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PyPI warns developers after LiteLLM malware found stealing cloud and CI/CD credentials

The compromised packages, linked to the Trivy breach, executed a three‑stage payload targeting AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes configs, SSH keys, and automation pipelines before being removed.

By Shweta Sharma

Mar 25, 20264 mins

Development ToolsSecuritySoftware Development

Java finally gets microservices tools

Lightbend's Lagom framework helps Java developers create and manage microservices architectures

By Paul Krill

Feb 23, 2016 2 mins

Java Software Development

How techies are losing the Apple-FBI privacy fight

If you pit only logic and reason against fear-mongering about terrorists, you will lose — every single time

By Fahmida Rashid

Feb 23, 2016 4 mins

Encryption Privacy Technology Industry

Most Americans support the FBI over Apple, Pew study finds

The finding reflects a tendency in the U.S. to prioritize national security over civil liberties

By James Niccolai

Feb 22, 2016 4 mins

Security Technology Industry

VMware turns to IBM in the public cloud

VMware and IBM buddy up in the cloud to take on Amazon, Microsoft and Google

By Brandon Butler

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Needing more wireless infrastructure, Facebook will design its own

Facebook took the wraps off its Telecom Infra Project, which is tasked with accelerating the development of telecommunications networking hardware

By Sharon Gaudin

Feb 22, 2016 4 mins

Technology Industry

JavaScript and Java fend off challenges from PHP, Python

The latest RedMonk language rankings show the two stalwarts continuing their reign while the momentum stalls for Go and Swift

By Paul Krill

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Java JavaScript

Lesson from Linux Mint breach: Trust is not enough

If you're downloading files from the Internet, you need to make absolutely sure they're authentic

By Fahmida Rashid

Feb 22, 2016 5 mins

Security Software Development

IBM pursues new school and old guard with latest cloud wares

With new cloud services for WebSphere, Swift, and GitHub Enterprise, IBM courts enterprises of all stripes

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 22, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud Technology Industry

GitHub Enterprise is coming to IBM’s Bluemix

Think of it as 'GitHub as a service' for corporate developers on IBM's Bluemix cloud platform

By Katherine Noyes

Feb 22, 2016 2 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

GitHub Enterprise is coming to Bluemix

Users will be able to access GitHub's collaborative development tools in a private environment

By Katherine Noyes

Feb 22, 2016 2 mins

Java Technology Industry Version Control Systems

Is 2016 finally the year of upgradable phones?

The launch of LG's 'modular' G5, could finally usher in the long-promised modular phone

By Martyn Williams

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Chinese devs abuse free Apple app-testing certs to install pirated apps

Sideloading technique for testing iOS apps empowers malware on non-jailbroken devices

By Lucian Constantin

Feb 22, 2016 5 mins

Malware Security Technology Industry

Apple wants government to form commission over FBI demand

The government wants Apple to create tools that will allow the FBI to hack the passcode of an iPhone

By John Ribeiro

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Encryption Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Cities, not cornfields, draw data centers

Metro areas are prime areas for development of multi-tenant data centers, study finds, as 'data centers reside where people are'

By Patrick Thibodeau

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Technology Industry

Samsung announces next-gen flagship smartphones

Both the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge look very similar to last year’s models, raising questions about how they’ll do against the iPhone

By Matt Hamblen

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Ericsson working with AWS to make carriers more agile

The cloud effort comes as Ericsson gears up to help operators handle more traffic and IoT devices

By Stephen Lawson

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Adobe rolls out new enterprise app creation service

The Experience Manager Mobile service can help business users without a lot of coding know-how to build professional-looking apps

By Blair Frank

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Mobile Development Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Mark Zuckerberg outlines the future of Facebook

Facebook's CEO first dreamed of VR as a teen and now sees it as the future of social media

By Martyn Williams

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Technology Industry

5G could be done long before 2020

Parts of the next-generation mobile system could defined this year, Nokia's CEO says at Mobile World Congress

By Stephen Lawson

Feb 22, 2016 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Inside HP’s plan to turn smartphones into wire-free laptops

HP returns to the smartphone market with the Elite X3, and has a three-year plan for success

By Agam Shah

Feb 22, 2016 5 mins

HP Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Java 9 to address GTK GUI pains on Linux

Bringing Java current with the latest edition of the toolkit will prevent app failures due to multiple GTK versions

By Paul Krill

Feb 22, 2016 2 mins

Java

Databricks offers a glimpse of Spark 2.0

Spark has taken big data by storm. What's next for the in-memory engine of choice? Spark's primary commercial backer, Databricks, offers a clue

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 22, 2016 2 mins

Data Management Open Source Software Development

Java 9 to address GTK GUI pains on Linux

Java 9 will accommodate the GTK 3 GUI toolkit on Linux systems

By Paul Krill

Feb 22, 2016 2 mins

Development Tools Java Open Source

That Linux flaw may be fixed, but what about your containers?

