Monthly Archives: September 2014
DDoS Attacks Target Online Gaming Sites, Enterprises
A continuing trend of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that are short in duration and repeated frequently has been revealed by the NSFOCUS 2014 Mid-Year...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus Delivers Plenty of Value in a Scaled-Up Smartphone
I didn't preorder the iPhone 6 Plus and worried, based on Apple's own acknowledgment of delays, that I would be forced to wait weeks,...
FTC Shuts Down Bitcoin Miner While PayPal Embraces the Cryptocurrency
A pair of recent incidents show how much the Bitcoin environment has changed from a hobbyist activity to something significantly more serious. The U.S....
Bing’s on the Lookout for Hacked Websites
Hacked Websites are not just a nuisance for Webmasters; they can spew malware, causing headaches for visitors.To help prevent the spread of malicious code...
Why Shellshock Bug Is Way Nastier Than Heartbleed
The nasty Shellshock bug that surfaced late on Sept. 24 can easily take down Linux and Unix operating systems and cause widespread havoc because...
CommVault Starts Private Cloud Service Design Group
A growing trend in new-generation IT is the increasing availability of new, intuitive development toolkits—along with corresponding professional services—for enterprise IT staff to use...
Microsoft Targets Skype Audio Quality
Skype users can now place Skype calls without first tucking into a quiet corner.Microsoft announced in a Skype Big Blog post that the company...
IBM Leverages Bluemix PaaS, Resiliency in Cloud Battle
As part of its effort to enhance its presence in the cloud, IBM this week announced a new cloud resiliency center and several new...
Daily Tech Briefing: Sept. 25, 2014
Some iPhone 6 users are reporting that the thinner models of the new devices are bending when users keep them in a pants pocket....
Linux Malware Uses Shellshock Flaw to Infiltrate Web Servers
Attackers have begun using a serious vulnerability in Bash, the popular command-line software for Linux, to spread malware to vulnerable Web servers worldwide, according...