Monthly Archives: February 2017
Ransomware Becoming Bigger Threat for Businesses, Critical Infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO—Ransomware was the cyber-security story of 2016, and it is likely to be a big story again this year, with malicious operators upping...
Intel Security Plots a Course for McAfee’s Future
SAN FRANCISCO—Chris Young, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Security, delivered a keynote at the RSA Conference here today, the sixth year...
Former NSA Chief Optimistic About Cloud Security
SAN FRANCISCO—Speaking at the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Summit that is co-located with the RSA Conference here, Gen. Keith Alexander detailed why he sees...
Microsoft Gets Close to Locking Down Team Foundation Server 2017
Microsoft announced today that the final release candidate of Team Foundation Server 2017, scheduled to launch alongside Visual Studio 2017 on March 7, is...
Open Signal Report Finds Whose Mobile Networks Are Biggest, Fastest
Open Signal Report Finds Whose Mobile Networks Are Biggest, Fastest
Open Signal's "State of Mobile Networks" report shows which U.S. mobile carriers deliver the fastest...
Why the Samsung Chromebook Plus Is a Cut Above the Chrome OS Crowd
Why the Samsung Chromebook Plus Is a Cut Above the Chrome OS Crowd
Samsung is now offering a Chromebook designed for business and home users...
Kaspersky Finds New Malware Designed to Hide in Memory, Steal Data
Today's topics include Kaspersky Lab’s discovery of a new strain of malware, Microsoft’s offer to protect Azure cloud computing customers from patent trolls, Microsoft's...
Nine Considerations for Financial Institutions in an Omnichannel World
Nine Considerations for Financial Institutions in an Omnichannel World
When it comes to choosing a bank, interacting with a financial institution or making complicated banking...
CrowdStrike Revamps Falcon Security Platform to Replace Legacy AV
CrowdStrike updated its Falcon security platform on Feb. 13, repackaging capabilities and providing organizations with new features that can replace and extend beyond legacy...
Apple to Mark Smartphone Anniversary With ‘iPhone X’ Premium Handset
The market rumors about the next iPhone is beginning to coalesce. It’s now pretty certain that there will be three new iPhone models, including...