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John P. Mello Jr.

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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.

Articles by John Mello Jr.

Death of antivirus software greatly exaggerated

After years of predicted demise, AV software continues to protect.

By John P. Mello Jr.

Dec 15, 2014 7 mins

Viruses Access Control

Hadoop’s success drives efforts to make it more secure

By John P. Mello Jr.

Jul 01, 2014 7 mins

Hadoop Cloud Computing

Brown HIV researchers make Dropbox secure with nCrypted Cloud

By John P. Mello Jr.

May 14, 2014 8 mins

Encryption Compliance Careers

Malicious advertising offers broad reach and quick rewards for malware perpetrators

Dynamic, expanding advertising scene opening juicy targets for Internet bandits

By John P. Mello Jr.

Mar 12, 2014 9 mins

Small and Medium Business Malware Network Security

CyberLocker’s success will fuel future copycats

Ransomware with unbreakable encryption will attract cyber bandits like flies to offal

By John P. Mello Jr.

Mar 05, 2014 9 mins

Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth

By John P. Mello Jr.

Dec 23, 2013 9 mins

Cloud Computing Security

Apple’s iOS 7 patches 80 vulnerabilities

By John P. Mello Jr.

Sep 20, 2013 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Mobile Device Management Malware

New Java feature aims to manage multiple version problems

By John P. Mello Jr.

Sep 13, 2013 4 mins

Access Control Oracle Disaster Recovery

Android Trojans gain botnet distribution, new code

By John P. Mello Jr.

Sep 06, 2013 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Mobile Device Management Mobile Security

BYOD security challenges are old mortarboard for universities

By John P. Mello Jr.

Aug 30, 2013 4 mins

Compliance Careers IT Leadership

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Doing tricks on the Linux command line

By Sandra Henry-Stocker

Dec 08, 20235 mins

TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand

By Sam Reynolds

Dec 08, 20233 mins

CPUs and ProcessorsCPUs and ProcessorsTechnology Industry

End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom

By Sam Reynolds

Dec 08, 20233 mins

Mergers and Acquisitions

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Sep 24, 202120 mins

Cisco SystemsInternetNetworking

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Sep 23, 202117 mins

Optical DrivesCisco SystemsInternet

Episode 3: Looking Forward: 5G, Digital Transformation, and the Network of the Future

Sep 22, 202114 mins

5GCisco SystemsInternet

How to calculate factorials in Linux

Nov 02, 20232 mins

How to use the nohup command

Oct 31, 20232 mins

How to use date command options

Oct 26, 20232 mins