The Chinese government, through its official mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency, has announced that from then on all government-owned computers would be rid of the Windows 8 operating system, citing as reason the Windows XP end-of-life-support that Microsoft announced last year and implemented on April 8.
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What eBay data breach tells us about protecting our information
In nutshell, the eBay data breach story is a practical example of how a simple oversight in network access on the part of employees could lead to a massive compromise.
Enterprises lagging behind in controlling insider threats
When it comes to keeping close watch on insider threats, organizations remain susceptible to risks associated with escalated privilege for employees who access their networks, even to the point of relaxing their security measures in place out of too much confidence in long-time employees.
Google Plus introduces stories and movies
Google launched the Auto Awesome feature at Google I/O last year to bring some instant editing magic to user photo collections. With Auto Awesome users are able to tweak stuff like contrast and color on images to make pictures pop in a way similar to what pros might do when making light edits in programs […]
Microsoft Silverlight becomes new target of malicious ads
Attackers that spread malicious ads through drive-by download schemes are shifting their focus to Microsoft Silverlight vulnerabilities.
Which companies are protecting your data from government requests? And which are not?
For the benefit of those who are not receiving updates through email about the transparency reports published by major tech companies regularly, governments from across the world send out requests to such giants as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo to remove data from their services.
