2017-05-01 16:07
NSA suggests using virtualization to secure smartphones
The U.S. National Security Agency is now suggesting government departments and businesses buy smartphones secured using virtualization, a technology it currently requires only on tablets and laptops
2017-05-01 12:25
Believe your employer doesn’t know about your legal problems? Think again
An employee gets stopped over the weekend for a DUI. Unbeknownst to him once his name hits the police’s public database, his employer will know about it soon after – whether the conviction has any impact on the employee’s job performance or not.
2017-05-01 12:00
JavaScript framework smartens up Firefox
With its Fathom JavaScript framework, Mozilla wants to extract meaning out of web pages and produce a more intelligent browser.
2017-05-01 12:00
Google offers voice and language SDK for Google Assistant
Google is now offering a software development kit for its Google Assistant platform so that developers can build hardware prototypes that use the technology.
2017-05-01 12:00
65% of enterprise workloads still in on-premises data centers, study finds
There’s a cloud option out there for almost every IT workload, but a survey from the Uptime Institute indicates that about two-thirds of enterprise computing is still done in company-owned data centers.
2017-05-01 12:00
Public clouds are calling to IT engineers -- and their wallets
Less than one-fifth of enterprise IT assets are in the cloud, but it looks like more are on the way.
2017-05-01 12:00
Meet Windows Defender Security Center, your PC's safety belt in the Creators Update
Microsoft made some much needed changes to Windows Defender with the Creators Update. The built-in anti-virus app is renamed the Windows Defender Security Center, and as that name suggests, it's a more fleshed-out security suite.
2017-04-29 01:23
NSA ends surveillance tactic that pulled in citizens' emails, texts
The U.S. National Security Agency will no longer sift through emails, texts and other internet communications that mention targets of surveillance.
2017-04-28 22:33
Stealthy Mac malware spies on encrypted browser traffic
A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic to steal sensitive information.
2017-04-28 21:21
Google's Chrome will soon start warning you more about HTTP pages
A Google effort to push websites to implement encryption is expanding. Starting in October, the company will roll out new warnings to flag HTTP connections as insecure in its Chrome browser.