Software security firm Kaspersky Lab announced that Asus computer users were targeted last year with malware via Asus' update utility in a so-called "supply-chain attack."
It's unlikely that machines will ever perfectly mimic a human brain, but next-generation computers could come very close. Here are some educated guesses as to what the future of computing could look like.
The next release of Microsoft's mixed-reality headset corrects some major flaws in its predecessor and opens new possibilities for its practical use.
The U.S. National Security Agency issued updated guidance late last month on the various speculative execution side-channel flaws that open up all systems using modern processors to potential attacks.
IT is moving toward the cloud and virtualization, but don't write off hardware -- especially for highly critical systems. Here's a look at the newest generation of database hardware and how it impacts performance.
- By Joey D'Antoni
- 02/05/2019
Cisco acknowledged vulnerabilities in two of its small business router products last week that could lead to information disclosures.
Microsoft's PC partners are increasingly focused on polishing existing features to target freelancers, remote workers and creatives.
Intel announced late last month that it has started introducing "Windows Modern Drivers" for its processors on Windows 10 version 1809-based machines.
The cloud giant just delivered some big news to datacenter managers watching the rapidly evolving Arm processor market.
- By John K. Waters
- 11/28/2018
Microsoft has changed the availability of printer and scanner drivers, starting with the release of Windows 10 version 1809.
Microsoft is planning to ship its Surface Hub 2S conferencing room product in the second quarter of 2019, according to a Monday announcement.
A new server designed to support deep learning projects is coming from Cisco Systems Inc.
The company's plan to modernize its infrastructure also includes tapping open source technologies and -- as Microsoft and Facebook have done -- open sourcing its server designs in turn.
- By John K. Waters
- 09/11/2018
Microsoft stopped accepting new Surface Plus Program leasing applications on Aug. 31, according to a Web site notice.
A new PowerEdge hardware solution from Dell EMC promises to be "the first modular infrastructure architecture designed to easily adapt to future technologies and server disaggregation."
Researchers disclosed a new variant 1-type Spectre attack method earlier this week, but Microsoft's software apparently isn't affected by it.
Microsoft earlier this month issued an advisory for the "lazy floating point state restore" security problem (CVE-2018-3665) that potentially could affect users of Windows and Intel Core processors.
This week, yet another speculative execution processor vulnerability was uncovered, namely "lazy floating point state save/restore."
The Microsoft Teams collaboration workspace application is getting added to various Microsoft-certified conference room devices, including the Surface Hub, Microsoft announced late last week.
Microsoft announced enhancements this week at Computex, an IT event in Taipei aimed at hardware partners building Internet of Things and "intelligent edge" devices.