In late March when I got an unsettling message on my Gmail account: “Warning: Google may have detected government-backed attackers trying to steal your password.” Google sends them out when it detects a “government-backed attacker” has attempted to hack an account through phishing or malware. Last time I saw one, I added two-factor authentication to many of my…
Over 100,000 internet-connected cameras may be falling prey to a new IoT malware that’s spreading through recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the products. The malware, called Persirai, has been found infecting Chinese-made wireless cameras since last month, security firm Trend Micro said on Tuesday. The malware does so by exploiting flaws in the cameras that…
Microsoft released security patches Tuesday for 55 vulnerabilities across the company’s products, including for three flaws that are already exploited in targeted attacks by cyberespionage groups. Fifteen of the vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft’s patch bundle for May are rated as critical and they affect Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and the malware protection…
Infamous government hacker Edward Snowden believes open source is a fundamentally better way to use technology compared to proprietary technology that he believes disempowers users. Snowden was interviewed at the open source cloud computing project OpenStack Summit in Boston via video from a non-descript location and spoke about his personal use of open source technology.…
Drone-maker AeroVironment has developed a handheld quadcopter that it says can be carried by soldiers on the battlefield and quickly deployed to get an aerial look at a potentially hostile location. The drone, called Snipe Nano Quad, has retractable rotor arms so it can be carried in a compact form and unpacked when needed. It weighs…
Verizon this week said it would begin offering x86-based servers with OpenStack software aimed at customers looking to support all manner of advanced cloud, software defined networking and network functions virtualization-based enterprises. +More on Network World: Extreme offers glimpse of integrated Avaya, Brocade technology future+ According to Verizon, letting customers use a combination of off…
Microsoft won’t issue another Windows 10 “Long-term Servicing Branch” (LTSB) build until 2019, a company official said last week. “The next LTSB release is expected for 2019,” Nathan Mercer, senior product marketing manager, said in an “Ask me anything”-style Q&A last week. “Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 is the current LTSB release.” [ Related: Fix…
The financial sector may be one of the more cautious industries when it comes to adopting the cloud. But for HSBC the ability to analyse large volumes of information and access machine learning tools via APIs has served as a catalyst for its own cloud ambitions. Banks are, by their nature, data-intensive organisations, and HSBC…
For all of its administrative challenges in providing essential healthcare, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been recognized for its successes in delivering telemedicine to reach rural and remote patients who might live hours from the nearest VA facility. But it could do more. Officials from the VA recently made their way to Capitol Hill…
Stratasys is developing a cloud-service platform that comprises expandable, server rack-like modular 3D printer units configured under one software platform to work simultaneously to mass produce parts. The assembly line-style 3D printing platform will reside both in Stratasys’ own facilities as well as on the premises of business partners who can use the new Continuous…