2017-02-14 19:35
Microsoft shelves all February security updates
Microsoft today took the unprecedented step of postponing an entire month's slate of security updates for Windows and its other products just hours before the patches were to begin rolling out to customers.
2017-02-14 19:32
Google tweaks Clock app design in new 5.0 update
Even if you shirk Google’s messaging, maps, and email apps on your phone, there’s one stock Android app that we almost all use on a regular basis: Clock. And with a new update to version 5.0 rolling out, Google has made a few interface tweaks that
2017-02-14 19:20
Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite e-reader just dropped to $100
Nothing says “I love you†more than the gift of digital books. Or at least, that’s what I tell my wife when I want a new e-reader. Anyone looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift should take a look at Amazon today: The online retailer—a
2017-02-14 19:09
Russian cyberspies blamed for US election hacks are now targeting Macs
Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that's likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year.
2017-02-14 18:00
Google’s new cloud service is a unique take on a database
Google has turned a database service that it uses to run some of its mission-critical products into an offering for its public cloud customers.
2017-02-14 17:30
Microsoft's president wants a Geneva Convention for cyberwar
Microsoft is calling for a Digital Geneva Convention, as global tensions over digital attacks continue to rise. The tech giant wants to see civilian use of the internet protected as part of an international set of accords, Brad Smith, the company’s p
2017-02-14 17:07
Seastar C++ framework looks to simplify coding
Seastar, an event-driven C++ framework for building applications for multiple processor cores, is adding the notion of concepts to make coding easier.
2017-02-14 15:27
Forget the network perimeter, say security vendors
What if all your company’s computers and applications were connected directly to the Internet? That was the assumption behind BeyondCorp, a new model for network security that Google proposed back in 2014, and it’s one that’s starting to get some
2017-02-14 09:59
Cybersecurity alliance promoting intel-sharing seeks to expand
Hackers have probably had a harder time slipping past your security software, thanks to an alliance between some of the top vendors in the industry.
2017-02-14 08:54
Worried about hacks, senators want info on Trump’s personal phone
Two senators have written to the U.S. Department of Defense about reports that President Donald Trump may still be using an old unsecured Android phone, including to communicate through his Twitter account.