August 2017 - GeekWire

Justice Department waves legislative stick at tech sector over encryption

31 August 2017

If U.S.-based tech companies don’t find a way to allow cops with a warrant to access to encrypted communications — a move derided as a crypto backdoor by critics — …

Malware writer offers free trojan to hackers, with one small drawback

31 August 2017

Those looking on the dark web for malware capable of hijacking computers might have thought they were getting a bargain when a free trojan appeared on various online …

VMworld 2017 Recap

31 August 2017

VMware featured a number of great announcements at VMworld 2017 including VMware Cloud on AWS. VMware customers can now run new or existing virtualized workloads in the AWS …

Palo Alto reports strong Q4 as it adds new customers

31 August 2017

Palo Alto Networks reported strong fourth quarter earnings as the company saw strong demand and grew its customer base to more than 42,500. The security company reported a …

Instagram hacked; data of top celebrities stolen and traded

31 August 2017

Facebook owned Instagram said that unknown hackers have exploited a critical bug in its server and have stolen personal details, including contact, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers etc. belonging …

Massive Ransomware Attack Unleashes 23 Million Emails In 24 Hours

31 August 2017

Someone unleashed a torrent of emails in an attempt to spread a variant of the Locky ransomware. Read full news article on Forbes.com

What’s New in Docker Enterprise Edition Webinar Recap

31 August 2017

The latest release of Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) allows organizations to modernize Windows, Linux, and Linux-on-mainframe applications—all with minimal disruption. The release also allows organizations to run containers at …

Can IoT Be A New Competitive Advantage For Commercial Real Estate?

31 August 2017

Whatever business you are operating inside a commercial building, if you aren’t collecting, storing, using, and learning from data, then you are not doing your job. That is …

If You Use SaaS Products, You Need To Prepare For GDPR. Here’s How

31 August 2017

GDPR only protects EU citizens but applies to virtually every company with a global footprint – even if it’s just online. Read full news article on Forbes.com

Arrest of Chinese malware suspect highlights DOJ’s strategy against foreign hackers

31 August 2017

The recent arrest of a Chinese national in connection with the development of high-profile malware serves to highlight the Justice Department’s modern and expansive efforts to prosecute foreign …

NSA enters stage two of its spying revival plan: Getting Trump onboard

31 August 2017

The US intelligence agencies have embarked on the next stage of their plan to retain spying powers over US citizens: getting Donald Trump onboard. Read full news article …

A server hosting dozens of popular file converter sites has been hacked

31 August 2017

The server hosting dozens of free-to-use online file conversion websites has been hacked several times in the past year using a well-known, easy-to-use exploit. Here are 2017’s biggest …