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Shellshock, the vulnerability in the Bourne Again Shell, also known as Bash, is now being actively exploited in network-attached storage or NAS devices, according to a new report from FireEye. Bash is widely deployed on Linux operating systems, which are found in a wide variety of embedded devices, including NAS appliances. Currently, FireEye is only […]

Attackers are rushing to exploit the flaws in the Bourne Again Shell, also known as the Bash vulnerability, before companies and software developers have the chance to fully patch exposed applications. Web security firm CloudFlare, for example, has seen 1.5 million attacks each day that exploit the bash vulnerability. Meanwhile cloud security company Incapsula estimates […]

Microsoft announced that it will skip over Windows 9 and jumping straight to Windows 10. Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the company’s Operating Systems group, called this upcoming version of Microsoft’s flagship OS the most enterprise-friendly yet. Windows 10 will feature the long-awaited unified Start Menu and other PC-centric features, first teased during the […]

Lenovo announced that it is set to close a $2.1 billion deal with IBM on Oct. 1 that will make it the third-largest server vendor in the world. In a deal originally announced back in January, Lenovo will purchase IBM’s x86 server business as it looks to grow its Enterprise Business Group toward a goal […]

FBI Director James Comey is criticizing recent security changes by Apple and Google, saying they will make it more difficult for law enforcement officials to gain information about potential criminals. The two companies recently said data encryption services will be turned on by default, which Comey said could affect police efforts to fight terrorism and […]

Apple announced that it will soon have a new update to replace the flawed iOS 8.0.1 update that was briefly made available on Sept. 24. The flawed update caused serious device problems for many users of the company’s latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones, such as causing users to lose the ability to […]

Some iPhone 6 users are reporting that the thinner models of the new devices are bending when users keep them in a pants pocket. Pictures of this problem have circulated widely on the Web. One reason for the issue is that with their longer and wider displays and thinner bodies, the new iPhone 6 and […]

BlackBerry CEO John Chen announced that the company will price its new Passport smartphone at $599 without subsidies when it goes on sale Sept. 24. He explained that this price is about $100 lower than that of unsubsidized phones sold by rivals. The new iPhones from Apple start at $649 without a contract for the […]

Microsoft announced that it is doubling the amount of free OneDrive cloud storage to 30GB, from the recently upgraded 15GB limit. This is part of a limited-time offer that requires that users designate OneDrive as their photo and video backup destination. Douglas Pearce, group program manager of Microsoft OneDrive, explained that the added capacity will […]

Alibaba, a China-based e-commerce merchant made financial history Sept. 19 with its record IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The company garnered $21.8 billion on its first day as a public company, which easily eclipsed the previous record, $19.7 billion, set by Visa International when it went public in 2008. Alibaba sells a variety […]