Yet another critical security flaw has been found for Adobe's notoriously sieve-like Flash plug-in, this time by Google Engineer Michele Spagnuolo. His exploit tool, called "Rosetta Flash" is just a proof of concept, but could allow hackers to steal your cookies and other data using malicious Flash .SWF files. The exploit is well known in […]
Consumer-class cloud services force IT to get aggressive with endpoint control or accept that sensitive data will be in the wind -- or take a new approach, such as reconsidering virtual desktops. Is VDI poised to bust out of niche status? For years, virtual desktops have been largely limited to spot deployments. End-users don't like […]
An effective BYOD plan must balance control with convenience. Here's what to keep in mind. Managers often believe a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategy is a silver bullet to solving mobile communication problems within their organization. Thoughts of "I don't need to purchase hardware for employees" or "Workers are more productive with their own device" can mask […]
Anticipate and embrace the changes the Internet of things will bring or it will do more harm than good. The concept of the Internet of things (IoT) dates back to the early '80s when the first appliance, a Coke machine at Carnegie Melon University, was connected to the Internet to check its inventory to determine […]
United Nations' Global Pulse initiative partners with social data provider DataSift to analyze worldwide opinions on vaccinations, poverty, and other humanitarian topics. United Nations data scientists working in New York; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Kampala, Uganda, will use data aggregation and filtering tools from DataSift to study attitudes of people from around the world, the organizations […]
Microsoft pledges to do better after frustrating customers with last week's Exchange Online and Lync Online outages. Microsoft Office For iPad Vs. iWork Vs. Google(Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Microsoft has provided more details to explain the outages suffered last week by its Exchange Online and Lync Online hosted services. Some customers were […]
Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP, but 25% of PC users still use it today -- twice as many as use Windows 8 and 8.1. You've got to hand it to people who still use Windows XP -- they're a resolute bunch. Microsoft stopped supporting the enormously popular OS almost three months ago, but according […]
To multitask in Windows 8, you had to jump between drastically different UIs. But Windows 8.1 changes that: Get more productive using these tips. Microsoft Office For iPad Vs. iWork Vs. Google Heading into July, just under half the combined Windows 8 and 8.1 user base is still using the first version of the new […]
Contraceptive implants are nothing new, but the current generation of progestogen-releasing devices need to be replaced every three years and have to be removed if you want to try for a baby. That may change soon, however, now that the Gates Foundation is backing a Massachusetts biotech company to build the next generation of implantable […]
There was a time when companies preferred to maintain their hardware with OEM, but rising cost has brought about an alternative. Today more and more companies are turning to TPM (Third Party Maintenance) as it takes a load both financially and functionally off their shoulders. However, there are still some companies who are yet to […]
