4 historic security events of 2016 and what they teach us [Infographic]

What is it they say about failing to learn the lessons of history and being doomed to repeat it? However the famous saying goes, I think we can agree that the events of 2016 can be very instructive if we choose to pay attention.Just yesterday, for example, Yahoo disclosed a breach from 2013 involving more than 1 billion user accounts — and those are unrelated to the 2014 breach disclosed in September involving over 500 million user accounts.Among the lessons from the Yahoo breaches is that hackers are very good at what they do and are getting increasingly sophisticated. What can you do to prevent an email-based attack from happening in your organization? Above all, pay attention to the human element.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

Top 10 business collaboration stories of 2016

In 2016, a battle started to heat up in the enterprise collaboration market. The stalwarts of business, as well as consumer tech giants and a set of new entrants, were all in the mix. In this increasingly crowded market, the varying apps and other services targeted businesses from many different angles.Here are our picks for the most significant collaboration developments of the past year.1) Facebook at Work (finally) launches as 'Workplace' Facebook already owns consumer social networking, and with its new Workplace service, it set sights on the enterprise. The offering is designed to feel familiar to Facebook users but also remain separate from the company's consumer platform. (For more details, read our prelaunch history of Workplace.)To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Facts and figures for the year ahead in IT

IT sharpens its focusImage by ComputerworldWhat's the outlook for the tech year ahead? In general, IT executives are feeling optimistic as they head into 2017. According to the results of Computerworld's Tech Forecast 2017 survey, enterprises plan to continue on the path to digital transformation, deepening their commitment to big data and analytics, as well as cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

HTTP/2 promises better performance — but with security caveats

The new Internet communication protocol, HTTP/2, is now being used by 11 percent of websites -- up from just 2.3 percent a year ago, according to W3Techs.The new protocol does offer better performance, but there is no particular rush to upgrade, and it's backwards-compatible with the previous protocol, HTTP/1.1.No security problems have been found in the protocol itself, but there are vulnerabilities in some implementations and the possibility of lower visibility into internet traffic, so it's worth waiting for everything to shake out.The pressure to switch is likely to come from lines of business, said Graham Ahearne, director of product management at security firm Corvil.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

HTTP/2 promises better performance — but with security caveats

The new Internet communication protocol, HTTP/2, is now being used by 11 percent of websites -- up from just 2.3 percent a year ago, according to W3Techs.The new protocol does offer better performance, but there is no particular rush to upgrade, and it's backwards-compatible with the previous protocol, HTTP/1.1.No security problems have been found in the protocol itself, but there are vulnerabilities in some implementations and the possibility of lower visibility into internet traffic, so it's worth waiting for everything to shake out.The pressure to switch is likely to come from lines of business, said Graham Ahearne, director of product management at security firm Corvil.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

49% off CyberPower Surge Protector 3-AC Outlet with 2 USB (2.1A) Charging Ports – Deal Alert

The Professional Surge Protector CSP300WUR1 safeguards common home and office devices, such as computers and electronics, by absorbing spikes in energy caused by storms and electrical power surges. Designed for convenience, the portable CSP300WUR1 is ideal for travelers. It provides 600 joules of protection, has three surge-protected outlets, and a folding wall tap plug. Two USB ports (2.1 Amp shared) charge personal electronics, including smartphones, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other devices. A Limited-Lifetime Warranty ensures that this surge suppressor has passed high quality standards in design, assembly, material or workmanship and further protection is offered by a $50,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee. It currently averages 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, where its typical list price of $22 has been reduced 49% to just $11.27. See the discounted CSP300WUR1 on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

49% off CyberPower Surge Protector 3-AC Outlet with 2 USB (2.1A) Charging Ports – Deal Alert

The Professional Surge Protector CSP300WUR1 safeguards common home and office devices, such as computers and electronics, by absorbing spikes in energy caused by storms and electrical power surges. Designed for convenience, the portable CSP300WUR1 is ideal for travelers. It provides 600 joules of protection, has three surge-protected outlets, and a folding wall tap plug. Two USB ports (2.1 Amp shared) charge personal electronics, including smartphones, digital cameras, MP3 players, and other devices. A Limited-Lifetime Warranty ensures that this surge suppressor has passed high quality standards in design, assembly, material or workmanship and further protection is offered by a $50,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee. It currently averages 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, where its typical list price of $22 has been reduced 49% to just $11.27. See the discounted CSP300WUR1 on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

BlackBerry hands its brand to TCL, maker of its last smartphones

The BlackBerry smartphone is dead: Long live the BlackBerry smartphone.A week after it officially pulled out of the smartphone market, BlackBerry has agreed to license its brand to handset manufacturer TCL.The Chinese company will make and market future BlackBerry handsets worldwide except for India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, where BlackBerry has already struck local licensing deals.This is hardly new territory for TCL, which manufactured BlackBerry's last two handsets, the Android-based DTEK50 and DTEK60.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

BlackBerry hands its brand to TCL, maker of its last smartphones

The BlackBerry smartphone is dead: Long live the BlackBerry smartphone.A week after it officially pulled out of the smartphone market, BlackBerry has agreed to license its brand to handset manufacturer TCL.The Chinese company will make and market future BlackBerry handsets worldwide except for India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, where BlackBerry has already struck local licensing deals.This is hardly new territory for TCL, which manufactured BlackBerry's last two handsets, the Android-based DTEK50 and DTEK60.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Evernote backs off from privacy policy changes, says it ‘messed up’

Evernote has reversed proposed changes to its privacy policy that would allow employees to read user notes to help train machine learning algorithms.CEO Chris O’Neill said the company had “messed up, in no uncertain terms.”The move by the note-taking app follows protests from users, some of whom have threatened to drop the service after the company announced that its policy would change to improve its machine learning capabilities by letting a select number of employees, who would assist with the training of the algorithms, view the private information of its users. The company claims 200 million users around the world. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Evernote backs off from privacy policy changes, says it ‘messed up’

Evernote has reversed proposed changes to its privacy policy that would allow employees to read user notes to help train machine learning algorithms.CEO Chris O’Neill said the company had “messed up, in no uncertain terms.”The move by the note-taking app follows protests from users, some of whom have threatened to drop the service after the company announced that its policy would change to improve its machine learning capabilities by letting a select number of employees, who would assist with the training of the algorithms, view the private information of its users. The company claims 200 million users around the world. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Hacker allegedly stole logins from a US election agency

A Russian-speaking hacker has been found selling stolen login credentials for a U.S. agency that tests and certifies voting equipment, according to a security firm.The hacker was attempting to sell more than 100 allegedly compromised login credentials belonging to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the security firm Record Future said in a Thursday blog post. The company said it discovered online chatter about the breach on Dec. 1.Some of these credentials included the highest administrative privileges. With such access, an intruder could steal sensitive information from the commission, which the hacker claimed to have done, Recorded Future said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Hacker allegedly stole logins from a US election agency

A Russian-speaking hacker has been found selling stolen login credentials for a U.S. agency that tests and certifies voting equipment, according to a security firm.The hacker was attempting to sell more than 100 allegedly compromised login credentials belonging to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the security firm Record Future said in a Thursday blog post. The company said it discovered online chatter about the breach on Dec. 1.Some of these credentials included the highest administrative privileges. With such access, an intruder could steal sensitive information from the commission, which the hacker claimed to have done, Recorded Future said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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