Report: NSA built ‘Google-like’ search engine for metadata
The U.S. National Security Agency built a “{Google}-like” search engine to give domestic and international government agencies access to details of billions of calls, texts and instant messages sent...
View ArticleWorkday continues push against Oracle, SAP in financial apps
Workday is betting that a new reporting engine some 18 months in the making can convince more large enterprises to use its cloud-based financial software, rather than the widely used finance...
View ArticleTech-shy baby boomers get low-cost tablet from AARP, Intel
Technology can be daunting for users of a certain age, but Intel and AARP are offering help with a simple-to-use tablet.The RealPad tablet is aimed at users who are 50 and older, the age range for...
View ArticleData protection authorities find privacy lapses in majority of mobile apps
Many mobile apps request too many permissions and don’t explain how they collect users’ personal information, a study of 1,211 popular apps by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network has found.The...
View ArticleThis is what’s holding the public cloud back
My colleague Brian Eastwood has a fine piece over at sister-site CIO.com this week about how Boston Children’s Hospital responded to DDOS and other attacks made on the institution. My big take away...
View ArticleQNAP Virtualization Station: Thoroughly and completely epically awesome
Over the last few years I’ve reviewed a number of SOHO/SMB Network Attached Storage (NAS) products and, on the whole, I’ve really liked almost everything I’ve seen. What’s really cool is that the...
View ArticleDelve, Office Graph must transcend Office 365 to be revolutionary
The release of Delve, the first application to use Microsoft inc inc inc’s Office Graph machine learning engine, will be remembered years from now as either the genesis of a revolutionary technology...
View ArticleHere are the limits of Apple’s iOS 8 privacy features
The privacy improvements in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system provide necessary, but limited, protection to customers, experts say.With the release of iOS 8 this week, iPhones and...
View Article5 ways to access and control your PC remotely
Your PC isn’t really stuck at home. You can access the desktop, your files, and even gaming horsepower on the go. You can turn on your PC from halfway around the world! How, you ask? Let’s start with...
View ArticleCriminals used a malware program to steal millions from ATMs
Criminals have stolen millions of dollars from ATMs worldwide using a specialized malware program that forces the machines to dispense cash on command.The malicious program, dubbed...
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