Monthly Archives: August 2013
Threat Intelligence Needed Quickly or Not at All, Ponemon Study Finds
Fresh information on the latest online threats can enable companies to respond more quickly to attacks and prevent compromises, but the intelligence grows stale...
Nvidia Rumored to Be Developing Its Own High-End Tablet
Nvidia already makes its own handheld gaming device, Shield, and speculation has been circulating that the graphics technology vendor also has been working on...
Microsoft Set to Update IE (Again) for August Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has issued its advanced notification for the upcoming Patch Tuesday update cycle, set to be released on Aug. 13. I personally have never...
Google Cloud Platform Gets Developer Enhancements
Google is expanding its developer tools in several of its key cloud products, including Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Datastore and Google App Engine,...
Microsoft Improves Yammer Security
When one company buys another, a lot of things are in motion, and one area that is often overlooked in my experience is security....
From Gort to Two-Factor Authentication: How to Avoid Security Havoc
"Klaatu barada nikto" was an early form of voice-based authentication and one that for techies and science fiction movie fans quickly moved into pop...
Sony Vaio Red Edition Notebooks Start at $2,000
Consumer electronics manufacturer Sony is aiming for the high end of the notebook market space with a special edition of its Vaio Duo, Pro...
Is Android Really Open Source?
Google's Android mobile operating system has emerged to become a dominant force in the smartphone landscape. Sitting at the core of Android is Linux...
Huawei Challenges Cisco With New Switches for SDN, BYOD
Huawei Technologies is looking to muscle in on the U.S. networking market dominated by Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard, and is unveiling a network switch...
Curiosity Rover Celebrates First Anniversary on Mars
Curiosity Rover Celebrates First Anniversary on Mars
by Nathan Eddy
Curiosity Snaps a Selfie
This self-portrait of Curiosity combines 66 exposures taken by the rover's Mars Hand...