Facebook said it identified a slew of fake accounts and pages that appear to be tied to two groups: Russian military intelligence and Iranian state media. Both entities acted independently of each other, but tried to spread political messages. […]

Even if you're running Windows 10, you shouldn't rely on Microsoft's security tools. Many free third-party security apps are more effective at keeping you safe. We've tested 17 no-cost services to help you find the best free antivirus for protecting your PC. […]

Is your PC acting strange? Look for these signs you have malware, but don't freak out if it turns out that you do. Our tips can help you get rid of it. […]

Over the course of a year he repeatedly hacked into Apple's servers and stole around 90GB of data because he admired the company. Apple states no customers were affected by the breaches of its security. […]

The new site offers an eye-opening view of how online political ad spending through Google can work, including a breakdown on individual ad campaigns, and a catalog of which ads were served and to which demographic groups. […]

True to its name, Home Chef is the homiest of meal services we've tried. The recipes are simple and not too adventurous, but for some home chefs, that's a good thing. […]

Martha & Marley Spoon features delicious recipes and fresh ingredients, though it's expensive compared with other meal delivery services. […]

Plated is a meal-subscription service that offers tasty, unfussy recipes, but it's not as much of a learn-to-cook tool as some competitors. […]

Purple Carrot is the vegan dish on the meal-kit delivery service table, offering delicious and creative meals that could even appeal to meat eaters. […]

AmazonFresh is a winner in shipping and packaging, with two-hour delivery slots and reusable totes, but is held back by its limited selection of meal kits. […]

Do you know the difference between, say, a switch and a hub? Keeping straight the devices that help you access the internet is no small feat. This guide explains it all. […]

AT&T, Verizon, and other carriers will start to launch 5G networks this year. But what exactly is 5G, and how fast is it compared with 4G? Here's what we know so far. […]

You may be able to save money and get faster speeds by buying a cable modem instead of renting one from your ISP. Here's what you need to know. […]

Providing false statements to US lawmakers, which it appears the FCC did, is a federal crime, but federal attorneys in June declined to prosecute the matter. […]

T-Mobile will show off what 5G can do with a custom truck full of demos that might be coming to your city later this year. […]

The access was being sold on a Russian-language marketplace. The affected airport system was available on the open internet and may have been secured with a weak password. […]

The high-end discrete graphics cards will reportedly target the PC gaming market and data centers, putting pressure on AMD and Nvidia. Intel hired a former AMD exec to lead the effort. […]

Microsoft realizes you can use the sea as a giant heatsink and save a small fortune in cooling costs. […]

Originally announced in February 2015, Apple is giving up on trying to build the new facility. […]

Intel's domination will continue as Qualcomm is set to quit after just seven months of trying. […]

The Flatpak framework for distributing Linux desktop applications is now in prodaction release, after three years of beta status. The framework, originally called XDG-app, is intended to make Linux more attractive to desktop app developers. Applications built as a Flatpak can be installed on just about any Linux distribution.The open source FlatPak can be used by different types of desktop applications and is intended to be as agnostic as possible when it comes the building of applications. There are no requirements for languages, build tools, or frameworks. Users can control app updates. Flatpack uses familiar technologies such as the Bubblewrap utility for setting up containers and Systemd for setting up Linux cgroups (control groups) for sandboxes.To read this article in full, please click her […]

Gartner’s latest quarterly report “Emerging Risks Report” surveyed 110 senior executives about risk, audit, finance, and compliance at large global organizations. Not surprisingly, they identified cloud computing as the top concern for the second consecutive quarter.Why? Moving to the cloud means changing major business processes, which adds risk, and the cost of risk. Risk took in the form of cybersecurity disclosure and legal compliance ranked among the top concerns of the executives surveyed.[ IDG Research: The state of the cloud: How enterprise adoption is taking shape. | Keep up with the latest developments in cloud computing with InfoWorld’s Cloud Computing newsletter. ]The Top 2 high-impact risks of moving to the cloud are related to information security threats. Social engineering and GDPR compliance were cited as the risks most likely to cause the greatest enterprise damage if there is no planning and preparation. But only 18 percent of the cross-functional executives surveyed considered social engineering to be an enterprise risk.To read this article in full, please click her […]

Microsoft’s Azure platform services have always offered support for microservices. In fact, Azure Service Fabric has been there from the start. Initially supporting Azure’s SQL services, it’s now a foundation of much of the Azure platform, along with Cosmos DB.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story) […]

Java Developmemnt Kit (JDK) 11 is just around the corner. The first release candidate has arrived, and the final release candidate is due on August 30, 2018. The production version is due September 25, 2018, as part of Oracle’s new six-month release schedule for the standard edition of Java, Version 11 will have 15 major feature changes.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story) […]

As I discussed in my review of Google Cloud Bigtable in 2016, Google’s 2006 Bigtable paper inspired several large-scale distributed open source NoSQL databases, including Apache HBase and Apache Cassandra. I went on to explain that Cassandra was born at Facebook using ideas from Bigtable and the key-value store Amazon Dynamo, and that while Cassandra is a bit more popular than HBase, has a SQL-like query language (CQL), and is easier to get up and running than HBase, it is still complicated and has a significant learning curve.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story) […]