Monthly Archives: August 2016
Cerber Ransomware Profitable Despite Lack of Payments From Victims
As it turns out, the vast majority of victims that are infected with Cerber ransomware never actually pay the ransom, but that doesn't mean...
Google+ Hangouts on Air Moving to YouTube Live
Individuals and groups planning on using Google Hangouts On Air to live-stream content to audiences around the world had better hurry.Those wishing to schedule...
How to Thaw Out PCs Frozen by Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Instead of basking in Bash and some the other power user- and developer-friendly features included in the this month's Windows 10 Anniversary Update, some...
SAP Jam Worth Millions in ROI, Forrester Study Finds
SAP has been touting the benefits of Jam, its cloud-based business platform. Now, a study conducted by Forrester Consulting (on behalf of SAP) is...
Microsoft to Replace Azure RemoteApp With Citrix XenApp Express
Today's topics include Microsoft and Citrix's partnership to deliver a remote network access application for Azure. Cisco's release of its Meeting Server product that...
Windows 7 and 8.1 Move to Monthly Update ‘Rollup’ Model
Changes are coming to how some of Microsoft's vintage, yet still supported Windows operating systems are updated, the company announced yesterday.Beginning in October, instead...
Intel Dives Deeper Into Virtual Reality, Drones
SAN FRANCISCO—Intel's highly publicized transition was on full display during the first day of the chip maker's Intel Developer Forum here Aug. 16.During his...
Shadow Brokers Allegedly Hack NSA’s Equation Group
On Aug. 13, a previously unknown group identifying itself publicly only as the Shadow Brokers announced on Twitter that it was selling cyber-weapons it...
IBM Research Drives Innovation on Food Issues, Plastics
IBM Research has devised a way to use big data and analytics to identify potential sources of contamination in foods.Researchers at IBM's Almaden research...
Google Cloud Platform Releases New Database Storage Tools
Google Cloud Platform on Aug. 16 released to general availability the database storage solutions (Cloud SQL Second Generation, Cloud Datastore and Cloud Bigtable) it...