Monthly Archives: August 2015
BGP Security Is in Black Hat’s Cross Hairs
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a foundational component of the modern Internet, providing a mechanism by which carriers can share routing information for...
Apple, Samsung Lead Global Smartphone Market
Smartphone shipments reached 338 million in the second quarter of 2015, representing a year over year growth rate of 16 percent, according to a...
Brainshark Sales Accelerator Update Offers Analytics
Brainshark announced additional analytics capabilities for its Sales Accelerator platform, which is designed to illuminate how sales reps’ knowledge and behavior affect sales outcomes,...
Black Hat, DEF CON Founder Offers Insight Into Security Shows, Trends
The Black Hat professional security conference is under way in Las Vegas through Aug. 6, and several thousand software developers, security administrators, vendors, government...
Microsoft Investing $100 Million in Uber
Microsoft is betting big on Uber, the San Francisco-based technology company behind the popular transportation app.In a deal finalized on July 31, Microsoft agreed...
UL Labs Examining Wearables Security Concerns
As more personal digital wearable devices are bought and used by consumers, the risk of data theft and related security issues rises as hackers...
How to Successfully Install the Windows 10 Free Upgrade
My opportunity to take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10 happened when I least expected it. I had retired to an undisclosed...
Riverbed Updates SteelHead to Improve SaaS Apps Performance
Riverbed Technology is rolling out the latest version of its SteelHead WAN optimization technology to help organizations ensure the performance of their cloud- and...
Sony’s Latest Xperia Smartphones Take Photos to the Extreme
Sony's latest two entries in the super-competitive smartphone wars bring photo-taking to a new level, with the Xperia C5 Ultra, which is built around...
Modulus, NodeSource Push Enterprise Node.js Adoption
As the market for Node.js continues to pick up, companies such as NodeSource and Modulus are stepping in to meet the needs of a...