John P. Mello Jr.
Contributor
John Mello writes on technology and cyber security for a number of online publications and is former managing editor of the Boston Business Journal and Boston Phoenix. Disclosure: He also writes for Hewlett-Packad's marketing website TechBeacon.
Access broker found exploiting Log4j vulnerability in VMware
The Prophet Spider gang uses the Log4Shell vulnerability to target the Tomcat service in unpatched VMware Horizon systems.
Death of antivirus software greatly exaggerated
After years of predicted demise, AV software continues to protect.
Hadoop's success drives efforts to make it more secure
Security seen as key to enterprise acceptance
Brown HIV researchers make Dropbox secure with nCrypted Cloud
While workers have embraced consumer technology in the workplace with enthusiasm, those technologies have posed pesky problemsA for organizations that deal with sensitive personal information, especially universities.
Malicious advertising offers broad reach and quick rewards for malware perpetrators
A burgeoning and dynamic online advertising market is creating an abundance of opportunity for cyber criminals.
CyberLocker's success will fuel future copycats
Nothing spurs malware development like success and that's likely to be the case in the coming months with ransomware.
Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth
The rush of businesses to move their operations to the cloud is creating a slipstream that's pulling security services into the nimbus.
New Java feature aims to manage multiple version problems
Admins now can link apps to a specific version of programming language
Android Trojans gain botnet distribution, new code
Obad malware grows through zombie net, while Hesperbot takes a new tack on banking malware
BYOD security challenges are old mortarboard for universities
Businesses are only now discovering problems education has coped with for years