IDG Contributor Network: 94% of Microsoft vulnerabilities can be easily mitigated
If you want to shut out the overwhelming majority of vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, turn off admin rights on the…
Back to the future: BlackBerry KEYone launches with physical keyboard
BARCELONA — BlackBerry phones with their physical keyboards were around years before the iPhone emerged in 2007. Yet, BlackBerry devices…
Note to self: Stop taking notes!
I talk to myself sometimes. (Don’t judge me!) Specifically, I like to capture ideas about things I’d like to remember,…
Uber rejects claims it stole Waymo's self-driving car tech
Uber is dismissing allegations that it stole trade secrets from self-driving car rival Waymo, calling them “a baseless attempt to…
Microsoft's support rules for Windows 10 LTSB void allure to enterprise customers
Microsoft has largely invalidated one of Windows 10’s signature concessions to corporate customers, said Gartner analysts who recommended that enterprises…
Afraid of A.I. taking your job? Yep, you likely are
Despite the promise that robots and artificial intelligence actually could help many people do their jobs better, most simply aren’t…
Understanding the attack surface to better allocate funds
In the last few years, the attack surface has changed from defending the perimeter to protecting applications in the cloud,…
Google discloses unpatched IE flaw after Patch Tuesday delay
Google’s Project Zero team has disclosed a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not acted…
FCC puts the brakes on ISP privacy rules it passed in October
The new chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will seek a stay on privacy rules for broadband providers that…
Toshiba reveals new 3D flash chip that can store 1TB
Toshiba has begun shipping samples of its third-generation 3D NAND flash chip technology, which stacks 64 layers of flash cells…