Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The attacks involved spear phishing emails sent to dozens of targets
Many unknowns and uncertainties ahead
Browser will warn users of bad sites for at least 30 days
Enterprises are concerned about where their data is located and how it's protected
A buffer overflow in a single router model could have endangered thousands of Wi-Fi users
Some of the policy proposals may be wishful thinking, however
Best Buy also packaging $250 gift cards with smartphones, knocking $50 off of Xbox & PS$ console packages
Owners of drones weighing over 250 grams will have to register them under proposed EU rules
Layoffs, executive change hasn’t prevented partnership from hitting some significant milestones, but Ericsson's finanacial challenges might change that
Mellanox will ship a set of products for end-to-end 200Gbps links for HPC and more
Neo Technology may not have Oracle's Larry Ellison quivering in his boots just yet, but the company is likely to make a dent in the database world
Walmart Black Friday deals will include zero down on Apple and Samsung phones, plus $250 gift cards, on AT&T and Verizon plans
Apple iPhone7, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo among Black Friday deals from these big retailers
Yahoo said in a filing it was possible that its acquisition by Verizon could be terminated or renegotiated
Some legal experts are worried Trump could abuse the NSA's surveillance powers, but we just don't know
The new president's tech policy agenda is thin, and what little there is makes IT nervous
Polls go by the old IT maxim: 'Garbage in, garbage out'
IBM Intu package can work with everything from Raspberry PI to MacOS and Windows or Linux devices
Instead of a pack of bug fixes, this adds a bunch of new features and functions
New operations center improves responses to cyber threats
A President Trump will be in a powerful position to restrict temporary visa use, raising alarms in Silicon Valley and India
Both companies are looking to open source and modularity
Two of the patched flaws are already being exploited and three have been publicly disclosed
Bug in Windows Vista, 7, 8.1 and 10 is just one of many patched Tuesday
The Mirai malware has been blamed for a string of massive DDoS attacks
Thinking about the underlying computing won't be necessary for most customers, Hölzle says
Latest Samsung troubles come in wake of Note7 phablet flame-out
CyLab tool puts emphasis on visualization, could add virtual reality application to fight DDoS attacks
Lenovo has issued a BIOS update so users can load Linux on Yoga 900, 900S and Ideapad 710 laptops
The security patches address 12 critical vulnerabilities in various Android components and drivers
What’s the most important factor for enterprise DevOps enablement? Is it culture, is it automation or is it feedback?
A government minister and the National Digital Council are among the opponents of the database
GOP nominee complains about offshore job losses, but not about automation
Other lawmakers are asking UC, San Francisco, to reconsider its plans
Black Friday special: Two special-edition models of Nintendo 3DS – one black, one white -- feature Mushroom Kingdom characters and imagery
The social network's mobile app will transform video using machine learning in real time
SAP HANA 2 adds new functions, features, and languages for application developers
China has approved a cybersecurity law that many foreign companies have opposed
A new global service from Orange includes a virtualized firewall and plug-and-play routers for branch sites
Because apps, after all, sit on infrastructure. And New Relic monitors across the breadth.
Babson Rocket Pitch participants share ideas on recording runners, moving on from Facebook & getting time sheets under control
Extends Enterprise Mitigation Experience Toolkit support until July 2018
Researchers at North Carolina State University 'dope' microscopic diamonds with nitrogen ions to create stable qubits
The digital assistant will sound less like a machine and speak more naturally
Hackers might use DDoS attacks and high-profile leaks to influence Tuesday's election
Despite talk that Microsoft is taking over Apple’s mantle of innovation, it isn’t actually happening. Yet.
Attacks on the global mobile interconnection network are still possible even with the new LTE Diameter protocol, researchers say
