How to set up networked Time Machine backups for a household
Apple’s Time Capsule base station put a Wi-Fi access point, a network router, and a backup drive that tied into Time Machine all in a single box. That was its downfall, too: if the drive…
U.S. State Government Network Breached via Former Employee’s Account
?Feb 16, 2024?NewsroomCybersecurity / Data Breach The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed that an unnamed state government organization’s network environment was compromised via an administrator account belonging to a former employee.…
U.S. Government Disrupts Russian-Linked Botnet Engaged in Cyber Espionage
?Feb 16, 2024?NewsroomBotnet / Network Security The U.S. government on Thursday said it disrupted a botnet comprising hundreds of small office and home office (SOHO) routers in the country that was put to use by…
VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers
Broadcom has made a lot of changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the company in November. On Wednesday, VMware admitted that these changes are worrying customers. With customers mulling alternatives and partners complaining,…
Microsoft’s February Windows 11 ‘Moment’: what’s in it
Microsoft has released what appears to be the last build of the most recent “Moment” update to Windows 11, with some minor changes planned for PC users who live in America. This new February 2024…
Google upstages itself with Gemini 1.5 AI launch, one week after Ultra 1.0
Enlarge / The Gemini 1.5 logo, released by Google. Google One week after its last major AI announcement, Google appears to have upstaged itself. Last Thursday, Google launched Gemini Ultra 1.0, which supposedly represented the…
Spyware startup Variston is losing staff, some say it’s closing
In July 2021, someone sent Google a batch of malicious code that could be used to hack Chrome, Firefox, and PCs running Windows Defender. That code was part of an exploitation framework called Heliconia. And…
Nginx core developer quits project in security dispute, starts “freenginx” fork
Getty Images A core developer of Nginx, currently the world’s most popular web server, has quit the project, stating that he no longer sees it as “a free and open source project… for the public…
No, Microsoft, Windows 11’s Start menu isn’t a ‘game changer’
Microsoft is facing a problem. Years after launching Windows 11, customers simply prefer Windows 10 more. So the Windows marketing team is trying everything they can to migrate users to Windows 11 — and a…
Deal alert: 65% off Coleman’s Weathermaster 10-person camping tent
The best time to buy many seasonal products is the off-season when demand is low. With that in mind, take a look at this deal on Coleman’s Weathermaster 10-person camping tent. The list price is…