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The Skype Qik messaging app follows trends from video chat to spontaneous deletion
On Thursday, Skype debuted Skype Qik, a "spontaneous" video chat app that allows you to fire off video messages to a group of friends, react to them, and rest easy in the fact that they'll disappear in two weeks' time. That may seem like a mouthful, but that's about the only way to differentiate an instant messaging app these days. Even labels like "instant messaging" and "chat" and "anonymous chat" and "video communications" are becoming meaningless as apps evolve and absorb the features of their competitors. Microsoft Qik's conversation view.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks
Cloud Adoption & Risk Report Reveals Top 20 Cloud Services
Based on anonymized data from over 10 million users across over 200 companies, the Skyhigh Cloud Adoption and Risk Report has become the de-facto data source on cloud adoption and risk View Now>>
WHITE PAPER: Infoblox
Designing a Secure DNS Architecture
An integrated DNS architecture is needed in today's networking landscape. Designing a secure DNS architecture requires more than increased bandwidth and QPS. Learn how to build a secure and scalable DNS solution to ensure network availability. Learn more >>
Watch TV for free with these 10 Android apps
Cutting the cable cord? You need these apps!Thinking of tossing your cable box or ditching your satellite dish? If so, good news: many of your favorite shows are (probably) available for free on your Android phone or tablet. All you need are the right apps.Most of the big broadcast and cable TV networks are offering free streaming apps for Android, complete with full episodes of their most popular shows—everything from About a Boy and America's Next Top Model to Duck Dynasty and Scandal.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Top 6 threats to iOS devices
Stay vigilantGiven the recent iOS update and iPhone announcement, Lacoon Mobile Security has released the top threats you should be aware of to your iOS devices. iOS Surveillance and Mobile Remote Access Trojans (mRATs)Image by ShutterstockTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Scientists harness smartphones as cosmic ray detectors
Your phone can receive messages from around the world. But how about emanations from beyond our solar system? Scientists from the University of California (UC) have launched an effort to use smartphones to detect signs of cosmic rays, a form of high-energy radiation that sends subatomic particles zipping through space. The CRAYFIS (Cosmic Rays Found in Smartphones) project is aimed at using the cameras in smartphones and tablets to detect the lower-energy particles that are produced when cosmic rays strike the Earth's atmosphere. The goal is to further understanding of what is producing cosmic rays and help figure out where they come from.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Lab, Inc.
Who's Spying on You?
You're aware of the threats of malware to your business but what about the ever-changing ground rules? Cybercriminals today are launching attacks against businesses by copying sophisticated malware and techniques used to target governments and high-profile organizations. View Now
Dropbox dismisses claims of hack affecting 7 million accounts
Hackers claim to have stolen a database of almost 7 million Dropbox log-in credentials, but the company says its service was not hacked and that unrelated websites are the data source. The first data dump appeared Monday in an anonymous post on Pastebin.com and contained 400 username and password pairs. The author said that it's only the "first teaser" of 6,937,081 hacked Dropbox accounts and asked for community support in the form of Bitcoin donations. The user also claimed to have access to photos, videos and other files from the compromised accounts. "As more BTC [Bitcoin currency] is donated, more pastebin pastes will appear," the post says.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
The Onion's 9 best bits about Microsoft
Going on two decades of ridiculeThe Onion, self-branded "America's Finest News Source," has been making fun of Microsoft - and, in particular, Bill Gates - since at least 1996, according to its online archive. Here are nine of what we've judged to be the best efforts.Bill Gates To Get HalfPublication date: July 23, 1996To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
12 tips for responding to rising healthcare IT security threats
Image by ShutterstockEveryone knows healthcare IT security is difficult. Not everyone knows how to make it easier. The recent Privacy & Security Forum, hosted by HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News, aimed to change that by offering practical steps that healthcare organizations can take to avoid the negligent risks that lead to hacks, breaches, negative publicity and fines. These 12 tips will help HIPAA-covered entities and business associates – be they payers, providers, vendors or subcontractors – react and respond to an evolving threat landscape. Meanwhile, the event's session on how Boston Children's Hospital hit back at Anonymous offered organizations a firsthand account of responding to all-too-common attacks and provided some suggestions for trying to get ahead of hackers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
Windows 10 Preview stats: Two-thirds of testers live dangerously
It's official: Most people who tried Windows 10 ignored our warnings. Microsoft released some glowing Windows 10 stats on Monday. Already more than 1 million people have registered with Windows Insider to become a Windows 10 tester. Great! More than 200,000 suggestions or complaints have been filed via the Windows feedback app. Awesome! That's what the Technical Preview's for, after all. A full 64 percent of Windows 10 users installed the Preview straight to their hard drive. Wait. What? Granted, most people previewing Windows 10 in Technical Preview form are likely savvy computer users, but at this stage it's still in a very early state, with bugs and rough edges. While Windows 10 is already more polished than most alpha software, using early pre-release operating systems is an invitation for catastrophe if any hiccups occur. The beauty of virtual machines is that you can just shut down the program and start over if disaster strikes. That's why PCWorld's Windows 10 installation guide recommends giving the operating system a whirl in a VM.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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