Monthly Archives: January 2017
eWEEKchat Jan. 11: Citizen Development: No-Code Wave of the Future?
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 51st monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be, "Citizen...
Netsurion Debuts SIEM-at-the-Edge and Breach Detection Services
Security firm Netsurion is launching its first new services since acquiring security information and event management (SIEM) vendor EventTracker in October 2016. The new...
Hacker Pleads Guilty to Attacks Against U.S Intelligence Officials
The first of five individuals associated with the hacker group known as 'Crackas Wth Attitude' (CWA), that are alleged to have hacked online accounts...
IBM Breaks Record with 8,000-plus Patents in Calendar Year
New-generation companies aren't the only ones bringing IT innovation into the marketplace. IBM, the granddaddy of all IT companies that has been in business...
Microsoft Debuts Cloud-Based Connected Vehicle Platform
In the near future, Cortana may remind drivers of an upcoming appointment, complete with GPS-aided directions on how to get there. That's one of...
FTC Suit Against D-Link Warns All IoT Device Makers to Boost Security
LAS VEGAS—My panel on cyber-security at CES was just starting when I introduced Federal Trade Commission attorney Ben Rossen, who is part of the...
Salesforce Report Recommends Technology to Improve Customer Service
With a primary focus on sales, customer service has long been considered a necessary evil that many companies reluctantly allocate scant resources to. But...
Labor Department Sues Google Demanding More Detailed Employee Data
The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Google for allegedly failing to submit compensation information on its employees as required under equal opportunities hiring...
Red Hat Improves Hybrid Cloud Management With CloudForm 4.2
Today's topics include improvements to Red Hat's hybrid cloud management platform, some the virtual reality-enabled laptops, two in one hybrid notebooks and headsets being...
MongoDB Ransomware Impacts Over 10,000 Databases
Attackers are exploiting misconfigured open-source MongoDB databases and holding them for ransom. The ransomware attacks against MongoDB were first publicly reported by GDI Foundation...