Monthly Archives: July 2017
IRS Warns Tax Professionals About Risks of Phishing Attacks
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning tax professionals about the continuing threat of phishing emails that aim to steal information about clients.The...
How Red Will Draw Buyers to Its $1,600 Hydrogen Smartphone
How Red Will Draw Buyers to Its $1,600 Hydrogen Smartphone
Red is a company best known for making some of the world’s most expensive and...
Copycat Malware Could Be the Harbinger of Even Worse Cyber-Attacks
At first glance the Copycat malware doesn’t seem like a huge threat to end users. Its primary purpose is to make money by reporting...
Microsoft Azure Service Health Feature Delivers Cloud Status Updates
Microsoft is making it easier for businesses that rely on its Azure Cloud for their IT services and applications to get clear-cut answers when...
Arista Suspends Imports of Switches in Dispute with Cisco
Update: The International Trade Commission on July 20 refused to set aside a ban on the importation of particular Ethernet switch products from Arista...
How the Puppet DevOps Tool Is Used to Improve Security, Compliance
The open-source Puppet configuration management tool is widely used by organizations to enable DevOps processes and workflows. Puppet also plays a strong in enabling...
Qualcomm Wants Some Apple iPhones Banned From US
Qualcomm this week escalated its growing patent dispute with Apple by filing a complaint with federal regulators to ban imports of iPhones that the...
Samsung Looks to Take on Echo, Google Home With ‘Vega’ Smart Speaker
Today’s topics include reports that Samsung is developing a Bixby-powered smart speaker; the debut of three new Oracle open-source container tools; Microsoft’s Workplace Analytics...
Microsoft to Windows Home Server Users: Upgrade for Security’s Sake
Small businesses and households that depend on Windows Home Server 2011 for their device, file and media-sharing needs may want to start looking for...
Microsoft Laying Off ‘Thousands’ to Focus Resources on Cloud Business
Microsoft Laying Off 'Thousands' to Focus Resources on Cloud Business
Rumors started circulating a week ago that Microsoft was preparing to lay off employees, but...