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Search giant Google Inc. was ordered to pay $5 million in fines by an Eastern District of Texas court for using Linux technology, patented by Bedrock Computer Technologies, in its Android operating system. Bedrock, which filed the patent in 1997 and received it in 1999, wants to stop Google from using its Linux kernel code. [...]

The cyber security market will be worth more than $80 billion in less than six years, according to a report by the Global Industry Analysts (GIA). The constant evolution of cyber crimes and the cost of information leaks and other security breaches, both to companies’ revenue and reputation, are cited as the main reasons behind [...]