Wayne Rash

A new breed of malware found by Kaspersky Lab may seem like a nightmare for system administrators and IT managers. This is malware that uses legitimate—frequently open-source—software to infect a system, then uses commonly used Windows services for implementation and operation. Once the malware is running inside of Windows it erases all traces of its […]

The new series of wireless access points from Aerohive Networks is designed and priced to provide enterprise grade mesh networking to small and medium businesses that until now have had to either make do with consumer WiFi routers or go with expensive enterprise equipment that required IT support staff. Aerohive has introduced two WiFi access […]

Admittedly it’s only a test, but if everything goes as expected, the Federal Communications Commission will throw off the veil of secrecy that has always kept the agency’s decision making out of the public’s view. According to an announcement by Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC has begun a pilot program to release to the public […]

If there is a downside to having the best quarter you’ve ever had is that investors customers expect you to do it again next time, except even bigger. That’s the bad news—good news scenario Apple’s Tim Cook is dealing with right now. For now Cook take satisfaction that Apple’s sales are growing again. In the […]

For several days the week before the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 127 of the 183 networked video recorders used by police in Washington DC were off-line and unavailable to record video evidence. According to an investigation by The Washington Post the video cameras were disabled by a ransomware attack during this period. In Washington, […]

WASHINGTON—The National Science Foundation is actively involved in the development of autonomous cars, and in the related field of vehicle safety, said NSF Director Dr. France A. Córdova. Córdova delivered the government keynote address at the Washington Auto Show, which has a portion devoted to public policy. “NSF is focused on the next frontier, and […]

If there’s one thing you can expect from Ajit Pai now that he’s been confirmed as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is that many of the power grabs by former Chairman Tom Wheeler will be rolled back. One of the first targets of a regulatory rollback is sure to be the reclassification of […]

Samsung electronics has taken the extraordinary step of announcing exactly what was wrong with the Lithium-ion batteries that powered the Galaxy Note7 device, how the failures occurred, and what the company will do to ensure it doesn’t happen again. The announcement took place during a press conference at Samsung headquarters in Seoul, South Korea Jan. […]

WASHINGTON—During his inauguration speech President Donald Trump spoke about a number of issues that were designed to appeal to his base, including calls for improving infrastructure in the U.S., declining to support a multi-lateral trade partnership and a strong call to as he said it, to “put America First.” But then towards the end, Trump […]

Apple has a surprising problem with its iPad tablets. Microsoft seems to have stolen the creative market mindshare with its latest Surface tablet and it’s sure that the Redmond giant has every intention of keeping it that way. Apple, meanwhile, hasn’t introduced a new version of the iPad Air for over two years, and it’s […]