You publish 20,000 clean patches, but one goes wrong and you’re a PC-crippler...
Malwarebytes pushed a patch, then a patch for the patch Security software vendor Malwarebytes has overwritten two updates to its products and apologised to users who found their machines turned into...
View ArticleTo counter China, White House memo suggests a nationalized 5G network
Memo claims government-run network would keep US safe from foreign attacks.
View ArticleQuantas experiments with mustard seed biofuel on LA-Melbourne flight
The 10-percent biofuel blend is estimated to reduce emissions by 7 percent.
View ArticleIntel alerted Chinese cloud giants ‘before US govt’ about CPU bugs
'We certainly would have liked to have been notified of this' says Homeland Security Intel warned Chinese firms about its infamous Meltdown and Spectre processor vulnerabilities before informing the US...
View ArticleBerserk leprosy bacteria are wildly mutating to become extremely drug resistant
New method to study the bacteriarsquo;s genetics reveals grim situation.
View ArticleIn a first, US hit by “Jackpotting” attacks that empty ATMs in minutes
Malware causes machines to quickly dispense huge amounts of cash.
View ArticleBrandPost: Standard or Custom Cloud Instances? How to Decide?
Throughout the computing era, we’ve seen the pendulum swing between customized and standard solutions.Custom solutions, tailored to the precise needs of an application or user, can boost efficiency,...
View ArticleRuling raises songwriter royalties from Spotify, Apple Music by 44%
The new ruling will also make it easier for them to get paid quickly.
View ArticleWhat’s new in Angular: Version 6 beta arrives
In 2017, Angular, Google’s popular JavaScript framework for building mobile and desktop applications, had a whirlwind year, with two major upgrades in 14 months.It reached the next milestone with...
View Article“Heatmap” for social athlete’s app reveals secret bases, secret places
Data map inadvertently reveals movements of people in dangerous and sensitive places.
View ArticleUgly, perfect ten-rated bug hits Cisco VPNs
Patch your Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense code before they're utterly p0wned A programming slip in Cisco VPN software has created a critical vulnerability hitting ten...
View ArticleCrooks make US ATMs spew million-plus bucks in ‘jackpotting’ hacks
If you could keep an eye on miscreants cracking open your boxes, that would be great Cash machines in the US are being hacked to spew hundreds of dollar bills – a type of theft dubbed "jackpotting"...
View ArticleMaybe you should’ve stuck with NetWare: Hijackers can bypass Active Directory...
'DCShadow' attack lets attackers add their own controllers, do some wrecking Two security researchers have demonstrated an attack on Active Directory attack that let them insert their own domain...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Cloud contracts: 5 must-have elements
The cloud is growing at an annual rate of 22 percent and is projected to come in at $178 billion in 2018, according to Forrester Research.There is no question: The cloud is where companies are...
View ArticleYou’ll finally be able to approve family purchases with Face ID in iOS update
The feature added in the iOS 11.3 beta worked with Touch ID but not Face ID.
View ArticleBefore trial, judge won’t let Waymo include its own financial projections
High-profile Waymo v. Uber trial is now less than a week away.
View ArticlePocket-sized DNA reader used to scan entire human genome sequence
It still needs some help to assemble a genome, but it provides unique information.
View ArticleDealmaster: Buy an Xbox One X and get a $100 Dell gift card
Plus deals on Logitech gear, lots of 4K TVs, Essential Phone, and more.
View ArticleLenovo fixes hard-coded password and weak crypto in fingerprint manager
Affected users should patch ASAP.
View ArticleApple under investigation by DOJ, SEC for disclosures of its iPhone slow-down...
The government is looking into possible securities laws violations.
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