At Global Partners, IT teaches its vendors how to be strategic partners for the business, not just sell their shiny new boxes. Global Partners started as a heating oil company whose technology strategy was limited to keeping the lights on. But as the company entered a period of rapid growth, the CEO became interested in […]
Patching is best to address Shellshock/Bash bug, but blocking attacks before they get to vulnerable machines is quicker Shellshock/bash bug exploits can force compromised servers to act as bots and, depending on the types of privileges the servers have, attackers can make them do a lot worse. So corporate security pros should patch important affected […]
As had been rumored earlier this week, Microsoft lopped off a second set of jobs Thursday, cutting 2,100 positions, as part of a restructuring plan announced two months ago to eliminate 18,000 positions, or about 14 percent of the company’s workforce. “The reductions happening today are spread across many different business units, and many different […]
About a year ago, I tried out a new smartphone from Motorola Mobility (which was then owned by Google) called the Moto X. Now in the process of moving to Lenovo, Motorola has just released the update to that phone — which, despite all the rumors to the contrary, it is also simply calling the […]
Microsoft browser needs the most urgent patching on an otherwise light Patch Tuesday In a very light set of monthly security bulletins, Microsoft will issue just one that it’s ranking critical and it involves Internet Explorer. If left unpatched, the browser is subject to attacks that execute malicious code on victim machines, so getting the […]
From powerful custom shortcuts to pleasingly pretty home screens, these three simple tools bring fresh functionality to any Android phone or tablet. This summer’s been a wild one for mobile tech launches, and that means it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to take a deep breath and think about all the interesting […]
