Category: Tech
Threat intelligence needs to grow up Security teams are overwhelmed with a massive amount of threat data Security teams are overwhelmed with a massive amount of threat data. While a decade ago no one was talking about threat intelligence except government agencies, organizations are now bombarded with threat data leaving them challenged with identifying what […]?
Interested in going to one of the best colleges or universities to study technology? Here are the top 10 schools known for their computer science and engineering programs. Top technology schools Every year, Money releases its rankings of every college and university in the U.S., and not surprisingly, a number of those top schools are […]?
Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new ways to bypass security measures. In a survey conducted by the SANS Institute on the behalf of Guidance Software, 56% of respondents assumed they have been breached or will be soon, compared with 47% last year. Assistant United States Attorney and Cybercrime Coordinator with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in […]?
Engineers have found a way to dramatically shrink a critical component of cellphones and other wireless devices. A much smaller, more efficient radio wave circulator has the potential to double the useful bandwidth in wireless communications by enabling full-duplex functionality—meaning devices can transmit and receive signals on the same frequency band at the same time. […]?
A group has been singled out as the attacker behind the recently disclosed hack against Anthem, believed to be the largest waged against a health care company. It was Black Vine that broke into the health insurer’s systems and stole more than 80 million patients records, Symantec said Tuesday in a report. For Black Vine, […]?
WordPress 4.2.3 fixes a cross-site scripting flaw that could be used to compromise websites Developers of the popular WordPress blogging platform have released a critical security update to fix a vulnerability that can be exploited to take over websites. WordPress 4.2.3, released Thursday, resolves a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could allow users with the […]?
A hack targeting UCLA Health’s computer network may have exposed personal and medical data on 4.5 million people. The attack tapped into parts of the system where sensitive details like names, birth dates and health plan identification numbers are kept, though there’s no evidence yet that the information was “actually accessed or acquired,” UCLA Health […]?
Skittish about the impact of Windows 10, including the free upgrade-from-Windows-7-and-8.1 offer, computer makers drew down inventories and sent PC shipments plummeting in the June quarter, IDC said today. The quarter was among the worst ever for personal computers, according to the research firm, which estimated the year-over-year contraction at 11.8%. That decline was bested […]?
Mozilla will accelerate the release of new features for its Firefox browser, dumping its current 18-week development schedule for something nimbler, a company manager told contributors last week. The firm will also deliver a browser for Windows 10, a reversal of a 2014 decision to stop work on a touch-based version of Firefox for Microsoft’s […]?
SDN will support IoT by centralizing control, abstracting network devices, and providing flexible, dynamic, automated reconfiguration of the network This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Organizations are excited about the business value of the data that […]?