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Improper Practices Around Passwords the Focus of New Google Study

Today’s topics include a Harris Poll by Google finding that password reuse remains a barrier to safe internet use, and Google advancing confidential computing with the open-source Aylo project. In the spirit of Safer Internet Day on Feb. 5, Google conducted a study along with a Harris Poll of 3,000 Americans over the age of […]

Dell Offering Azure Stack for Harsh Remote and Edge Environments

Today’s topics include Dell EMC bringing Azure stack to the edge, and Extreme Networks protecting enterprises from IoT security risks with its Defender for IoT technology. Dell EMC this week is extending Microsoft’s Azure services out to remote sites and the network edge with its Tactical Microsoft Azure Stack. This ruggedized version of its Azure […]

Net Neutrality Debate Ends Up Back in Court

Hey there, here are your top news stories from eWEEK. Today’s topics include the net neutrality debate ending up back in court, and Azure API Management gaining preview support for OpenAPI Specification v3.

Mozilla Improves Privacy, Security in Firefox 65

Today’s topics include Mozilla improving privacy controls in Firefox 65, and IBM warning of an Apple Siri Shortcut risk. Mozilla released its first web browser update for 2019 on Jan. 29, with the debut of Firefox 65, which improves a number of features and advances user privacy as part of Mozilla’s larger effort to enhance […]

Samsung Cracks Terabyte Threshold in Smartphone Storage

Today’s topics include Samsung making the first 1TB flash storage for phones, and Cisco extending its Application Centric Infrastructure. Samsung announced Jan. 29 that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 1TB embedded Universal Flash Storage 2.1, for use in next-generation mobile applications in smartphones. Four years after introducing the first Universal Flash Storage […]

AWS Backup Backs Up Data Across AWS Network, On-Premises

Today’s topics include Amazon Web Services launching AWS Backup, and Debian and PHP PEAR projects getting updated for application vulnerabilities. As surprising as it sounds, Amazon Web Services, which has offered cloud storage since 2006, hasn’t provided a fully managed backup service—until now. AWS has launched AWS Backup, an automated, centralized backup service that enables […]

Why Enterprises Need a Multilayered Approach to Security

Modern malware, like new-gen cyber-attacks, rarely spread through an automated wormlike infection as they have in the past, because it’s too easy for your anti-malware software to spot its activities, block the malware and quarantine it. Yet, cybercrime is getting worse, malware infections are still common, and data breaches seem to be a daily occurrence. […]

Microsoft’s Nadella Calls for US to Adopt Privacy Laws Similar to GDPR

Today’s topics include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calling for a global GDPR, and the U.S. government warning of a DNS hijacking risk. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella renewed his company’s call for privacy on a global basis at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During an on-stage interview on Jan. 24, Nadella said that he […]

DoJ Files Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Against Huawei

Today’s topics include the U.S. Department of Justice unleashing a 13-count criminal indictment against Huawei, and the Nginx Application Platform expanding with new API management capabilities. Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced Jan. 28 that the Department of Justice has filed charges against Huawei Technologies Co. and its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, for a series […]

Salesforce Adds New Integration Features to Datorama

Today’s topics include Salesforce boosting Datorama analytics, and Cisco finding that data privacy improves business outcomes. On Jan. 23, Salesforce announced a major update to Datorama, the AI-powered analytics platform it acquired last July that is now part of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The update includes more connectors to a variety of data sources to […]