Monthly Archives: March 2017
Docker at 4: The Container Revolution Continues
The open-source Docker container project held events around the globe last week as it celebrated its fourth birthday. Docker is more popular than ever...
Google Reports a Jump in Hacked Websites in 2016
Google last year recorded a 32 percent increase over 2015 in the number of websites that its search engine flagged as being hacked.More than...
IBM, Veritas Join to Offer New Data Management in Hybrid Clouds
LAS VEGAS--IBM and Veritas Technologies on March 20 revealed a collaboration designed to bring new cloud-based object storage and data-management options to enterprises that...
Google Revises Ad Polices in Response Complaints From UK, Others
Today’s topics include Google changing ad policies after a boycott due to ad placements next to inappropriate YouTube content; Intel unveils its new-generation Optane...
Hackers Escape VMware Virtual Machine Isolation at Pwn2Own 2017
Virtualization hypervisor technology is supposed to isolate virtual machines from the underlying operating system. Yet on the final day of the 10th anniversary Pwn2Own...
IBM Takes Blockchain DB Service Mainstream on Cloud
LAS VEGAS—A blockchain database, a universal digital ledger of record that enables both security and transparency for Bitcoin financial transactions, has been a mystery...
11 Ways Taxpayers Can Keep Themselves Safe From Scams, Identity Theft
11 Ways Taxpayers Can Keep Themselves Safe From Scams, Identity Theft
Tax time is like Christmas for cyber-criminals. Their potential victims are busily pulling together...
Intel Unveils New-Generation Optane SSD for Storage and RAM
FOLSOM, Calif. -- Back in July 2015, Intel and Micron held a joint press event at the Exploratorium on the San Francisco waterfront. The...
U.S. Indictments Confirm Fears of Wholesale Russian Hacking
The outrage at the press conference was palpable. Two Russian officials who are responsible for working as a liaison between Russian and American law...
Google to Change Ad Policies After Boycott by UK Government, Others
Google this week said it has initiated a thorough review of its ad policies amid a firestorm of criticism in the United Kingdom for...