New Dell HPC systems are aimed to improve industry democratization
Dell is taking massive strides to pick up some pace in the high-performance computing market. The company has a new series of systems for genomics, artificial intelligence, and digital manufacturing.
Here’s what the company is rolling out:
Ready Solution for HPC Genomics. This system will... Read more
The antitrust lawsuit against Facebook could start this month
Politico recently reported that the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit from the United States Federal Trade Commission against Facebook could be here before the end of this November. The report, which came out on Friday, cites three people familiar with the matter and says that the FTC is considering h... Read more
Samsung plans to grab Huawei market share with early Galaxy S21
The Galaxy S smartphones might come out a month earlier. Samsung is eyeing the gap left by Huawei's forced exit and planning to grab that market share. The move could help the company compete with Apple, who are still doing well in the market.
Huawei was one of Samsung’s top challengers for th... Read more
McAfee says more than 400 new cyber threats were detected every minute in Q2
In 2020’s second quarter, there were more than 400 new cybersecurity threats recorded every minute, according to a report from McAfee. The new malware samples grew by 11.5% in the same period. Covid-19 themed attacks and PowerShell malware has dominated the entire landscape.
Donoff Office docu... Read more
Dell incorporates privacy controls for Linux hardware
Working from home has become the norm, and with it, new problems have arisen concerning privacy. Dell now introduces hotkeys to kill the microphone and webcam, no matter which application is using them.
Suffice to say, the webcam and the microphone can give away a lot about you, unless they ar... Read more
Alibaba now in 4th place ahead of IBM in cloud infrastructure
Alibaba made its foray into the cloud infrastructure market in 2015, with ambitions to become one of the biggest. Now, the company announced that it had quarterly revenue of $2.194 billion. That number shows it has surpassed IBM, which had about $1.65 billion in revenue.
$2 billion is a large fi... Read more
A spike in Emotet activity means the ransomware gang is not far behind
Emotet attacks have been on the rise, leading to more machines getting compromised. This has prompted cybercriminals to launch more malware infections and ransomware campaigns on compromised devices.
The HP-Bromium Threat Insights Report released in October shows a 1200% increase in Emotet attac... Read more
Hackers are using old techniques with a twist to great effect
Being a cybercriminal means being creative and coming up with new ways to breach a network. Usually, some innovation allows the breach of a system. However, while some of the actors out there are working on new ways to get into networks, others use time-tested methods.
In a new report by K... Read more
IBM launches Red Hat cloud platform for 5G with Nokia and Samsung
IBM became the latest U.S. tech company to launch a cloud platform for 5G telecom operators. The company signed up Samsung and Nokia as partners. A cloud platform leverages the 5G network by setting up software instead of physical equipment to propagate the network.
The telecom operators will bu... Read more
The notorious ransomware group Maze says it is shutting down
Maze, one of the most active and well-known ransomware groups, has said that it is officially shutting down. The announcement was in the form of a statement that was full of spelling mistakes and published on Maze’s website.
For the past year, Maze has been publishing massive amounts of stolen... Read more