Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings critical Explorer, Outlook fixes
Microsoft has shipped fixes for critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Outlook as part of September's round of vulnerability fixes. Overall this month, Microsoft issued 13 bulletins -- 4 for them critical -- that cover 47 vulnerabilities found across Internet Explorer, Outlook, SharePoint, Office and the Windows kernel. It is an exceptionally large number of patches for any one month, said Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of IT security firm Qualys.
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Intel CEO gives peek into laptop future with Broadwell chip
Intel provided a glimpse into the PC future by showing off a laptop based on the Broadwell architecture that is faster and more battery-friendly than current ones based on Haswell processors.During a keynote at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich showed the thin-and-light laptop running a gaming application, and it looked much like the ultrabooks currently available from top PC makers.
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SAP buying KXEN for predictive analytics
SAP is expanding its arsenal of data-analysis software with the acquisition of predictive analytics vendor KXEN, announced Tuesday. Predictive analytics has a different goal than traditional BI (business intelligence) software. Rather than generating reports and dashboards off stores of business data, predictive analytics uses statistical models to search for correlations and patterns that might offer clues about customer behavior, market trends, and other areas.
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Email spam campaign distributes Android scareware
Android malware is following in the footsteps of Windows malware with attackers adopting some of the same distribution and monetization techniques despite the major differences between the platforms. The latest development is a mass email spam campaign being used to distribute Android scareware -- applications that use scare tactics to trick users into paying for worthless services. Researchers from security vendor FireEye identified one such campaign that was launched on Sept. 6 and is still ongoing.
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Enterprises still running old Java and Flash software, Websense finds
Enterprises are still ignoring the threat posed by out-of-date versions of Java, with barely one in five running the latest version during August, security firm Websense has reported.
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Microsoft lures nonprofits with Office 365 freebie
Nonprofit organizations will be able to sign up for Office 365 for free or at a reduced price as part of a new program Microsoft launched on Tuesday. Properly certified nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in 41 countries can apply to the Office 365 for Nonprofits program. Microsoft expects to offer the program in 90 countries by July.
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Cisco takes aim at security services with new division
Cisco today said it would add a security arm to its existing services division with an eye toward pushing its support of its security products as well as offering a range of managed security services. Bryan Palma, the senior vice president and general manager of the newly created Services Security Practice, said Cisco plans to offer new types of managed security services based on Cisco security products, though he did not provide detail on what that might be specifically and how it would be done.
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New 'Haswell' Chromebooks expected this week at IDF
New Chromebooks running Intel's latest Haswell processors are expected to be announced at the Intel Developer Forum this week, according to a source familiar with the plans. Chromebooks are thin and light laptops based on Google's Chrome OS and aimed at people who do most of their computing on the Web. Some of the new models will use Intel's fourth-generation Core processors, code-named Haswell, providing a boost to application performance.
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Workday rolls out Big Data Analytics module
Workday has unveiled a new software module for its cloud-based HCM (human capital management) application that allows customers to analyze data from both Workday and third-party sources.
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Microsoft sticks to guns, will unveil refreshed Surface tablets on Sept. 23
Microsoft Monday announced it will host an event Sept. 23 to introduce new Surface tablets, according to online reports.Invitations went out to some reporters and bloggers Monday for the event, which will kick off at 10:30 a.m. ET Monday, Sept. 23. Microsoft said nothing else about the event, including what it might unveil or when those devices would go on sale.
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