Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
As investigators, these security pros let the clues lead them. See in a few examples how commercial software helps these techies solve the crime.
Apple watchers fret over whether iPhone 8 will be able to keep up with Samsung Galaxy S8 speed
Index makes it so ransomware victims feel equal pain country-to-country
Chromebook shipments will grow by a healthy 16.3 percent this year as the device expands outside the education market
Burnout is the new normal in the American workplace. But there is a path to burnout recovery and technology can help. But first you need to admit there’s a problem.
Advocates of strong net neutrality protections enforced by the FCC are down but not out as they prepare for a new fight as agency chair pushes to dismantle internet regulations.
The UK government expects communications operators to decrypt data when responding to warrants for their customers' information
Microsoft says Windows Mixed Reality headsets will start at $299, and PCs at $499
NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge
The Netrepser cyberespionage group managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies and organizations
With the Target example as the high-water mark, enterprises need to worry about the lack of security on the part of third-party providers that have access to internal systems.
In a crowded market with many new products, it can be hard to make sure you're getting what you need
Security pros offer advice from the trenches of a noisy, hype-filled market
The current ruling adds yet another twist to the ongoing patent and copyright infringement case between Cisco and Arista.
One security researcher easily managed to replicate Wednesday's phishing attack
One of the most sophisticated cyberespionage groups have ported its malware framework to macOS
You will soon be able to buy Xeon Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze
You can install third-party browsers but not change the default browser
DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases.
It's not all about Amazon, Facebook and Google, according to Glassdoor report on internship pay
My People finally shows up, as does Gmail support
The FIN7/Carbanak gang deploys fake application compatibility patches to inject malicious code into other processes
Extreme said it expects the Avaya and Brocade deals to push its revenues to over $1 billion for its Fiscal 2018
SAP gets into licensing disputes with alcoholic beverage makers
Build an app on prem and port it into AWS's cloud
Cisco buys Saggezza, a privately held analytics and data science company founded in 2006
The RISC-V chip design can be licensed from SiFive
The BlackBerry KeyOne packs in productivity features and is worth a look
Speaking at the Collision conference this week, Facebook’s Stan Chudnovsky said the company remains committed to making Messenger a multi-purpose platform.
Biometrics, cellphones can be as secure, less hassle
Two lawsuits question the requirement for a biometric id for people to file tax returns
Russian hackers resorted to a similar method to abuse the OAuth protocol to phish user accounts
With so many threats, businesses add detection software atop older prevention tools
Microsoft didn't say so, but analysts see opportunities for the OS spin-off in business
Jeannette Wing taking reins at Columbia University Data Science Institute
Navin Shenoy is the new general manager of Intel's money-making Data Center Group, replacing Diane Bryant, who has gone on a temporary leave of absence
The cloud storage startup promises faster access and lower costs than Amazon
Cisco warns on vulnerabilities in IOS XR Software, Teleprescence and Aironet wireless access point products
IBM sees the deal as a way to expand its cloud position
Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and now Google have promised customers they will be ready for the European Union's new data protection regime when it enters force next year
Remote SSDs in Micron's SolidScale storage system behave like local SSDs
Survey reveals more than half of teens say they have taken a social media break, voluntarily or not
The Xen paravirtualization mode is proving to be a constant source of serious vulnerabilities, allowing attackers to escape from virtual machines
Wasabi says it is disrupting the cloud storage market, claiming its cloud storage is six times faster than Amazon S3 and cheaper than AWS Glacier
Bitglass’ Healthcare Breach Report provides a sobering view of the state of healthcare data security
Hacked emergency alarms, DDoS attack down under, extortion, and garden variety data losses and privacy breaches mark the month of April.
Organizations push for equitable and transparent credentials
