Big Data presents its own problems. From storage to processing, the sheer amount of data is pushing the envelope and creating new areas to innovate. Security, when it comes to Big Data, also presents new issues. McAfee discussed some of the issues in a report called 'Needle in a Datastack' (.pdf). They also took some of the key takeaways and made the following infographic on … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit stems from ZeroVulnerabilityLabs acquisition
Malwarebytes announced its acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc today. The company has multiple products such as a browser and a utility to protect against drive-by downloads through exploits. With an agent running on the computer, it adds another layer of protection to the end user browsing the web. With the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, a new version of … [Read more...]
Another batch of free eBooks from Microsoft
Microsoft has published its third batch of free ebooks. The books cover a variety of technical subjects including Office & Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, System Center, Visual Studio, Web Development, Windows, Windows Azure, and Windows Server. Most of the ebooks are available in pdf, epub, and mobi formats so they will work well on a variety of devices. Coming from … [Read more...]
Oracle releases Java 7u25, no 6u51
Oracle released Java 7u25 on Tuesday. It is the first update where an update to Java 6 was not included despite February 2013 being the extended end of support for Java 6. Beyond February 2013, Java 6u43 and Java 6u45 were released. With the latest update, users of Java 5, 6, and 7 are encouraged to update to Java 7 update 25. Not publicly available, Java 6u51 and 5u51 are only … [Read more...]
John McAfee explains how to uninstall McAfee Antivirus
John McAfee seems to be a little off his rocker these days and that might be putting it lightly. Between being wanted for murder and his manhunt across Guatemala, the founder of McAfee antivirus has been in the news lately. John McAfee resigned from the company in 1994 and sold his shares in the company later. Despite that, he still gets direct emails asking for support for … [Read more...]