Posted on Friday May 25, 2018
Fans of Android mobile devices look forward to each new version of Google's operating system as it shows off new features. Aside from being easier and more efficient for developers to create applications on it, there are some improvements for consumers to look forward to when they update or buy a device that runs the new Android P.
Posted on Friday May 25, 2018
The FBI is advising users of consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage devices to reboot them as soon as possible to counter Russian-engineered malware that has infected hundreds of thousands devices. Ars Technica reports: Researchers from Cisco's Talos security team first disclosed the existence of the malware on Wednesday. The detailed report said the malware infected more than 500,000 devices made by Linksys, Mikrotik, Netgear, QNAP, and TP-Link.
Posted on Thursday May 24, 2018
Virtualization and cloud computing are sometimes used interchangeably, and it's easy to see why people confuse the two. To set the record straight, virtualization is NOT cloud computing. But these two revolutionary technologies often overlap.
Posted on Wednesday May 23, 2018
The phone remains one of the first points of contact businesses have with their customers. That's why so many companies are upgrading to affordable and hi-tech "VoIP" systems. Voice over IP solutions are a smart investment given their longevity and more.
Posted on Tuesday May 22, 2018
An anonymous reader shares a report: A new report from cloud security specialist Carbon Black, based on responses from CISOs at 40 major financial institutions -- including six of the top 10 global banks -- seeks to better understand the attack landscape. Among the findings are that 90 percent of financial institutions report being the subject of a ransomware attack in 2017. In addition one in 10 respondents report encountering destructive attacks unrelated to ransomware, such as application attacks and fileless malware. These potentially enable cybercriminals to move freely and laterally within an organization's network and often go completely overlooked until it's too late.
Posted on Tuesday May 22, 2018
Lately, Microsoft has given some love to Outlook -- not just the desktop app, but also the web and app versions. In fact, they just released a bunch of new and improved features. Let's take a look.