Tech

  • Four smartphone OSs fighting for survival

    BlackBerry, Tizen, Ubuntu Touch and Firefox OS take different approaches to staying alive. The smartphone operating system market is dominated by Android and iOS, but you can never count out Microsoft, so let’s say that Windows Phone, despite lagging in market share, rounds out the Big Three. That leaves four […]

  • Windows 9 inbound: Microsoft to unveil Windows ‘Threshold’ in September, reports say

    Our first glimpse of Windows 9 may be right around the corner, as the new rapid-fire Microsoft scrambles to put the stigma of Windows 8’s disastrous launch in the rear view mirror. MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 10 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make admins happier Microsoft is set to officially unveil […]

  • Lenovo N20p Chromebook review: An affordable dual-mode device

    Lenovo’s latest Chromebook functions as both a regular laptop and a stand-supported tablet. But what is it like to use in the real world? When you think of a Chromebook, you typically think of a keyboard-centric laptop — but Lenovo’s hoping to shake up that mindset with some versatile new […]

  • Five unanswered questions about massive Russian hacker database

    There’s still much that’s unclear about Tuesday’s revelation that a small group of hackers in Russia have amassed a database of 1.2 billion stolen user IDs and passwords. The company that disclosed the incident, Hold Security, didn’t offer any fresh information Wednesday, but here are five questions we’d like to […]

  • How to protect yourself against privileged user abuse

    The typical organization loses 5% of its revenues to fraud by its own employees each year, with most thefts committed by trusted employees in executive management, operations, accounting, sales, customer service or purchasing, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). This type of malicious behavior by “privileged users” […]

  • 10 Common Problems APM Helps You Solve

    One mistake in understanding the nature of the threats to your enterprise can have dire consequences, says Accuvant’s Jason Clark There is a scene in HBO’s adaption of Game of Thrones where a character counsels the king to dismiss the rising power of one of his rivals because “curiosities on […]

  • What color is your Big Data parachute?

    Big Data pros make the big bucks, but before you leap, here are 5 questions to help determine whether a career change is right for you Salaries are on the rise for IT professionals, increasing anywhere from 3% to 7%, according to the latest surveys. For big data professionals, however, […]

  • 11 sure signs you’ve been hacked

    In today’s threatscape, antivirus software provides little piece of mind. In fact, antimalware scanners on the whole are horrifically inaccurate, especially with exploits less than 24 hours old. After all, malicious hackers and malware can change their tactics at will. Swap a few bytes around, and a previously recognized malware […]

  • Amazon teases launch of mysterious device with 50-second video

    Amazon took to social media and YouTube Wednesday with a cagey promotion for an upcoming launch event, setting off rampant Internet speculation that its long-rumored smartphone is about to be announced. “Join Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos for our launch event,” the company said on Twitter. The event will be June […]

  • Microsoft debuts personalized patch dashboard for IT pros

    Web-based myBulletins organizes security updates; gets a ‘C’ grade from one professional Microsoft today launched a Web-based security dashboard for IT professionals that displays a customized view of the company’s past patches. Called “myBulletins,” the dashboard shows the security updates for user-selected products, including the permutations of Windows, the iterations […]