'Container scanners are a paper tiger,' Red Hat warns

By Katherine Noyes

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins

Security Software Development

New beta build of Windows 10 offers Edge, Cortana improvements

Early adopters have received build 14267, which also offers new features in Skype

By Blair Frank

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Apple re-issues iOS 9.2.1 to fix iPhones bricked by Error 53

Company apologizes for crippling phones of owners who had replaced some parts themselves or had a third-party shop do repairs

By Gregg Keizer

Feb 19, 2016 3 mins

Patch Management Software Technology Industry

Obama taps former NSA CEO to head up cyber security

In late push for a cyber security legacy, Obama gives structure to panel charged with developing government's role in protecting critical infrastructure

By Kenneth Corbin

Feb 19, 2016 4 mins

Careers Cybercrime Technology Industry

Twitter password recovery bug exposes 10,000 users’ personal information

The company has notified those affected and will suspend users who exploited the bug

By Lucian Constantin

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins

Data and Information Security Security Technology Industry

These two startups are out to dethrone Slack

New competitors take different approaches to a similar goal: foster better teamwork

By Katherine Noyes

Feb 19, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Apple takes on the FBI: What’s really at stake

Apple's fight with the FBI is about more than encryption alone, and a loss could set bad legal precedent for tech companies

By Caroline Craig

Feb 19, 2016 10 mins

Encryption Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Npm Inc. explores foundation for JavaScript installer

Developers who may hesitate to participate in a single company's technology may participate more if it's independent, Npm's founder hopes

By Paul Krill

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins

JavaScript Open Source Software Development

How Apple could let the FBI crack your encrypted iPhone

Apple has said it won't comply with the court order requiring it to install a custom operating system on an iPhone 5c, but there is no technical reason why it couldn't

By Fahmida Rashid

Feb 19, 2016 7 mins

Encryption Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Npm Inc. explores foundation for JavaScript installer

Developers who may hesitate to participate in a single company's technology may participate more if it's independent, Npm's founder hopes

By Paul Krill

Feb 19, 2016 2 mins

JavaScript Open Source Web Development

AquaJS floats a framework for JavaScript microservices

The Node.js-based technology handles contracts definition, API call generation, and integration

By Paul Krill

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins

Careers JavaScript Web Development

IBM gets 215 million patient profiles in $2.6 billion analytics firm buy

The deal for Truven Health Analytics beefs up IBM's Watson Health Cloud

By Grant Gross

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins

Analytics Cloud Computing Data Management

GitHub responds to developer demands with new features

GitHub serves up the first of many promised improvements to address long-unaddressed user feature requests

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

What happens when Google Doc credentials are leaked on the Dark Web

A security company recently laid tempting bait online in order to see how hackers would react. Guess what? People start looking at your documents

By Jeremy Kirk

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins

Cybercrime Data and Information Security Phishing

AquaJS floats a framework for JavaScript microservices

The Node.js-based technology handles contracts definition, API call generation, and integration

By Paul Krill

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Google green-lights Go 1.6

The new version features HTTP/2 support, improved garbage collection, and ports to Android and Linux

By Paul Krill

Feb 18, 2016 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

Dell to bring new hyperscale rack architecture to mid-range customers

Dell's DSS 9000 rack architecture will allow customers to decouple storage and computing resources

By Agam Shah

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins

Technology Industry

Red Hat, Microsoft buddy up to run RHEL in Azure

Red Hat Enterprise Linux images are now available in Azure, with both Microsoft and Red Hat providing support — and boosting Microsoft's hybrid cloud strategy

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud Technology Industry

Microsoft Azure continues open source love affair

New Red Hat and Container Service launches double down on Microsoft's love for Linux

By Blair Frank

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Technology Industry

Superman memory crystals could store data for billions of years

Researchers have already stored historical documents in five dimensions on nanostructure glass

By Lucas Mearian

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins

Technology Industry

IBM dangles $5 million prize for major breakthroughs using Watson

IBM has been encouraging developers to build apps using its artificial intelligence system

By James Niccolai

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins

Analytics Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Google’s adjustable cloud infrastructure services leave beta

Custom Machine Types allow developers to design their own compute instances

By Blair Frank

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS Technology Industry

Apache Arrow aims to speed access to big data

Apache's new project leverages columnar storage to speed data access not only for Hadoop but potentially for every language and project with big data needs

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins

Analytics Data Management Open Source