ARM vs. x86 Battle Royal: Why and How ARM Is Pulling Ahead
ARM and x86 have been doing battle for the last decade. ARM tried to move into the server market and failed; Intel, which carries most of the x86 burden, tried…
New Report Profiles Ransomware Cybergangs
That old adage about crime never pays could not be more false, at least when it comes to modern-day cybercriminals. For those bad actors using ransomware as their weapon, crime…
Dissecting the Colonial Pipeline Incident
IT experts at the hacked Colonial Pipeline did a good job in mitigating the May 7 cyberattack and successfully stopped it when discovered by shutting down the network. But the…
Research Exposes 10 Common Threats Vexing Cloud Customers
New research by threat detection and response firm Vectra AI shows that the most common threats to corporate networks remain consistent throughout all companies — regardless of their size. Researchers…
Mobile Devices Under Siege by Cyberattackers
Cybercriminals are deliberately targeting phones, tablets, and Chromebooks to increase their odds of finding a vulnerable entry point. The Financial Services Threat Report from Lookout disclosed that 20 percent of…
Apple Needs This New Hire to Be Heroic
For anyone that still believes that Apple can be more than an incredibly profitable company; but one you can also be proud of for how it treats its people and…
Alliances Formed to Plug Security Holes in the IoT
Advancements in 5G connectivity and accelerated digital transformation of business operations creates heightened risk and expanded attack surfaces for security teams to harden and protect. Now, efforts by several internet…
Two-Thirds of CISOs Admit They’re Not Ready to Face a Cyberattack
The 2021 edition of Proofpoint’s Voice of the CISO report — based on a survey of more than 1,400 CISOs in 14 countries — found 66 percent of the executives…
Allow App to Track? Most iOS 14.5 Users Tap Fuggedaboutit!
More than 90 percent of U.S. users of the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system iOS 14.5 are taking advantage of a new feature to block an application’s ability…
Dell Apex Sets High Bar for As-A-Service Offerings
Last week at Dell Technologies World, the most significant announcement was a massive as-a-service offering called Dell Technologies Apex. This promises to return the IT market to its long lost…
