Microsoft continues campaign to shut down stupid software pirates

Microsoft this week filed another lawsuit in federal court accusing unidentified individuals with stealing its software by illegally activating more than 1,000 copies of Windows 7, Vista and 8, and Office 2010 and 2013.The suit, filed with a Seattle court on Wednesday, was the latest in a string of cases opened by the Redmond, Wash. company in an effort to quash piracy."Microsoft's cyberforensics have identified over one thousand product activations originating from IP address 66.51.73.111 ('the IP Address'), which is presently assigned to Earthlink Inc., and which, on information and belief, is being used by the Defendants in furtherance of the unlawful conduct alleged herein," Microsoft's lawyers wrote in the complaint.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

10% off Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker- Deal Alert

The SoundLink Color from Bose is designed to be portable and durable, while still delivering the full, rich sound you would expect from Bose. Pairing is easy with simple voice prompts, and the unit can be paired with two devices, so when the first stops the second one can play. It comes in several stylish colors, has an auxiliary input jack for non-Bluetooth devices, and delivers up to 8 hours of music on a single charge. The speaker averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from nearly 5,000 customers (read reviews) and can be purchased at 10% off its regular listing price ($116 - See on Amazon).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Enterprises Are Investing in Network Security Analytics

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it one thousand times.  Traditional security controls are no longer effective at blocking cyber-threats so enterprise organizations are deploying new types of security defenses and investing in new tools to improve incident detection and response.Unfortunately, this can be more difficult than it seems.  Why?  Effective Incident detection and response depends upon security analytics technology and this is where the confusion lies.  It turns out that there are lots of security analytics tools out there that approach this problem from different angles.  Given this reality, where the heck do you start?Based upon lots of qualitative and quantitative research, I’m finding that many large organizations with experienced security teams tend to jump into security analytics by focusing their effort on the network for several reasons:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Enterprises Are Investing in Network Security Analytics

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it one thousand times.  Traditional security controls are no longer effective at blocking cyber-threats so enterprise organizations are deploying new types of security defenses and investing in new tools to improve incident detection and response.Unfortunately, this can be more difficult than it seems.  Why?  Effective Incident detection and response depends upon security analytics technology and this is where the confusion lies.  It turns out that there are lots of security analytics tools out there that approach this problem from different angles.  Given this reality, where the heck do you start?Based upon lots of qualitative and quantitative research, I’m finding that many large organizations with experienced security teams tend to jump into security analytics by focusing their effort on the network for several reasons:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Twitter briefly considered bidding for Yahoo

Twitter briefly entertained the idea of a merger with Yahoo, and senior Twitter staff met Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to discuss a possible deal.The companies met "several weeks ago," sources told the New York Post, but Twitter broke off the talks soon after, the newspaper reported Thursday night.Yahoo put its core Internet business up for sale in December, after giving up hope of finding a tax-efficient way of selling its 15.4 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Windows PC makers hang customers out to dry with flawed crapware updaters

Prominent Windows PC makers, including Acer, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo, have made "egregious" omissions in the software updaters they bundle with notebooks that leave customers at risk from attack by cyber-criminals, a security firm contended."It's 2016," said Steve Manzuik, director of security research at Duo Security, in an interview. "[These updaters show] a lack of basic security measures that you should use."Earlier this week, Duo published a report detailing an examination of 10 Windows laptops from five OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) -- Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo -- that focused on the software updating tools the vendors pre-loaded on their machines.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Decline in slate tablets bigger than expected, IDC says

Demand for slate-shaped tablets is declining even faster than expected. For all of 2016, global tablet shipments will drop by 9.6% over 2015, market research firm IDC forecast this week, marking the second straight year of decline. In March, IDC had forecast a decline of 6% for this year. The decline will occur even when newer detachable tablets, often called 2-in-1s, are included with slate tablets, IDC said. "The impact of the decline of slates is having a bigger impact, faster than we thought. They are not coming back," said IDC analyst Jean Phillippe Bouchard in an interview.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Infrastructure monitoring products: Users pinpoint the best and worst features

IT monitoring software probes various parts of the infrastructure -- servers, networks and applications -- and alerts IT about problems before they can cause an outage that affects the business. According to IT managers in the IT Central Station community, the most important criteria to consider when choosing infrastructure monitoring software include compatibility with existing infrastructure and customizable views.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

Infrastructure monitoring products: Users pinpoint the best and worst features

IT monitoring software probes various parts of the infrastructure -- servers, networks and applications -- and alerts IT about problems before they can cause an outage that affects the business. According to IT managers in the IT Central Station community, the most important criteria to consider when choosing infrastructure monitoring software include compatibility with existing infrastructure and customizable views.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

Don’t expect a self-driving car from Microsoft

While its fellow tech giants work on autonomous, self-driving cars, Microsoft has opted out of a similar pursuit and instead is taking a strategy of working with car makers and other vendors in the market. Peggy Johnson, the head of business development for the company, made these comments at the Converge technology conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong Friday. She had been asked about whether Microsoft would follow in Google and Apple's footsteps in making self-driving cars. In the case of Google, that project is well-known. In the case of Apple, it's all rumor.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

LTE equipment party is over, as carrier spending drops

For the first time since LTE technology hit the mainstream in 2012, the worldwide market for carrier wireless equipment has declined, according to a report released today by IHS Technology.The decline, moreover, is a sharp one, the report said – the global market for macrocell infrastructure dropped by 18% in the first quarter of 2016, down to $10 billion overall. The mobile infrastructure sector in general was down 8% in the same time frame, and LTE equipment specifically dropped by 23% on a quarterly basis.+ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: Human error biggest risk to health IT + Oracle employee says she was sacked for refusing to fiddle with cloud accountsTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Amy Schumer savages mobile phone TV ads

Had enough of those perky and quirky wireless phone provider commercials from the likes of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile? Comedian Amy Schumer takes direct aim at these inane promos in a new episode of Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer (warning: a bit on the NSFW side of things...) MORE: 6 Techiest Commercials from Super Bowl 50 | Wi-Fi hotspot block persists despite FCC crackdownTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Amy Schumer savages mobile phone TV ads

Had enough of those perky and quirky wireless phone provider commercials from the likes of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile? Comedian Amy Schumer takes direct aim at these inane promos in a new episode of Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer (warning: a bit on the NSFW side of things...) MORE: 6 Techiest Commercials from Super Bowl 50 | Wi-Fi hotspot block persists despite FCC crackdownTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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