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Prowli Malware Targeting Servers, Routers, and IoT Devices

Security researchers have uncovered another giant botnet that has already compromised more than 40,000 servers, modems and internet-connected devices belonging to a wide number of organizations across the world.

Intel, Microsoft to Use GPU to Scan Memory for Malware

Since the news of the Meltdown and Spectre attacks earlier this year, Intel has been working to reassure the computer industry that it takes security issues very seriously and that, in spite of the Meltdown issue, the Intel platform is a sound choice for the security conscious.

How Akamai Prevents Coin Mining Malware

The rise of cryptocurrency value has resulted in malicious actors doing whatever it takes to achieve capital gain. Spreading coin mining malware is one of the ways cybercriminals are trying to gain the system - and your data could be at risk.

32 Terabytes of Microsoft Data Leaked, Amazon Hits Back at Walmart and More in This Week's News

Massive Microsoft Leak A 32 TB archive of Windows 10 builds as well as source codes for private software has been leaked online. As claimed by the Register, the leak could start a wave of Windows 10 exploits.

Lucky Punch Slows WannaCry Ransomware, Trump Orders US Govt. Cloud Migration and More in This Week's News

Accidental Hero Slows WannaCry Ransomware Spread The end of last week saw an outburst of ransomware hitting many organizations throughout Europe and Asia. Amongst the infected were also the UK National Health Service and Spain’s telecom giant Telefonica.

DDoS of Things

The tendency to connect more and more devices to the Internet has overflown well beyond our computers and smartphones. This high level of interconnection has brought us to be capable of controlling and communicating with anything ranging from garage doors, clothing, fridges, gates, surveillance[...]

Sum Up: Last Week in Performance Industry

Office and Bing: More Fit for the Cloud Five new Bing applications have been released as add-ons for Microsoft Office 2013 suite: Bing News Search for Word, Bing Dictionary for Excel and Word, Bing Finance for Excel, Bing Maps for Excel, Bing Image Search for Word. This is right after the release[...]