A state-sponsored espionage group that uses a malware platform called Duqu has compromised the computer networks of several hotels and venues that hosted negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. The attacks that took place in 2014 and this year involved the use of a new version of the Duqu cyberespionage malware, …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a New Jersey man accused of posing as a hedge fund manager and defrauding small companies out of more than $4 million. The SEC alleges that Nicholas Lattanzio falsely promised small businesses that he would arrange project financing for them …
If you’ve ever deleted a vital piece of software, or had it flagged and accidentally quarantined by antivirus, then you know it can cause your computer to go crazy and even crash. When a plane’s vital software has been deleted, it too can crash; investigators suspect accidentally wiped computer files …
When I first started writing about Application Performance Management (APM), the technology was largely focused on root-cause application diagnostics and business transaction management (BTM). Companies like the now-defunct Optier were riding high based on their ability to track transactions through multiple layers of complex infrastructure. Many APM tools were used …
While we watch Apple build its Apple Watch up into a unique platform, here’s what the company revealed at WWDC: Developers Apple combined both iOS and Mac developer programs at WWDC, so Apple Watch, iOS and OS X developers must only pay one $99 fee for access. Watch faces Three new …
SourceForge and Nmap again SourceForge is under fire yet again for its Nmap page. The page on SourceForge has irked the Nmap developer and redditors alike, and they pulled no punches sharing their thoughts on Seclists and on the Linux subreddit. Fyodor shared his thoughts about the Nmap page on …
Everyone I spoke to at the Informatica World 2015 last month wants to build a Data Lake, but are afraid that the Lake will end up as a Swamp. Based on where we are heading, I don’t think using words like Lakes, Swamps, Reservoirs, or names of other large data …
Microsoft has a gigantic new member of its Surface family of touch-enabled devices called the Surface Hub, a widescreen all-in-one computer that can act as the focal point of conference-room meetings. Announced in January, the Surface Hub will go on sale in September, according to Brian Eskridge, senior manager for …
Police in several European countries arrested 49 suspected members of a gang they say broke into corporate email accounts, using them to divert payments from business customers. The gang operated in Italy, Spain, Poland, the U.K., Belgium and Georgia, according to Eurojust and Europol, the two agencies that coordinated and …
Apple CEO Tim Cook today moved up several spots in an annual ranking of the top chief executives in the U.S., climbing eights spots and breaking into the Top 10 for the first time. Cook received an average approval rating of 94% from Apple employees — current and former — …
Spotify isn’t going to let Apple walk all over it and has secured a new investment round to defend its position in the increasingly competitive streaming music sector. The launch of Apple Music signals a new dawn for streaming music services, where vendors such as Spotify don’t think offering songs …
Do Apple’s deals with music labels break antitrust laws? There were murmurs in advance of the Apple Music debut this week that Apple was using the industry power it wields via iTunes to pressure music labels not to permit any free tier streaming through rivals like Spotify. Now it’s been …
It’s been more than a year since Docker began taking over the mind of every devops team in the world with the seductive promise of a special mechanism for bundling software in a lightweight collection of only the essential files. The emphasis here is on “lightweight” and “essential” because this …
Недавно страницах техноблога IT Новости уже мелькала информация о смартфоне Microsoft Lumia 940 XL, а сегодня стало известно, благодаря Эвану Бласу, что аппарат получит сканер Iris. Видимо в Microsoft решили не использовать уже максимально распространенный сканер отпечатка пальца, а установить технологию распознавания сетчатки глаза Iris в свой следующий флагман. Напомним, что Microsoft …
Historically, the Microsoft patch cycle for June has been quite light and this Patch Tuesday, with two critical and six important updates, is no exception. Internet Explorer has another complete refresh due to a set of memory corruption issues and we also see an update to Microsoft Office and Exchange. …
Attorneys general in New York and Connecticut have launched an investigation into the music streaming industry, apparently with a focus on whether the recently unveiled Apple Music has broken antitrust rules. The joint probe by the two states was disclosed in a letter from Universal Music Group to the Antitrust …
Karen Klein had a typical entrance into the project management profession, evolving into the role after working her way up the IT ranks. “It took a while to figure out that I was managing projects, managing task lists, risks and scheduling,” she says. With that experience under her belt, Klein …
Is Apple colluding with the big music labels to put Spotify, Pandora and Rdio out of business? Two state attorneys-general aim to find out. The AGs of New York and Connecticut, Eric T. Schneiderman and George Jepsen, seem to suspect a secret, backroom deal: They’re investigating whether Apple Music seeks …
This company uses a popular medical software package, and a pilot fish on the scene is tapped for the task of updating the software’s data. “I looked on the software company’s website for information,” says fish. “There I found a document that had complete instructions: 1) Do some preliminary work, …
Новый мини-компьютер, размеры которого всего 116 × 111.76 × 48.26 мм, был собран компанией Giada. Новинка, имя которого Giada i80 работает под управлением специально-оптимизированной для мини-ПК операционной системой Операционная система Intel NUC. Устройство построено на базе процессора 6-го поколения Intel Core Skylake-U, который будет представлен позже в этом году. В качестве накопителя применен твердотельный диск …
Популярная социальная сеть Рунета ВКонтакте проанализировала посещение своих пользователей. По полученным данным, после статистического исследования, оказалось, что ежедневно в сеть “заходят” более 20 миллионов пользователей, что составляет примерно 39%. Эти показатели затронули только тех участников сети, которые при входе используют мобильные устройства и приложения. Количество пользователей, заходящих через персональный компьютер по прежнему остается намного …
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to permanently extend a 17-year moratorium on taxing Internet access and other online services. By voice vote on Tuesday, the House agreed to pass the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, which would prohibit states from taxing Internet access and from levying …
Специально для киевлян, которые предпочитают набирать питьевую воду в бюветах, Киевводоканал создал онлайн-карту безопасных источников. …
Oculus VR briefly posted photos to its website that may have inadvertently revealed peripherals it has planned for its Rift virtual reality headset. The images, which appeared Tuesday after Facebook-owned Oculus updated its website, show a headset with a camera on the front, a controller, and a wired object that …
Developers who build extensions for Safari will have to choose between paying Apple and having their browser add-ons pulled from the company’s extension gallery later this year, thanks to policy changes the company announced Monday. Apple has consolidated its developer programs for iOS, OS X and Safari into one Apple …
У Хмельницькому судитимуть 31-річного чоловіка, який продавав приховані спецзасоби спостереження через Інтернет. …