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With Hack of NiceHash Exchange, Bitcoin Security Concerns Grow

Today’s topics include a costly security breach of Bitcoin exchange site NiceHash; Microsoft and ESET working with law enforcement to disrupt the Gamarue botnet; Apple updating its macOS and iOS operating systems to fix security vulnerabilities; and IBM introducing its first Power9 servers designed for AI and deep learning. Bitcoin exchange site NiceHash publicly revealed […]

Intel Chip Flaw Enables Malware to Gain Full Access to Computer Assets

Today’s topics include the revelation that a flaw in Intel processors allows undetectable malware; Google blocking Amazon Fire TV and Echo Show users from accessing YouTube; Apple Pay Cash allowing person-to-person payment capabilities from Apple devices; and HP and Asus offering “Always Connected PCs” that run Windows 10 on Arm-based processors. A flaw in Intel […]

PayPal Says Breach of Its TIO Networks Unit Affected 1.6M Customers

Today’s topics include PayPal unit TIO Networks disclosing a breach of 1.6 million accounts; Google’s Safe Browsing tool warning users of secret data collection; Intel and AMD chips driving enterprise server growth; and Microsoft’s release of its Dynamics NAV 2018 ERP Suite. PayPal Holdings revealed on Dec. 1 that its TIO Networks payment processing service […]

Ex-NSA Worker Pleads Guilty to Taking Classified Data

Today’s topics include a former NSA employee pleading guilty to taking classified data home; a new Senate bill proposing prison time for failing to report data breaches; Microsoft modernizing its Redmond, Wash., campus starting in 2018; and a new Windows 10 Timeline feature helping users resume past tasks. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on […]

AWS Puts Its Alexa Personal Assistant to Work in the Office

Today’s topics include Amazon Web Services’ release of Alexa for Business; 5G wireless efforts increasing; the debut of WordPress 4.9.1 with hardened security updates; and Microsoft launching its Edge browser for iOS and Android devices. At the Amazon Web Services re:Invent 2017 conference that took place in Las Vegas last week, Amazon Web Services introduced […]

Apple Working on Patch for macOS High Sierra Password Security Flaw

Today’s topics include a root password vulnerability found in Apple’s macOS High Sierra platform; Apple’s countersuit against Qualcomm in an ongoing court fight over patent infringement; the debut of Amazon Web Services’ GuardDuty for cloud threat detection; and the expansion of the Microsoft and SAP cloud collaboration with S/4 HANA on Azure. Apple is working […]

Investment Firm Thoma Bravo Pays $1.6 Billion for Barracuda Networks

Today’s topics include investment firm Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Barracuda Networks for $1.6 billion; how the Microsoft Azure cloud is supporting location-based Services with the help of TomTom GPS technology; Confluent Cloud’s implementation of Apache Kafka for real-time data feeds; and Comtrade’s HYCU for Nutanix platform gains support for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Exchange and SQL […]

Imgur Image Hosting Service Discloses Breach of 1.7M Users Accounts

Today’s topics include the disclosure by image hosting site Imgur of a security breach affecting 1.7 million user accounts; McAfee’s acquisition of cloud security startup Skyhigh Networks; how Microsoft quietly made it’s Office application suite available on Chromebooks that support Android apps; and the launch of StorONE ‘s TRU storage software. On Nov. 23, Security […]

Uber Hid Data Breach Affecting 57M Users, Drivers for Nearly a Year

Today’s topics include Uber admitting it hid a massive data breach last year; Microsoft adding dozens of new locations to its Bird’s Eye feature in Bing Maps; and Microsoft’s release of Azure Migrate for guiding VMware users to the cloud. Uber publicly admitted on Nov. 21 that in late 2016 it became aware that it […]

AT&T Prepared for Court Battle to Defend Proposed Time Warner Merger

Today’s topics include AT&T fighting the government’s opposition to its proposed merger with Time Warner; Intel patching Management Engine vulnerabilities; Microsoft warning of recent spikes in Office threats; and Google tracing users’ locations via cell towers. AT&T is calling the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit filed Nov. 20 to block its proposed $85.4 billion […]