Monthly Archives: December 2017
1998 Vintage Cryptography Vulnerability Known as ROBOT Re-Emerges
Security researchers disclosed a vulnerability dubbed ROBOT on Dec. 12 that is based on an encryption risk that was first disclosed in 1998. Multiple...
Hidden Keylogger in Touchpad Driver Puts HP Laptop Users at Risk
Today’s topics include the discovery of a hidden keylogger in a keyboard driver used in HP laptops; Microsoft’s beta release of the Quantum Development...
Mirai IoT Botnet Creators Plead Guilty for Roles in Cyber-Attacks
Three of the individuals who were behind the Mirai internet of things botnet attack have pleaded guilty for their roles in the attacks that...
10 Apps That Improve Performance, Efficiency of Distributed Teams
10 Apps That Improve Performance, Efficiency of Distributed Teams
More and more employees are able to do their work from anywhere at any time. This...
Why Enterprises Don’t Know How Much They Spend on Cloud Services
Why Enterprises Don't Know How Much They Spend on Cloud Services
Public cloud services continue to gain traction in enterprises, thanks in no small part...
Juniper Expands Security Portfolio With Automation Capabilities
Juniper Networks announced new security products and capabilities at its annual NXTWORK customer event on Dec. 13. The aim of the new capabilities is...
Intel Rolls Out New Pentium, Celeron Chips for Low-Cost PCs
Intel officials are rolling out new Pentium and Celeron processors based on its new “Gemini Lake” architecture and aimed at such devices as two-in-one...
Analytics Startup Heap Launches Autonomous Customer-Insight Platform
Marketing automation and analytics SaaS provider Heap on Dec. 12 set sail a new edition of its platform into a tank already full of...
Five Cyber-Security Threats Enterprises Will Confront in 2018
There’s no question that 2017 has been a bad year for security managers. Not only have exploits gotten worse, but data breaches have become...
Skype for Windows 10 Gains Shared Content Gallery, Notification Panel
Skype may have started out as an early voice over IP success story, but in recent years Microsoft has been steadily turning the software...