Microsoft's support rules for Windows 10 LTSB void allure to enterprise customers

Microsoft has largely invalidated one of Windows 10’s signature concessions to corporate customers, said Gartner analysts who recommended that enterprises reconsider running the operating system’s most stable and static edition. “Microsoft has clarified support plans for LTSB, highlighting restrictions and caveats that could make this an unviable strategy,” wrote Stephen Kleynhans and Michael Silver in…

Toshiba reveals new 3D flash chip that can store 1TB

Toshiba has begun shipping samples of its third-generation 3D NAND flash chip technology, which stacks 64 layers of flash cells and has 65% greater capacity than the previous generation technology, which used 48 layers. “This increases memory capacity per silicon wafer and leads to a reduction of cost-per-bit,” Toshiba said in a statement. Toshiba Based…

Replace SHA-1. It’s not that hard.

Now that SHA-1 has been broken it’s time for enterprises that have ignored its potential weakness for years to finally act, and it’s not that hard. The most common use of the hash function is in securing SSL and TLS connections, and to get rid of SHA-1 in that use is to utilize browsers and…