Month: October 2016
Major DDoS attack on Dyn causes internet disruption
Mirai botnet blamed for huge DDoS attack using millions of IoT devices
A huge distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against internet infrastructure firm Dyn, which caused problems accessing sites including Amazon, Twitter and Netflix, has been blamed on the Mirai botnet....
Many firms failing on crucial customer experience in digital era
iPhone 7 Plus devices using Intel modem perform worse than those with Qualcomm kit
Poor internet connections on iPhone 7 Plus smartphones has been blamed on Intel modems that are fitted in some devices instead of Qualcomm components, according to research from Cellular Insights. Only...
Spotify on benefits of ditching its datacentres and going ‘all-in’ on Google cloud
Cyber crime affecting million of Brits
New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that 3.8 million adults experienced some form of cyber-related crime in the 12 months ending June 2016. The latest report from the organisation...
Microsoft stock beats dotcom boom peak after strong cloud growth
Microsoft's latest quarterly results beat analyst expectations and caused the firm's share price to jump to its highest ever value. Net profit was up six per cent year on year to $6bn for the three months...
Flaw in Intel Haswell microprocessors exposes chips to malware
Security researchers have claimed that Intel's Haswell microprocessors can be abused to circumvent a security mechanism intended to prevent stack overflows and arbitrary code execution. The claims were...