Category: Tech
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 […]
Photo recognition is so good on Facebook and Google that they don’t even need to see your face to ID you. Now what? Both Facebook and Google have been working hard at using computers and algorithms to identify people in photos. They’ve gotten really good at it. We still don’t know what they’ll do with […]
We’ve been hearing about the impending depletion of IPv4 addresses for years, but that day is finally upon us — the free supply of IPv4 numbers in North America will be completely gone within a month or two. However, as the world slowly transitions to IPv6, there’s no cause for alarm. A significant quantity of […]
Scotty Zifka was looking for a sales job. He started one in late May at a company called EZ Tech Support, a small inbound call center in an older building in northeast Portland, Oregon. The first day of Zifka’s unpaid training involved listening in on sales calls. But within three hours, Zifka felt something wasn’t […]
13 must-have security tools The experts weigh in on their top picks for protecting enterprise networks. Security tools Network World asked security pros to name their No. 1, must-have, go-to security tool. We received responses from industry analysts, enterprise security practitioners, academics, and members of industry associations. Many of the experts we interviewed pointed out […]
Even though DevOps is widely seen as a powerful way to create better software faster and more efficiently, it puts new pressures on all parts of the organization. The IEEE’s DevOps Unleashed symposium last week was dedicated to providing “expert advice on how to innovate faster by accelerating software delivery across the enterprise.” The implication […]