ANALYSIS: Google has joined with the likes of Microsoft, IBM and Salesforce.com to use cloud to"democratise" AI
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Leak Of CIA Hacking Secrets Serves As Alert To Close Security Gaps
ANALYSIS: Exposure of the CIA's hacking tools give an unsettling look at the capabilities of U.S. spies, but also a clear view of your vulnerabilities
WordPress 4.7.3 Updates For Six Security Issues
The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system fixes six vulnerabilities, including three Cross Site Scripting flaws
Google Volunteer Team Patches Thousands Of Open Source Projects
A 50-member team of Google engineers voluntarily worked to patch 2,600 open-source projects against a Java deserialization bug in 2016
Typo Set In Motion Chain Of Events That Shut Down AWS S3 Cloud
ANALYSIS: The causes of the massive Amazon Web Services outages that knocked as many as 150,000 websites offline went way beyond a typo in a server command
Recent Cloud Issues Show Security Can Fail Dramatically
CloudBleed and TicketBleed showed how cloud services, while usually more secure, can fail significantly. Will they turn off companies to the cloud?
AWS Outage Demonstrates Need For Redundancy Even In The Cloud
ANALYSIS: AWS Outage demonstrates importance of building redundancy into your critical cloud apps even when your service provider is reliable
Washington Elites Use Secure Messaging Apps To Keep Or Leak Secrets
Two secure messaging apps that discourage snooping - Confide and Signal - are doing the rounds in Washington
Rumors of Multiple ‘New’ iPads Conflict Too Much to Be True
ANALYSIS: There are a lot of iPad rumours on the web but chances are not all can be true
Apple to Mark Smartphone Anniversary With ‘iPhone X’ Premium Handset
ANALYSIS: The latest chatter is Apple will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the introduction of its iconic iPhone with three new models
White House Withholds Cyber-Security Order For Further Revision
ANALYSIS: Trump withheld an executive order on cybersecurity, leaving the Washington IT community wondering what changes he intends to make
Kaspersky Discovers New Malware Designed To Stealthily Steal Data
ANALYSIS: Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new strain of malware that hides in memory and trusted applications while it stealthily steals sensitive data
TiVo’s Analytics Pinpoint Highlights Of Super Bowl LI
ANALYSIS: TiVo uses second-by-second data and measurement tools to rank the top commercials from this year’s championship game.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Takes First Step To Rule-Making Transparency
ANALYSIS: Newly-appointed Ajit Pai is taking the first steps toward taking the secrecy out of FFC's rule-making process
LogicHub Security Intelligence Automation Platform Debuts
Startup emerges from stealth with new funding and the promise of improving threat detection by automating activities that typically require human experience
Apple Faces Task of Designing New iPhone That Keeps Sales On A Roll
ANALYSIS: Following a record quarter, Apple is preparing for a big iPhone introduction in September that the company hopes will keep its smartphone sales on a roll
How To Avoid Fake Apps And Keep Your Online Data Private
We're all internet users, so we all must know how to spot fake apps and how to keep our own data safe and private. It can be done.
Platform9 Building Open-Source AWS Lambda Alternative
Platform9 officially launches its managed Kubernetes service and pushes forward on development of its Fission open-source effort
New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Likely to Overturn Predecessors Initiatives
ANALYSIS: Despite warnings of calamity from some circles, Ajit Pai has a long history of bipartisan consensus building and of supporting net neutrality
Avaya Bankruptcy Sends Clear Message to Legacy IT Makers
ANALYSIS: Avaya's bankruptcy is major news because it involves the world's largest and most widely installed legacy on-premises communications systems provider.
Trump’s Early Statements Indicate He’ll Be A Tech Industry Ally
ANALYSIS: Statements by President Donald Trump may provide some comfort to the US technology industry, but it’s clear that some policies will change
Google Makes Audit Logging Technology Available Across Cloud Stack
Google's Cloud Audit Logging technology will enable customers to track administrator and data access activity across a majority of Google’s cloud services
New Apple iPad Pro, Microsoft Surface Pro Likely to Appear in March
ANALYSIS: It appears increasingly likely that updated Apple iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro tablets will compete head to head starting this spring.
It’s Time To Stop Stalling About Upgrading Windows 7 Computers
ANALYSIS: Mainstream support for Windows 7, has already run out and the end of security updates is just three years away.
Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails
"ShadowBrokers" releases 61 files said to contain exploit tools used by the NSA, which could fuel a race between attackers and defenders
IBM Unveils All-Flash Storage for Cognitive Workloads
IBM shows off solid-state storage for high-end applications requiring high availability, continuous uptime and high performance
On The Trail Of Autonomous Cars At CES 2017
ANALYSIS: Promising autonomous vehicle technology was everywhere you looked at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, but sorting out which promises might actually be fulfilled took some exploring.
DHS Designates Election Machines, Systems As ‘Critical Infrastructure’
Individual states will still have oversight and control over their election systems, but the move makes a statement “domestically and internationally” that the U.S. considers its elections critical, the agency says
FTC Suit Against D-Link Warns All IoT Device Makers To Boost Security
ANALYSIS: Despite claims about advanced security, the FTC says D-Link hard-coded login credentials leaving encryption keys unprotected and publicly exposed
Google Patches Android For 90 Vulnerabilities In January Update
Google starts the new year with another large security update for Android, once again patching mediaserver, Qualcomm and Linux kernel vulnerabilities.