Monthly Archives: August 2015
LinuxCon: Core Infrastructure Initiative Boosts Security Efforts
SEATTLE—How does anyone know if any given open-source project is following security best practices? That's a question that the Linux Foundation is now trying...
Azure Active Directory Enables One-Step MDM in Windows 10
Today's topics include Microsoft's introduction of a one-step mobile device management enrollment feature, the IRS reveals a recent data breach that exposed taxpayer data...
Boost Mobile Unveils $180 ZTE Warp Elite Smartphone
ZTE's latest smartphone, the Warp Elite, is now available through Boost Mobile for $179.99 with a monthly prepaid mobile calling plan without a contract.The...
FCC Fines Smart City $750K for Blocking User WiFi at Conventions
Convention center WiFi and telecommunications vendor Smart City will pay a $750,000 fine to the U.S. government for blocking private WiFi hotspot systems in...
Microsoft Patches Critical IE Flaw Affecting Windows
Microsoft released a critical, out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer (IE) that affects several versions of the Web browser on multiple Windows operating systems."The...
Seagate Acquires High-End Storage OEM Vendor Dot Hill
Seagate Technology, which is making a sharp move into providing cloud-storage systems, added some important intellectual property Aug. 18 when it revealed it is...
Data Breach Against Ashley Madison Is a Crime, Morals Aside
Adult infidelity Website Ashley Madison and its owner Avid Life Media (AVM) are reeling today from a catastrophic attack against its systems that has...
How Apple Could Build a Successful Electric Car Business
How Apple Could Build a Successful Electric Car Business
Apple started out years ago in the PC business but is now best known for music...
IDF Day One: Intel Highlights Smart Devices, Security, Robots
IDF Day One: Intel Highlights Smart Devices, Security, Robots
On the first day of IDF, Intel focused on technologies going into the silicon that will...
Linus Torvalds Talks Linux Security at LinuxCon
SEATTLE—At the annual LinuxCon event here, Linux creator Linus Torvalds revealed how he thinks about security. Torvalds was onstage with Linux Foundation Executive Director...