Monthly Archives: February 2018
Cyber-Attackers Continue to Be Financially Motivated, Report Finds
Cyber-Attackers Continue to Be Financially Motivated, Report Finds
The end of the year is a prime time for attackers to ramp up cyber-attacks, according to...
Carbonite Takes Out a Rival by Acquiring Mozy from Dell
Cloud-storage backup provider Carbonite on Feb. 13 announced the acquisition of a longtime rival, Mozy, from Dell Technologies for $145.8 million in cash.The deal...
Microsoft to Extend Windows Defender ATP Support to Windows 7 and 8.1
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), a suite of security services that helps Windows 10 systems block emerging and sophisticated attacks, is coming this...
Oracle Turns On Autonomous Capabilities Throughout Cloud Platform
Oracle, which once shuddered at the idea that cloud computing was the wave of the future because it was cutting in on its heavy-metal...
Canon Dumps Perimeter Security for Vera’s Data-centric Approach
Data-centric security startup Vera continues to branch out and provide its second layer of security to enterprise cloud platform makers.The latest one belongs to...
Google Chrome Soon to Label Sites Not Using HTTPS as ‘Not Secure’
Today’s topics include Google Chrome labeling sites using HTTP as insecure starting July; Microsoft adding report sharing to Power BI; new reports showing cyber-security...
Deepfence Emerges from Stealth with Container Security Platform
Sandeep Lahane has been been quietly building his container security startup Deepfence since 2016. On Feb. 13, Deepfence emerged from its stealth mode, announcing...
Windows 10 Spring Update to Encourage Adoption of Biometric Security
Just the mention of passwords is enough to raise the heart-rate of system administrators because they are a constant headache. Users lose them; they...
Watch Now: How to Build Serverless Apps with Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Functions
Customers expect apps to offer event-driven, near real-time experiences. Now you can subscribe to changes in Azure Cosmos DB collections and trigger logic in...
Survey Finds IT Industry Must Address Consumer Fears About Technology
Survey Finds IT Industry Must Address Consumer Fears About Technology
In a recent survey of more than 2,600 adults around the world, Research+Data Insights examined...