Cisco-Jasper deal should make enterprise IoT safer

From ComputerWorld: Cisco Systems' planned $1.4 billion acquisition of Jasper Technologies could make it easier for enterprises to build businesses around services instead of products.

While the Internet of Things includes sensors and devices that enterprises can use to better run their operations...

Comodo will fix major flaw in knock-off Chrome browser

From PC World: Comodo will release an update Wednesday to fix a serious vulnerability in its web browser, which it markets as a way for users to enhance their security.

Google engineer Tavis Ormandy found that the company’s Chromodo browser disables the “same origin policy,” one of the most basic...

As 5G approaches, 3G and 4G are still getting faster

From InfoWorld: Most of the excitement at Mobile World Congress this month will be about 5G, which won't officially exist until 2020. But vendors will also be showing off new ways to speed up the networks people are using now.

That means more than 4G, because while LTE gets a lot of press, older...

Slow but steady progress as Intel strives to be more diverse

From CNET: It's been a year since Intel kicked off a bold, $300 million initiative to make itself and the tech industry more diverse. The results so far show progress but are slow going.

The world's largest chipmaker came out with its 2015 diversity report Wednesday, showing it increased the...

Malwarebytes still fixing flaws in antivirus software

From ComputerWorld: Malwarebytes said it could take three or four weeks to fix flaws in its consumer product that were found by a Google security researcher.

The company has fixed several server-side vulnerabilities but is still testing a new version of its Anti-Malware product to fix client-side...

Yahoo to slash jobs and close Web properties in major turnaround plan

From InfoWorld: Yahoo will cut 15 percent of its workforce and close some online services in a major turnaround plan announced Tuesday.

The company plans to double down on search, Mail, and Tumblr in hopes of attracting new users, and at the same time close some digital magazines as well as...

FireEye acquires Invotas for faster incident response

From ComputerWorld: FireEye said Monday it has acquired Invotas, whose platform helps administrators respond faster to security incidents.

The deal closed on Monday, but terms were not disclosed.

FireEye, which started out with an endpoint protection product, has been seeking to expand the...

Nokia's IoT security tool takes in the whole network

From InfoWorld: Nokia is taking the principle of "united we stand" to the Internet of things with a platform that can harness systems from multiple vendors for network-wide security.

The company's NetGuard Security Management Center is designed to monitor and control all the security components on...

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