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Quora Discloses Data Breach, Doubts It Will Result in Identity Theft

Today’s topics include Quora disclosing a data breach that impacted 100 million users, and NeuVector’s 2.3 release improving container security with admission control. Popular online question and answer site Quora reported a data breach on Dec. 3, in which personally identifiable account information from its 100 million users was stolen, including names, email addresses, and […]

Kubernetes 1.13 Gains New Features to Ease Container Management

Today’s topics include the release of Kubernetes 1.13 with improved cloud-native storage features, and Microsoft unveiling new releases of SharePoint Framework and Microsoft Teams. Kubernetes 1.13 was released on Dec. 3, providing users of the popular open-source cloud-native platform with new features to make it easier to manage, deploy and operate containers in production. Among […]

1.5B Mobile Users to Have Subscriptions With 5G Services by 2024

Today’s topics include an Ericsson study predicting that 5G service will cover 40% of the world’s population by 2024, and web conferencing service Zoom patching a critical flaw. In its 2018 Mobility Report, communications technology vendor Ericsson predicts that by 2024, about 40 percent of the world’s population will be covered by 5G cellular networks, […]

AWS Outposts Initiative Launches to Bring Cloud Hardware On-Premises

Today’s topics include AWS bringing its cloud hardware on premises with AWS Outposts, and Dell resetting user passwords after a website attack. Amazon Web Services unveiled its AWS Outposts initiative at its re:Invent conference last week, in response to businesses telling the company they want their on-premises systems to be an extension of their AWS […]

Manipulated White House Video Exposes Real Risks to Enterprises

On Nov. 7, CNN reporter Jim Acosta got into a heated discussion at a White House press conference with President Donald Trump over Russian election-meddling investigations. After some memorable name-calling from the president and verbal pushback from Acosta, there was a brief struggle for the microphone when a White House intern attempted to retrieve it […]

Global IP Traffic to More Than Triple by 2022, Cisco Predicts

Today’s topics include Cisco predicting more IP traffic from 2017 to 2022 than in the history of the internet, and AWS and Lockheed Martin partnering to bring satellites down to Earth. In its latest Visual Networking Index, Cisco Systems said that within four years, more IP traffic will cross global networks than in all prior […]

Facebook Increases Bug Bounty Payouts to Improve User Security

Today’s topics include Facebook boosting bug bounty payouts for account takeover flaws, and Alcide securing funding to advance its cloud-native security firewall platform. In an effort to improve user account security and mitigate hijacking threats, Facebook announced on Nov. 20 that it is increasing the awards it pays out to security researchers for responsibly disclosing […]

HPE Announces Delivery of Cloud Services Through Composable Cloud

Today’s topics include HPE expanding its Composable platform to include cloud fabric, and Microsoft updating its Quantum Development Kit for chemistry research. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise on Nov. 26 announced the next phase for its Synergy modular architecture platform, which now includes the delivery of cloud services through what HPE calls its Composable Cloud, a hybrid cloud […]

Visual Studio 15.9 Supports Building Windows 10 Apps on ARM Devices

Today’s topics include Microsoft now supporting Windows 10 on ARM devices, and Awake Security launching its network traffic analysis platform for risk detection. Six months after the release of a preview version, Microsoft’s Visual Studio 15.9 software development suite now includes support and a software development kit for building Windows 10 applications on ARM devices. […]

FCC Launches All-Out War on Robo-Callers and Scammers

Today’s topics include the FCC launching a new offensive against scams and robocalls, and Microsoft releasing its Azure Blockchain Development Kit. The Federal Communications Commission has launched an all-out war on robo-callers and scammers by hitting them at the network level. In a letter to U.S. voice carriers, both landline and wireless, FCC Chairman Ajit […]