Obama orders review of election hacks as Trump doubts Russia's role
President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a full review of the cyberattacks that allegedly tried to…
IDG Contributor Network: Forget Nevada and California — this state is more serious about autonomous cars
Think you’ll be letting a full autonomous car drive you to work in Nevada or California anytime soon? While it…
Ransomware attacks against businesses jumped 3X in 2016
The number of ransomware attacks targeting companies increased threefold from January to September, affecting one in every five businesses worldwide.…
Attackers use hacked home routers to hit 5 Russian banks
Botnets made up of hacked home routers were used to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against the five largest financial organizations…
Merchant sites open door to Visa fraud
Security researchers have confirmed that Visa has no mechanism to prevent attackers from using multiple merchant sites to make unlimited…
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The highly rated Chromebook C202 from ASUS features a 180-degree hinge, a spill-resistant keyboard, and a reinforced rubber wrapped frame that meets…
IDG Contributor Network: Getting smarter and faster with vi
Whether you call it vi or vim, the longstanding Unix editor has a wonderful set of features that continue to…
15 things you never knew about Apple’s ‘Get a Mac’ campaign
Campaign in the US has published a hugely interesting behind the scenes article on the untold history of Apple’s iconic…
IDG Contributor Network: 5 digital business predictions for 2017
While discrete technology trends often get all the attention in New Year’s lists, this coming year will be highlighted by…
U.S. mulls rules for airlines that plan in-flight Wi-Fi voice calls
The U.S. Department of Transportation may require airlines to inform passengers before purchasing tickets if they will allow voice calls…