert Emsisoft has revealed that cyber criminals make use of the Facebook friend request to infect users with malicious software. According to Emsisoft, fraudulent emails with the subject, “Kaamil Mahmoud wants to be friends on Facebook,” trick users by directing them to a fake …

A Michigan woman was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit computer software, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Jacinda Jones, 31, of Ypsilanti, Mich., sold more than 7,000 copies of pirated software at discounted prices through the website www.cheapdl.com.   The software had …

Researchers from cybersecurity firm Armorize recently discovered a new malware attack has infected more than 6 million websites operating on the well-known osCommerce online merchant platform. Known as “willysy,” the malware exploits a vulnerability in osCommerce and injects a malicious JavaScript code, giving it access into the computers of online …

Professionals from across the government IT  industry will attend today the final events for the Federal Office Systems Exposition 2011 conference in Washington, D.C.  This week’s three-day conference highlighted the latest issues in the industry, new innovations and the future of the business. As part of FOSE, several keynote speakers …

In a test to evaluate how easy it would be for hackers to social-engineer employees and gain access to computer systems, the Department of Homeland Security found the human factor to be the weakest link in cybersecurity, Bloomberg reports. DHS staff secretly dropped computer discs and USB drives in the …

RightNow has appointed former Omniture executive Ian Tickle to the position of vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. Tackle’s new role will place him in charge of RightNow’s regional growth, where he will supervise approximately 180 employees as well as brands including Office Depot, Nikon and Motorola. RightNow …

A Michigan woman has pleaded guilty to selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit software. Jacinda Jones pleaded guilty to one count of willful copyright infringement and faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Jones sold more than 7,000 copies of …

Online anonymity solutions provider Anonymizer, Inc. has released a beta version of Anonymizer Nevercookie, a Firefox plugin designed to fight Evercookie, a javascript API that produces extremely persistent cookies in a browser. The free plugin can be downloaded from the Anonymizer website or from the company’s Facebook page. In the …

Jordan’s capital of Amman has hosted its first-ever First Regional IPR and Cyber Crime Conference, highlighting the progress of Arab countries in intellectual property rights protection, and exploring recommendations for governments and companies on how reduce software piracy. Two-thirds of Middle East companies are at risk of using unlicensed or …

Researchers at Symantec say a new round of targeted web assaults appear to come from the same group responsible for last year’s attacks against Google and other major U.S. businesses. Writing on the Symantec Security blog, researcher Karthik Selvaraj said evidence collected on the new targeted attacks have  many of …