8 hot IT skills for 2014 Help desk staffers are coveted, but developers are the hottest commodity of all. When it comes to overall job prospects for IT professionals, 2014 will look a lot like this year, with 32% of […]
BlackBerry warns of disastrous Q2
BlackBerry warns of disastrous Q2 Slashing 4,500 jobs, reporting $1B loss, stock price plunges 20% in late afternoon trading BlackBerry shares plunged 20% late Friday afternoon as the company announced plans to fire 40% of its employees and eventually cut […]
Hack victims urged to share the gory details
Advanced Cyber Security Center fosters voluntary information sharing among private organizations as a way of staying ahead of the bad guys It may be difficult to remember now, but not too long ago, cyberattacks rarely made headlines in mainstream news. […]
Best tools for protecting passwords
Passwords are a security weak link, but these products help shield passwords from attackers For enterprises trying to get a handle on password management, the good news is that there are products that can help implement stronger password policies for […]
Microsoft virtual networking upgrades keep pressure on VMware
Windows Systems Center and Windows Server 2012 Microsoft advancements come at same timeVMware could be making virtualization upgrades of its own As part of the R2 series of updates to Windows Systems Center and Windows Server 2012, Microsoft is taking […]
LinuxMint 15 delivers smooth alternative to Ubuntu
Mint offers three versions, including a rolling update option targeted at developers The crafters of the LinuxMint distro are in a ticklish position. Mint is based on Ubuntu, which in turn, is based on Debian, which in turn, has the […]
Breaking down Google’s impact on the Moto X
As the first device designed after Google’s acquisition of Motorola, the Moto X is a good combination of both companies’ services. Moto X is the first completely new smartphone project that was launched after Google acquired Motorola Mobility. As such, […]
Leap Motion Controller review: A touchscreen interface without the touching
Leap Motion Controller review: A touchscreen interface without the touching It’s ‘Minority Report’ meets Microsoft Kinect as virtual interactivity comes to the PC. Cool, yes, but does it have any practical value? Anyone who’s ever stood in front of a […]
How to Keep Terrorists, Hackers and Other Bad Guys From Stealing Your Data
How to Keep Terrorists, Hackers and Other Bad Guys From Stealing Your Data The sheer volume of digital information that businesses produce and collect today offers a greater incentive than ever for hackers to break into private online communications and […]
Online ad group accuses Mozilla of anti-business bias
Analysts say there’s more to the story, contend that users blame browser makers — not advertisers — for over-zealous data collection An online advertising group this week attacked Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, for being anti-business, hiding behind a veneer […]