Monthly Archives: April 2017
eWEEKchat April 12: Why Behavioral Biometrics Is Key to New-Gen Security
On Wednesday, April 12, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 54th monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be, "Why...
AT&T Acquiring Straight Path to Bolster Spectrum Holdings, 5G Strategy
AT&T added to its growing portfolio of wireless spectrum licenses and 5G expertise by acquiring Straight Path Communications in a deal valued at some...
National Foreign Trade Council Website Hit by Chinese Hackers
Today's topics include Chinese nation-state hackers' attack on the National Foreign Trade Council website, an SAP report that found digital tools aren't helping collaboration,...
Microsoft Buys Kubernetes Specialist Deis for Its Container Expertise
Microsoft gave its cloud-based application container portfolio a significant boost today by acquiring Deis, a San Francisco-based software startup specializing in Kubernetes, the open-source...
Microsoft Set to Patch New Zero-Day Office Vulnerability
Microsoft Office users are under attack today from a zero-day vulnerability that is not set to be patched until April 11. Security firm McAfee...
10 Features Microsoft Should Offer With the Microsoft Surface Pro 5
10 Features Microsoft Should Offer With the Microsoft Surface Pro 5
At Microsoft’s Surface model introduction last year, the company unveiled new models in its...
While New Malware Declines Overall, macOS Malware Spikes
While New Malware Declines Overall, macOS Malware Spikes
A common theme in security reports is that month after month, there are more new threats and...
Symantec Links Vault 7 Tools With Longhorn Attacks Ongoing Since 2011
When the WikiLeaks disclosure of hacking tools known as Vault 7 was first released in February, it wasn't immediately clear where and when the...
IBM Discovers Mirai IoT Botnet Deploying Bitcoin Mining Payload
The Mirai internet of things (IoT) botnet, whose first attacks were largely just distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ones, has also been active installing Bitcoin mining...
Apple Pumps Up Mac Pro Desktop CPU, Graphic, Memory Specifications
Apple has upgraded its Mac Pro desktop computer lineup with faster CPUs, beefier GPUs and more memory, while holding their starting prices to their...