Monthly Archives: April 2014
Mobile Device Makers Vie to Replace BlackBerry as Enterprise Standard
BlackBerry spent much of 2012 and 2013 trying to shake off the image that it was locked in a "death spiral.” It was so...
Google Patches Apps, Services in Response to Heartbleed Flaw
Google has patched some of its key user services in response to the Heartbleed security vulnerability, including updates to Search, Gmail, YouTube, Wallet, Google...
Windows XP Support Expiration Not End of the World for Users
The end of support for Microsoft's 12-year-old operating system Windows XP has garnered a great deal of attention, but for the most part, the...
Comcast, Time Warner Deal Signals Changing Times in Cable Industry
AT&T hopes to expand its fiber broadband network business, called U-verse with GigaPower, beyond Austin and Dallas, Texas, and into bustling areas of North...
Microsoft’s WIMBoot Trims Windows Tablet Storage Requirements
Microsoft is serious about shrinking Windows 8.1 down to size, enough so that the operating system takes up only a few gigabytes of storage...
Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug Reveals the True Cost of Open-Source Software
Every day brings new reports of the threats posed by the Heartbleed bug. But the discovery of Heartbleed has also unearthed a scandal that's...
Even Before Heartbleed, Improper Use of SSL Put Users at Risk
The biggest news in the IT security world this week is the Heartbleed vulnerability that was first publicly disclosed on April 7. It's a...
ISF Says Prepare Now for Security Threats Coming in 2016
ISF Says Prepare Now for Security Threats Coming in 2016
by Michelle Maisto
The Threat Horizon, 2014-2016
Over the next two years, the ISF expects businesses to...
Daily Tech Briefing: April 11, 2014
Despite the fact that BlackBerry announced a fiscal 2014 third-quarter loss of $4.4 billion during its December 20th earnings call, BlackBerry CEO John Chen...
Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear Smartwatches Launch Worldwide
Samsung, the company that topples all rivals when it comes to selling smartphones, has officially released its newest flagship device, the Galaxy S5 smartphone,...