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IMPRES to Provide Dell Rugged Laptops to Federal Agencies

IT integrator IMPRES Technology Solutions has received a $19 million award to provide standardized, pre-configured rugged laptop devices to federal customers via the General Services Administration AdvantageSelect program. The awarded multi-agency Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract contains a base period of performance of one year, with multiple one-year options available to be exercised at the […]

Next-Gen Moto G7 Smartphones Coming to US

Today’s topics include Motorola rolling out its Moto G7 smartphones, and researchers warning of a malicious container vulnerability. Motorola has launched the seventh generation of its Moto G family smartphones, with three of the four G7 models coming to the United States and Canada in March. All three new G7 phones run on the Android […]

Check-In System Flaw Puts Major Airlines at Risk

Today’s topics include Wandera reporting that major airlines are at risk from a check-in system flaw, and Dell EMC eyeing the edge for open networking. Security firm Wandera reported on Feb. 6 that it discovered an airline check-in vulnerability impacting multiple airlines, including Southwest, Air France, KLM, Vueling, Jetstar, Thomas Cook, Transavia and Air Europa. […]

StackPath Rolls Out Secure Edge Platform for Containers, VMs

Today’s topics include StackPath launching the world’s first secure edge platform, and new Iridium Next satellites boosting IoT performance. Dallas-based StackPath, which invented the edge computing concept, has launched what it describes as the world’s first secure edge platform with StackPath Edge Computing for containers and virtual machines. StackPath Edge Computing lets customers simply upload […]

Improper Practices Around Passwords the Focus of New Google Study

Today’s topics include a Harris Poll by Google finding that password reuse remains a barrier to safe internet use, and Google advancing confidential computing with the open-source Aylo project. In the spirit of Safer Internet Day on Feb. 5, Google conducted a study along with a Harris Poll of 3,000 Americans over the age of […]

Dell Offering Azure Stack for Harsh Remote and Edge Environments

Today’s topics include Dell EMC bringing Azure stack to the edge, and Extreme Networks protecting enterprises from IoT security risks with its Defender for IoT technology. Dell EMC this week is extending Microsoft’s Azure services out to remote sites and the network edge with its Tactical Microsoft Azure Stack. This ruggedized version of its Azure […]

Net Neutrality Debate Ends Up Back in Court

Hey there, here are your top news stories from eWEEK. Today’s topics include the net neutrality debate ending up back in court, and Azure API Management gaining preview support for OpenAPI Specification v3.

Mozilla Improves Privacy, Security in Firefox 65

Today’s topics include Mozilla improving privacy controls in Firefox 65, and IBM warning of an Apple Siri Shortcut risk. Mozilla released its first web browser update for 2019 on Jan. 29, with the debut of Firefox 65, which improves a number of features and advances user privacy as part of Mozilla’s larger effort to enhance […]

Samsung Cracks Terabyte Threshold in Smartphone Storage

Today’s topics include Samsung making the first 1TB flash storage for phones, and Cisco extending its Application Centric Infrastructure. Samsung announced Jan. 29 that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 1TB embedded Universal Flash Storage 2.1, for use in next-generation mobile applications in smartphones. Four years after introducing the first Universal Flash Storage […]

AWS Backup Backs Up Data Across AWS Network, On-Premises

Today’s topics include Amazon Web Services launching AWS Backup, and Debian and PHP PEAR projects getting updated for application vulnerabilities. As surprising as it sounds, Amazon Web Services, which has offered cloud storage since 2006, hasn’t provided a fully managed backup service—until now. AWS has launched AWS Backup, an automated, centralized backup service that enables […]