Monthly Archives: January 2019
Microsoft Adds New AI Capabilities to Word, PowerPoint
Today’s topics include Microsoft 365 gaining AI-powered tools and features, and USB Type-C devices becoming more secure with a new authentication standard.Microsoft updated Microsoft...
Predictions 2019: Security Threats Will Only Get Nastier
Hardly a week went by in 2018 without news of a major data leak or security breach. Ransomware and phishing were invasive, state-run hackers...
Mozilla Looks to Improve Email With 2019 Thunderbird Roadmap
Mozilla, an organization that is best known for its Firefox web browser, is starting 2019 by renewing focus on its Thunderbird email client. It's...
CastHack Exposes Google Chromecast Device Users to Risk
A pair of hackers have taken aim at vulnerable Google Chromecast media streaming devices, sending unauthorized content and messages to unsuspecting users.The attack, dubbed...
NIST Updates Cyber-Security Policy With New Insight Into Managing Risk
Today’s topics include the National Institute of Standards and Technology releasing the final version of its Risk Management Framework, and Microsoft adding live captioning...
How Enterprises Can Avoid the Ryuk Ransomware With Right Strategy
During the holiday period between Christmas and New Year’s in 2018, workers at a Tribune Co. newspaper location in South Florida found out that...
Best Cloud Storage Service Providers for 2021
Like we humans, every application, every text message, every email, every photo—everything that’s digital—needs a home. Without secure data storage, the digital and online...
How Oracle Is Embracing Cloud-Native Technology to Enable Applications
The term "cloud-native" is increasingly being used by organizations and vendors alike as a new paradigm shift for how applications can run and be...
USB Type-C to Become More Secure With Authentication Standard
The security of USB-based connections and devices is taking a step forward, with the official launch of the USB Type-C Authentication Program on Jan....
DOJ Seizes 15 Internet Domains Associated With DDoS-for-Hire Services
Today’s topics include the Justice Department shutting down 15 DDoS-for-hire sites, and Microsoft adding an extension pack on Visual Studio.In late December, the U.S...