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Verizon Won’t Be The Last to Leave Data Exposed In The Cloud
ANALYSIS: Once again, security researchers have found that data has been left open and improperly secured in the cloud and it's going to keep happening
Amazon Reports Record Prime Day Sales And Subscriber Growth
ANALYSIS: Amazon’s quest for retail industry domination is boosted by record Prime Day, more subscribers and soaring stock price
Apple 10.5-Inch iPad Pro Tablet A Worthy Laptop Alternative
REVIEW: The latest iPad Pros have a wealth of improved features that bring a lot to the table for business users
Cyber-Security Executive Order Implementation Deadlines Near
ANALYSIS: Security experts chime in on the impact of President Trump's cyber-security executive order as the first set of deadlines near
Kubernetes 1.7 Improves Container Security And API Aggregation
Second major release of Kubernetes in 2017 debuts, providing new stable features to improve the extensibility and security
Petya Mainly A Threat To Unprepared And Unwilling Organizations
ANALYSIS: Despite repeated warnings and the experience last month provided by the WannaCry ransomware, organizations that failed to prepare for known threats found they were most subject to the Petya malware
How The iPhone Transformed Business Computing In A Decade
ANALYSIS: Disguised as a phone, Apple introduced a versatile pocket-sized computer that could be used by anyone and was a valuable new tool for business
Cisco, Apple Extend Mobile-Networking Partnership Into Security
The two companies say they are promoting an effort to reduce cyber-security insurance premiums for enterprises that use their products.
Microsoft Upgrades Office 365’s Compliance Controls
Microsoft adds new features that help compliance officers in highly-regulated industries keep a tighter lid on sensitive information
Cisco/NetApp Lone Vendor Showing Growth In Converged Systems Market
Dell EMC is far and away No. 1 in the category, but its sales are down year over year
Fireball Browser Hijack Impact Revised After Microsoft Analysis
A browser hijacking operation initially reported to have 250 million victims by security firm Check Point isn't quite that large, according to Microsoft
Amazon’s Buyout Of Whole Foods To Speed Up Its Move Into Grocery Sales
ANALYSIS: The on-line retailing giants long quest to become a major player in the grocery industry is about to come to fruition in a very big way with its proposed $13.7 billion buyout of Whole Foods
How Amazon’s EC2 Container Service Is Growing In The Public Cloud
General Manager of Amazon's public cloud container service explains how the platform has evolved and where it's headed
Uber Needs New Senior Management To Achieve Stability, Maturity
ANALYSIS: The ride-sharing giant finds the wheels coming off as it faces criminal investigations, lawsuits, executive departures and mass firings
Costs Of Cloud Computing At Odds With Growing Complexity
Cloud customers are dealing with confusion over cloud computing costs and the complexity of the services they are paying for
Google Parent Alphabet Tests Drone Traffic Management System
Alphabet this week started testing an early version of a technology for managing unmanned drone delivery systems
Russian Voter System Tampering The Result Of Typical Weak Security
The compromise of a highly classified report by an NSA contractor is serious enough, but the poor security measures were worse
Microsoft’s Cloud Weathers 1.5 Million Hack Attempts Each Day
Microsoft's 3,500 security engineers and its AI-enabled Intelligent Security Graph system helps the company thwart over a million attempts to breach its cloud infrastructure each day
Why IBM’s Shrinking Transistors Look Like A Breakthrough For All Of IT
ANALYSIS: Timing of IBM's 5nm breakthrough-which means faster, smaller and lower-power processors-couldn't be better, thanks to arrival of IoT
MacBook Air Upgrade Will Be Conspicuously Absent From Apple WWDC
NEWS ANALYSIS: Normally WWDC is a software-only event. but Apple has been playing around with the calendar lately, so expect some hardware
CoreOS Advances Tectonic Container Platform To Open Cloud Services
The Kubernetes-based container management and orchestration platform vendor moves forward with a new release and improved security
Chipotle Breach Exposes Continued Point-of-Sale Cyber-Security Risks
ANALYSIS: Chipotle is the latest victim of Point-of-Sale malware that steals credit card information, demonstrating the continued risks that face retailers
Google, Facebook, Microsoft Lead Growing Appetite For Enterprise-Grade SSDs
Intel, the current leader in supplying enterprise storage disks, is feeling the pressure from Samsung
NSA Says New Encryption Standards Needed To Resist Quantum Computing
ANALYSIS: Quantum computing's potential to crack encryption worries the NSA, so it's developing standards and strategies for a post-quantum world
New Google Payment API Aims to Streamline Mobile Payment Process
Google has released an expanded mobile payment suite that includes a new payment API along with tweaks to the in-app advertising platform and new app promotion options
Zomato, DocuSign Breaches Reveal Common Security Risks
ANALYSIS: WannaCry ransomware worm outbreak isn't the only cybersecurity incident that users need to worry about, as a pair of breaches at Zomato and DocuSign show
Microsoft Plans OneDrive, SharePoint Summer Update Spree
Microsoft will start rolling out updates that enhance collaboration on OneDrive and help organizations spread the word internally with SharePoint
Google Launches Cloud Service For Managing Internet Of Things Devices
Cloud IoT Core will integrate with analytics services such as Dataflow and BigQuery on the Google Cloud Platform
Microsoft Debuts Brainier Cognitive Services Portfolio
Four new Cognitive Services offerings enable developers to create apps that can identify objects in images, supercharge video search and more