Monthly Archives: September 2014
Phishing Campaign Builds on iCloud Fears to Snag Log-in Credentials
The Kelihos botnet, which has survived three shutdown attempts, has begun sending out phishing messages that aim to exploit consumer concerns over the recent...
Salesforce Warns Customers of Dyre Malware Attack
Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor Salesforce.com is warning its customers about potential attacks from Dyre, a banking Trojan that steals user information and access credentials.In...
BlackBerry Acquisition Enables Multiple Numbers on Smartphones
BlackBerry, once the prima donna of the enterprise smartphone world but now barely holding 2.3 percent market share, made an acquisition Sept. 11 that...
Microsoft Commercializes Its Cloud-Based Video Indexing Technology
New technology from Microsoft may make pouring through hours of audio recordings and videos for the right content a thing of the past.Launched on...
HP’s Application Defender Helps Apps Protect Themselves
Hewlett-Packard this week announced new technology that steps outside the bounds of what has traditionally been considered in IT security. Instead of just providing...
Microsoft to Buy Mojang, Maker of Minecraft, Reports Say
What Minecraft lacks in finesse, it more than makes up in popularity. According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is...
Daily Tech Briefing: Sept. 11, 2014
Intel executives recently launched the Core M processor, a 14-nanometer chip based on the Intel's "Broadwell" architecture. Five days later, they're already turning their...
Intel, Partners Show Off Edison Platform for Wearable Devices, IoT
Intel, Partners Show Off Edison Platform for Wearable Devices, IoT
By Jeffrey Burt
Krzanich Introduces Edison
Intel's CEO holds up an Edison platform, telling the crowd: "What...
There’s More to Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus Than Just a Bigger Screen
There's More to Apple's iPhone 6 Plus Than Just a Bigger Screen
by Don Reisinger
Apple Has Updated Both Processors
No surprise here, but Apple has delivered...
The Google Password Hack That Wasn’t
Seemingly every day this year, my inbox is bombarded with PR folks telling me about their clients' opinion on the latest breach. In many...