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Microsoft updates advice on Internet Explorer’s zero-day flaw
Microsoft has announced an update to its security advisory for the recently disclosed zero-day flaw discovered in its Internet Explorer browser, clarifying the various suggested workarounds. The flaw, identified as CVE-2014-1776, is said to affect all versions of Internet Explorer through 6 to 11, although FireEye Research Labs, which first spotted it, has only observed ...
Insider threats, Big Data & Cloud are biggest security headaches for financial sector
Theft from partners and insider leaks are perceived to be the biggest threats to data security, according to the latest Insider Threat report. The research shows that more than 55 percent of European financial organizations believe the gravest threat comes from third-party contractors, while 52 percent say that insider threats are hardest to detect. The ...
TIBCO boosts Business Intelligence capability with Jaspersoft acquisition
Data-integration provider TIBCO has just acquired Jaspersoft, an open-source Business Intelligence firm, in a deal worth around $185 million. It’s not the most earth-shattering deal by any stretch of the imagination, but it could be an indication of things to come in what’s fast becoming a crowded analytics software space. TIBCO will use Jaspersoft’s business ...
Yelp starts listing Bitcoin-friendly businesses
If you’re looking for business listings there’s few better resources than Yelp. You can find out a businesses’ opening hours, its location, read reviews and a whole lot more besides. And now, you can also find out whether or not a particular business accepts Bitcoin. Yelp has just announced a new “accepts Bitcoin” attribute on ...
Microsoft inflates OneDrive with 1TB for business users
Microsoft has struck the latest blow in the cloud storage wars by boosting its OneDrive offering for business customers to a whopping 1TB of storage space, and providing assistance for companies wishing to migrate to its service. Very soon, OneDrive business customers will see their storage allotment rise to 1TB per user, a huge increase ...
Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer flaw affecting 1/4 of all web browsers
Microsoft is warning customers of a newly discovered vulnerability affecting its Internet Explorer browser, from versions 6 through to 11. The flaw could allow attackers to gain access and user rights to affected PCs, and the company said there had been “limited, targeted attacks” to exploit it. This zero-day vulnerability represents a serious threat because ...
Bitcoin the movie: It just had to happen
If you’re still a bit clueless as to what Bitcoin is, you might want to head to New York and catch a screening of ‘The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin’ at the Tribeca Film Festival. The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin is a documentary made by brothers Nicholas and Daniel Mross. Daniel is a software ...
DarkMarket: A new online drugs bazaar the feds will never shut down
First there was the Silk Road, which was seized and taken down by the Feds while its owner was arrested. Then a number of successor sites sprung up, including the Sheep Marketplace that was hacked apart and robbed of an estimated $100 million worth of Bitcoin. So will it be third time lucky? Maybe so, ...
Putin: The Internet is a CIA ‘Project’
Vladimir Putin has whipped up yet more controversy by branding the Internet as a “CIA project” during a media conference on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The Russian leader made his comments at an interview in St. Petersburg yesterday, adding that the web had originally been set up by America’s overseas espionage agency, and ...
Satya Nadella explains Windows Phone strategy, hints at wearable tech
Satya Nadella delivered his first quarterly conference call as Microsoft CEO yesterday, promising faster and greater innovation as the company works to redefine itself as a mobile-first, cloud-first enterprise. Nadella also spent some time explaining Microsoft’s recent move to make its Windows Phone platform available to some OEMs for free. Microsoft announced at its Build ...