Jon Gold

Senior Writer

Jon Gold covers IoT and wireless networking for Network World. He can be reached at jon_gold@idg.com.

Cohesity aims an OpenAI-powered chatbot to secure your data sets

Cohesity aims an OpenAI-powered chatbot to secure your data sets

Generative AI is coming to both line-of-business data analysis as well as security, as Cohesity deepens its ties to Microsoft.

Facing weak chip sales, TSMC asks US for guidance on CHIPS Act funds

Facing weak chip sales, TSMC asks US for guidance on CHIPS Act funds

TSMC experienced a sharp drop in chip sales over the last few months, and is seeking guidance from the US on CHIPS Act subsidies for its planned manufacturing facilities in Arizona.

Google claims AI supercomputer speed superiority with new Tensor chips

Google claims AI supercomputer speed superiority with new Tensor chips

Google says its TPU v4 supercomputer is more powerful and efficient than ever, thanks to optical circuit switching technology and architecture, and challenges Nvidia.

F5 offers new distributed cloud services for multicloud connectivity

F5 offers new distributed cloud services for multicloud connectivity

F5 wants its new cloud application networking and cloud network connect services to provide a simplified, automated experience to enterprise customers.

 IBM partners up with Cohesity for better data defense in new storage suite

IBM partners up with Cohesity for better data defense in new storage suite

Data security and protection are the main upside for IBM’s upcoming storage offering, which combines the company’s own products with those from third parties.

Pure Storage debuts denser blade-based flash storage system

Pure Storage debuts denser blade-based flash storage system

Pure Storage wants to provide high-volume flash-based storage at a lower price point to attract users of unstructured data.

Dell launches new PowerEdge servers, private 5G partnerships at MWC

Dell launches new PowerEdge servers, private 5G partnerships at MWC

Dell’s announcements at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona include new edge-specialized servers and partnerships with 5G networking services and hardware providers.

Aryaka to build new points of presence as enterprises shift to SaaS

Aryaka to build new points of presence as enterprises shift to SaaS

The SD-WAN and SASE provider said that it will expand its global footprint, bringing its growing range of services to a wider audience as companies turn to SaaS-based applications.

Akamai targets cloud computing’s middle ground with Connected Cloud

Akamai targets cloud computing’s middle ground with Connected Cloud

The prominent CDN (content delivery network) provider announced a range of data center build-outs as well as new cloud egress pricing and regulatory compliance plans.

VMware ESXi server ransomware evolves, after recovery script released

VMware ESXi server ransomware evolves, after recovery script released

The FBI and CISA have released a recovery script for the global ESXiArgs ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers, but the ransomware has since been updated to elude former attempts at remediation.

OPSWAT mobile hardware offers infrastructure security for the air gap

OPSWAT mobile hardware offers infrastructure security for the air gap

A new, tablet-sized media scanner boasts a wide range of capabilities for critical infrastructure defense.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux arrives in Oracle’s cloud

Red Hat Enterprise Linux arrives in Oracle’s cloud

Old rivals Red Hat and Oracle have teamed up for RHEL-based virtual machines running in Oracle’s OCI service.

Nvidia targets insider attacks with digital fingerprinting technology

Nvidia targets insider attacks with digital fingerprinting technology

A new AI-based system from Nvidia sniffs out unusual behavior and ties it to users, in an effort to prevent insider attacks and protect digital credentials.

T-Mobile, Xfinity are tops in latest Ookla speed test report

T-Mobile, Xfinity are tops in latest Ookla speed test report

T-Mobile’s fast 5G deployment has average connection speeds well above the competition, while competition among fixed broadband providers stays tight.

QuSecure launches quantum-computing based security for endpoints

QuSecure launches quantum-computing based security for endpoints

Quantum-based security with what’s advertised as “frictionless” deployment is now available from QuSecure.

Remote.it takes steps toward zero trust with 'single line of code' provisioning

Remote.it takes steps toward zero trust with 'single line of code' provisioning

New integration with Okta, containerization support and a tagging system are all present in the latest version of Remote.it’s network management platform.

Intel boosts VM security, guards against stack attacks in new Xeon release

Intel boosts VM security, guards against stack attacks in new Xeon release

Intel’s TDX framework gains a new capability, and a “shadow stack” in Xeon’s fourth generation aims to knock out a dangerous cyberattack method.

The top 12 tech stories of 2022

The top 12 tech stories of 2022

The year highlighted how vulnerable the technology sector is to the vagaries of geopolitics and the macroeconomy, as IT giants laid off workers, regulators cracked down on tech rule-breakers, nations negotiated data security...

Ransomware attack knocks Rackspace’s Exchange servers offline

Ransomware attack knocks Rackspace’s Exchange servers offline

Rackspace’s hosting for Exchange servers remained offline Tuesday after an outage Friday that the company now ascribes to a ransomware attack.

Palo Alto Networks looks to shore up healthcare IoT security

Palo Alto Networks looks to shore up healthcare IoT security

Machine-learning based visibility and monitoring are at the heart of the cybersecurity company’s new healthcare-focused, add-on application to its core firewall products.

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