The Trials and Tribulations of Paying Ransomware Hackers
Hackers hit German enterprise integration and IoT platform Software AG with ransomware twice this month.
On Oct. 5 data was downloaded from the company's servers and employees' notebooks, and its internal systems...
Manifesto Hatched to Close Gap Between Business and IT
By Jack M. GermainOct 22, 2020 3:11 PM PT
The BizOps Coalition hopes to bridge the gap between technology investments and business outcomes through an effort called the BizOps Manifesto, which offers...
Open Source Defies Conflicts of Interest: Red Hat Tells All
Red Hat, a major provider of open source solutions, has never had a comprehensive document guiding associate participation in open source projects, until now.
In an ongoing oversight, the company had only...
DoJ to Google: Try This Antitrust Suit on for Size
By John P. Mello Jr.Oct 21, 2020 4:00 AM PT
Google found itself in the crosshairs of government regulators Tuesday as the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against the tech...
Whom Can We Trust to Safeguard Healthcare Data?
Healthcare records were digitized to help prevent medical errors such as misdiagnoses and mistakes with medication, but electronic health records (EHR) have made it easier for bad actors to steal patients'...
Aussies Mull State-Run Alternative to Facebook, Google
By John P. Mello Jr.Oct 20, 2020 4:00 AM PT
A warning by Facebook and Google that they may have to curb service to Australia if a controversial law takes effect this...
Why Are Homes and Autos Still Built the Old Fashioned Way?
This subject is one of those things that drives me nuts. We could build homes that stand up to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural and human-made disasters. We could build...
The Big Tech Regulation Rigamarole
CEOs of three of the five "Big Tech" firms -- Facebook, Twitter, and Google's parent company Alphabet -- are expected to testify Oct. 28 at a Senate hearing on their control...
Apple Finally Reveals 5G iPhones … and HomePod Mini
By John P. Mello Jr.Oct 14, 2020 9:26 AM PT
Apple refreshed its iPhone product line Tuesday, introducing four new models, as well as a downsized version of its HomePod smart speaker.
All...
The ‘Unix Way’
It probably shouldn't, but it routinely astonishes me how much we live on the Web. Even I find myself going entire boots without using anything but the Web browser. With such...
