Are virtual CISOs the answer to your security problems?
Chief Information Security Officers are a relatively rare breed. Information security is, after all, a fairly recent addition to or…
Pence used private mail for state work as governor; account was hacked
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reportedly used a private email account to transact state business when he was governor of…
Review: The TarDisk doubles a MacBook’s storage in about 30 seconds
If you’re looking to double the storage capacity of a pre-2016 MacBook or MacBook Pro — and you’re not into…
Sharky surfaces with true tales of Shark Tank
For more than one-third of Computerworld’s first 50 years, the Shark Tank column has given readers a place to share…
"Trusted," redefined
This big health insurance company relies heavily on insurance brokers to sell group policies to small and medium-size businesses, according…
Defensive Computing and the Academy Awards
Sunday nights screw-up naming the Best Picture at the Oscars offers a lesson in defensive thinking, if not exactly in…
H-1B reform bill unites political opposites
Since 2005, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) has been introducing H-1B reform legislation in the House and getting nowhere. But…
Classic smartphone brands get a spring in their step at MWC (+video)
BARCELONA — Venerable smartphone brands Motorola, Nokia and BlackBerry got new life at Mobile World Congress 2017, but that was…
Slack bug paved the way for a hack that can steal user access
One bug in Slack, the popular work chat application, was enough for a security researcher to design a hack that…
Free decryption tools now available for Dharma ransomware
Computer users who have been affected by the Dharma ransomware and have held onto their encrypted files can now restore…