IDG Contributor Network: We interrupt this blog to bring you National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Did you know October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month? October ends on Halloween, one of America’s favorite holidays. The…
LinkedIn blames Russian hacking suspect for 2012 breach
A suspected Russian hacker arrested in the Czech Republic was involved in a massive 2012 data breach at LinkedIn, the…
In three debates, H-1B visa untouched by Clinton and Trump
In three presidential debates, including the final one Wednesday night, the two candidates did not talk about the H-1B visa…
Apple Pay at two years: Not much to celebrate (yet)
Apple Pay marks its two-year anniversary this week, and while it supposedly helped spark a revolution for in-store mobile payments,…
Welcome to Datatown, a not-so-friendly community
IT pilot fish is called in to a project meeting with four other analysts — and it’s clear right away…
Yahoo asks U.S. for clarity on email scanning controversy
Yahoo is asking the U.S. government to set the record straight on requests for user data, following reports that said…
BrandPost: Hyperconvergence: speed and simplicity in a box
’Tis a gift to be simple, as the old song has it, and it’s one that would be most welcome…
Windows users face update bloat, and tough choices
Windows 10’s cumulative updates have ballooned in size, and a similar bloat will also affect the Windows 7 updates that…
Flaw in Intel CPUs could help attackers defeat ASLR exploit defense
A feature in Intel’s Haswell CPUs can be abused to reliably defeat an anti-exploitation technology that exists in all major…
UK's porn age verification proposal outrages privacy advocates
Although Britain’s GCHQ and the NSA seem to be in bed together on most things, invading the privacy of innocent…