eWEEK Staff

Today’s topics include Microsoft coming out with more Surface laptop models, and KnowBe4 introducing Virtual Risk Officer for security awareness training. Microsoft has released its most powerful Surface Pro portable laptop, the Surface Pro 6, as well as its new Surface Studio 2 desktop computer and a new Surface Laptop 2 model that claims up […]

Today’s topics include BlackBerry adding a quantum-resistant server to its cyber-security platform, and Splunk announcing improvements to its data platforms. BlackBerry revealed at its annual Security Summit last week that it is adding a quantum-resistant code-signing server to its lineup of cryptography tools, which will allow software to be digitally signed using a scheme that […]

Today’s topics include Cloudera and Hortonworks merging to create a new data platform, and Violin Systems staging a comeback in the extreme performance market. Cloudera and Hortonworks, competitors in the Hadoop data storage and analytics market, jointly announced Oct. 3 that they have agreed to an all-stock merger worth a combined $5.2 billion. Both boards […]

Today’s topics include a researcher urging enterprises to embrace hackers to improve security, and a major update of SAP Data Hub that distills business value from an organization’s data. Cyber-security researcher Keren Elazari delivered the keynote address at the SecTor conference in Toronto on Oct. 2, claiming hackers can help companies improve cyber-security and providing […]

Today’s topics include the Department of Justice combating California on net neutrality, and Xilinx putting FPGAs into accelerator cards for data centers. The U.S. Department of Justice is about to take on the state of California in a net neutrality battle. At stake is both the definition of net neutrality and the limits of a […]

Today’s topics include an ITC judge finding Apple infringed on Qualcomm IP but will not ban iPhones from the United States, and the founder of the web launching Inrupt to improve internet privacy. In the latest development of the ongoing legal dispute between ex-technology partners Apple and Qualcomm over alleged patent violations, Judge Thomas Pender […]

Today’s topics include a Facebook access token data breach affecting 90 million users, and Oracle launching Java 11 with improved security and performance. Facebook has revealed additional technical details about its data breach first reported on Sept. 28 that involved unknown attackers somehow obtaining access tokens for Facebook users. According to Pedro Canahuati, Facebook vice […]

Today’s topics include a new Russian malware named LoJax embedding itself in PC firmware, and the release of Kubernetes 1.12 featuring TLS Bootstrapping. Researchers at security company ESET say they have found a new type of malware called LoJax, named after the LoJack anti-theft security software because both embed themselves into a computer’s firmware. There, […]

Today’s topics include the FCC limiting local governments’ ability to restrict 5G deployment, and Alphabet’s Chronicle launching VirusTotal Enterprise. Local governments are no longer allowed to restrict the deployment of small-cell wireless infrastructure sites in ways that the Federal Communications Commission considers unreasonable. To accomplish this, the FCC on Sept. 26 placed limits on restrictions […]

Today’s topics include Salesforce Customer 360 bringing users contextually relevant customer information, and Symantec integrating more capabilities into its data loss prevention platform. At its Dreamforce annual conference in San Francisco starting this week, Salesforce.com announced Salesforce Customer 360, which is an ambitious attempt to give users a unified cross-channel customer experience in an easy-to-use, […]

Apple’s twelfth major update to its iOS mobile operating system became generally available Sept. 17, and what it lacks in flashy new features, it more than makes up for in security and performance upgrades. Unlike previous releases where older iPhones and iPads got bogged down and instability rose, iOS 12 makes things work faster, improves […]

Today’s topics include Qualcomm accusing Apple of giving trade secrets to Intel, and a new virtual analyst for Adobe Analytics helping to uncover customer insights. In a new California superior court filing submitted Sept. 25, Qualcomm officials are alleging that for the past several years, Apple engineers have stolen Qualcomm’s software and such confidential information […]