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.

Articles by John P. 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

Access Control Viruses

Hadoop’s success drives efforts to make it more secure

Security seen as key to enterprise acceptance

By John P. Mello Jr.

Jul 1, 2014 7 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management

Brown HIV researchers make Dropbox secure with nCrypted Cloud

By John P. Mello Jr.

May 14, 2014 8 mins

Careers Compliance Encryption

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

Malware Network Security Small and Medium Business

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 5, 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

Access Control Malware Small and Medium Business

New Java feature aims to manage multiple version problems

By John P. Mello Jr.

Sep 13, 2013 4 mins

Access Control Compliance Disaster Recovery

Android Trojans gain botnet distribution, new code

By John P. Mello Jr.

Sep 6, 2013 5 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

BYOD security challenges are old mortarboard for universities

By John P. Mello Jr.

Aug 30, 2013 4 mins

Careers Compliance IT Leadership

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Black Hat: NatJack exploits test NAT security assumptions

By Sean Michael Kerner

Aug 6, 20267 mins

Network SecurityNetworkingSecurity

Top network and data center events of 2026

By Network World staff

Aug 6, 20263 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingData Center

AWS targets AI cost concerns with new Marketplace Insights tool

By Anirban Ghoshal

Aug 6, 20264 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud Computing

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

Apr 18, 202436 mins

IoT PlatformsIoT Security

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

Cisco SystemsComputers and PeripheralsInternet

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

Jun 23, 20251 mins

Operating Systems

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

Jun 17, 20251 mins

Operating Systems

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

Jun 6, 20251 mins

Operating Systems