eWEEK Staff

Avalanche Botnet Shut Down by International Law Enforcement Action

Today’s topics include the international effort to take down the Avalanche Botnet, the launch of Google’s new fuzzing tool software bug testing, the availability of new ebook reading feature in Windows 10 for mobile devices and the release of an updated Identity Suite from CA Technologies. Law enforcement organizations from around the world have coordinated […]

More than 1 Million Android Devices Infected by ‘Gooligan’ Trojan

Today’s topics include Trojan horse malware that has compromised more than a million Android devices, Mozilla’s quick patch to a zero-day flaw in Firefox, Microsoft’s use of artificial intelligence to help enterprises manage unrelenting flood of business data and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s “freemium” Unified Communications as a Service offer. Rogue mobile applications infected with the “Gooligan” […]

Azure Cloud Flaw Posed Hacking Risk to RHEL Virtual Machines

Today’s topics include a Microsoft Azure security flaw that could give attackers access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines, Google’s effort to use machine learning to help identify patients at risk of diabetic retinopathy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s sale of its OpenStack cloud and Cloud Foundry Platform-as-a-Service technologies to SUS and Google’s offer to use […]

Microsoft Readying New Smartphone Models for Late 2017, Reports Say

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s efforts to introduce a new smartphone in 2017, why Cisco’s Talos research group decided to extend security flaw disclosure timelines, Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s demonstration of memory-driven computing and Microsoft’s latest Azure Cloud update that supports disaster-recovery for Windows Server 2016. Microsoft may not have enjoyed much success recently with its Windows […]

San Francisco Transit Agency Gets Back Online After Ransomware Attack

Today’s topics include a ransomware attack that knocked San Francisco municipal railway fare terminals offline, Cisco’s decision to extend security vulnerability disclosure timelines, reports that the Microsoft-LinkedIn buyout deal is moving close to approval in Europe and Google’s new search feature that helps holiday shoppers dodge crowded retail outlets. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency […]

Recount in Wisconsin Unlikely to Reveal Vote System Fraud, Hacking

Today’s topics include an analysis of why a recount of presidential election votes in Wisconsin is unlikely to reveal evidence of vote system hacking, how Mimecast is bringing enterprise Email Protection to Office 365, Google’s updated Sites web page creation tool and a report that point of sale cyber-attacks have declined while email spam distribution […]

Microsoft Sets Sights on Building Practical Quantum Computer

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s plan to build a Quantum computer, Trend Micro’s find that the Cerber malware is seeking out database files to encrypt and hold for ransom, IBM’s new Watson internet of things services for the automotive, electronics and insurance industries, and the release of the Microsoft Office Online Server update. Microsoft is on […]

Symantec Buys Out Identity Protection Firm LifeLock for $2.3 Billion

Today’s topics include Symantec’s acquisition of LifeLock, Oracle’s buyout of DNS services company Dyn a month after it was hit by massive distributed denial of service attacks, Microsoft’s addition of Paint 3D to the Windows 10 Creators Update and the company’s latest updates to its Azure cloud platform. Symantec announced on Nov. 21 that it […]

Nvidia, OpenAI to Collaborate With Microsoft’s AI Efforts

Today’s topics include Microsoft’s partnership with Nvidia and Open AI, Mozilla’s introduction of its new Firefox Focus Browser, Google’s release of a new Application Programming Interface to improve employee search and Snapchat’s filing for an Initial Public Offering. It’s no secret that Microsoft is banking on artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver next-generation IT services to […]

IBM Launches Security Services Headquarters in Massachusetts

Today’s topics include the official opening of IBM’s new security services headquarters in Massachusetts, security experts’ warnings that the cyber threats to the Internet of Things will only increase, Google and Facebook’s plan to block advertising traffic to fake news sites and Microsoft’s announcement that it is now a Platinum member of the Linux Foundation. […]