Monthly Archives: April 2017
U.S., China Engaged in High-Stakes Exacale Computing Competition
The scientific and tech communities for many years have been talking about the much-anticipated evolution to exascale computing. Now governments and vendors have spent...
Many Android Apps Contain ‘Open Port’ Flaws, Researchers Discover
Hundreds of Android applications on the Google Play store have a security flaw that lets attackers take control of the devices on which they...
Cloudflare Orbit Has Potential to Relieve Abysmal IoT Security Level
There’s general agreement in the IT industry that Internet of Things security is terrible, where it exists at all. There are many reasons for...
Microsoft Earnings Report Shows Cloud Highs and Device Lows
Microsoft yesterday announced mixed financial results for the third quarter of the company's 2017 fiscal year. Revenue ($23.56 billion) came in just below Wall...
Hajime Botnet Malware Observed Infecting 300,000 Unsecure IoT Devices
Over the past six months, a botnet known as Hajime has successfully infected more than 300,000 Internet-of-Things devices, in a sign that manufacturers continue...
CEO Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo Golden Parachute to Exceed $100 Million
Today’s topics include estimates of the size of outgoing Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's golden parachute, Why Oracle’s Content and Experience Cloud is a direct...
Microsoft Releases Azure Cloud Management Libraries for.NET and Java
One way Microsoft is keeping its cloud business growing is by catering to the needs of enterprise developers. The week, the company released new...
Intel Stock Takes Hit for Lower Sales of Data Center Chips
Intel technically "beat the Street" on its Q1 2017 earnings, but revenue guidance from the world's largest process-maker appeared to be unsettling for investors,...
Cyber-Attacks Continue to Be Financially Motivated, Verizon Finds
Cyber-Attacks Continue to Be Financially Motivated, Verizon Finds
Over the last 10 years, the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has provided a highly detailed...
There’s More Than Meets the Eye in Amazon’s Echo Look Style Assistant
There's More Than Meets the Eye in Amazon's Echo Look Style Assistant
Amazon continued to expand its line of smart internet of things devices with...