Chrome bug triggered website errors with Symantec SSL certificates
If you’ve encountered errors over the past month when trying to access HTTPS-enabled websites on your computer or Android phone,…
IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft kicks off its 12 days of Christmas deals today
Ho ho ho, Santa Nadella comes bearing gifts for nearly two weeks as Microsoft offers up “12 Days of Deals”…
New botnet launching daily massive DDoS attacks
A new monster botnet, which hasn’t been given a name yet, has been spotted in the wild launching massive DDoS…
Apple doesn't just want to control your car
The problem with so many reports on Apple’s widely publicized letter to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
IDG Contributor Network: AWS re:Invent — Bigger, faster, better?
I’m writing this post on my way home from the Amazon Web Service (AWS) re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, having…
Amazon Takes $80 off Fire Tablet and Tap When Bought Together, Today Only – Deal Alert
Today only, if you bundle together Amazon’s Fire Tablet and Tap, you’ll save $80 on the two. The bundle includes…
Putting security risks on simmer with Chef
To remain PCI-compliant, I conduct quarterly security assessments of our infrastructure. This means external testing of our internet-facing PCI resources,…
10 most useful Slack bots
We experimented and tinkered with numerous bots that are available for Slack, the cloud messaging service meant mainly for business.…
Russia claims it foiled a cyber attack from a foreign spy service
The Russian government claims to have foiled a “large-scale” cyber attack from foreign intelligence services meant to destabilize the country’s…
Apple offers views on automated-car police, remains cagey about its plans
Apple has said in comments to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it is “excited” about the potential…