Monthly Archives: January 2017

MongoDB Installations At Risk as Hacker Targets Unprotected Databases

The attacks have been going on for several weeks, according to IT Pro. Continue reading

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This is the Longest Domain Name Sold in 2016

Though short domain names are more memorable and in high-demand, domain names can technically be up to 63 characters in length. Continue reading

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California Law That Makes Deploying Ransomware Illegal Goes into Effect

The new law, which came into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, allows law enforcement agencies to charge and convict hackers for ransomware offences, rather than under extortion laws, as they have previously. Continue reading

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Google Moves Into Augmented Reality Shopping With BMW, Gap

As virtual and augmented reality technology rapidly improves, analysts predict the retail industry may be one the biggest beneficiaries. Continue reading

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One-Third of AT&T’s Network is Now Virtualized

More than one-third of AT&T’s customer-facing network is now virtualized, which means the company can provision services for that portion of the network as simply as downloading them from an app store instead of buying and installing hardware appliances. Continue reading

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