Monthly Archives: October 2017
Google, Udacity to Award 50,000 Scholarships to Aspiring Developers
Google and online education program provider Udacity have launched a new scholarship initiative for aspiring Web and Android application developers.The two companies will offer...
Russians Reportedly Also Abused YouTube, Pokémon Go in 2016 Election
If you think Facebook, Twitter and Google were the only social networks used by Russian operatives to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,...
California Firestorms Reveal Wireless Network Fragility in Emergencies
The fires that ripped through California’s wine country moved with deadly speed, trapping people in their houses and in their neighborhoods. In many cases,...
Taiwan Fines Qualcomm $773M for Practices That Hamper Competition
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm is being fined $773 million by Taiwanese regulators who claim the vendor is using its dominant position in the mobile...
North Korea Escalating Cyber-Attacks With Little Fear of Retaliation
While attacks attributed to Russia and China most frequently make the news, North Korea continues to have significant success online, driven by a single-minded...
Akamai Improves Bot Manager to Defend Against Credential Stuffing
Among the most common type of attacks that hit the Akamai platform on a daily basis is one known as credential stuffing. In such...
Cortana Fans Can Now Chat With the Microsoft Virtual Assistant in Skype
Today’s topics include Microsoft’s integration of Cortana as a Skype contact; Dell’s creation of an internet of things division and investment of $1 billion...
HP Lone PC Maker to Defy Worldwide PC Sales Slowdown in Third Quarter
HP Lone PC Maker to Defy Worldwide PC Sales Slowdown in Third Quarter
On Oct. 10, researchers IDC and Gartner separately released their findings for...
Grafeas Project Debuts to Improve Kubernetes Supply Chain Security
Understanding where software comes from and how it was built is a cornerstone of good security hygiene. In an effort to further improve security...
Spiceworks ‘Learn’ Portal Delivers Crowd-Sourced IT Skill Lessons
AUSTIN, Texas—Busy IT administrators can now get technical help and advice from fellow IT professionals on a growing range of IT topics through Spiceworks'...