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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

Android devs using Visual Studio now have an open source option

Newly open-sourced Android++ tool is aimed at C/C++ developers looking to deploy speedy code on Android

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 6, 2016 2 mins

Java Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Blackphone update closes security hole

SilentCircle used a third-party component that potentially exposed the secure Blackphone to attack

By Fahmida Rashid

Jan 6, 2016 4 mins

Encryption Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

IBM union calls it quits

But the Alliance will continue efforts to keep IBM employees apprised of workforce issues

By Patrick Thibodeau

Jan 6, 2016 2 mins

Careers IT Jobs Technology Industry

How robotic process automation threatens workers today

IT workers are concerned about how implementing robotic automation will add to their workload right now more than they are worried about someday losing their jobs to robots

By Stephanie Overby

Jan 6, 2016 3 mins

Careers Robotics

Dreaming of a wire-free laptop? It’s closer to reality

Laptops from Acer and Asus will ship with WiGig, and wireless charging products will be shown at CES

By Agam Shah

Jan 6, 2016 3 mins

Technology Industry

IDC: React Native changes the game for hybrid mobile app dev

The JavaScript framework from Facebook provides a native interface feel while retaining the Web's more agile model of development

By Paul Krill

Jan 6, 2016 3 mins

JavaScript Software Development

SanDisk reveals the world’s thinnest 1TB SSD

Its new X400 SSD can handle 40GB of writes per day — for five years

By Lucas Mearian

Jan 5, 2016 2 mins

Technology Industry

Samsung tries to fight Microsoft’s Surface with new Galaxy TabPro S

Ultrathin tablet disappoints when compared to Microsoft's offering

By Blair Frank

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Apple expected to cut parts procurement on slow iPhone sales

Japanese newspaper says suppliers are bracing for cut in orders

By Martyn Williams

Jan 5, 2016 2 mins

Technology Industry

Exploit broker places $100k bounty on bypassing Flash Player’s latest defenses

Flash Player's new heap isolation protection is already under attack

By Lucian Constantin

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

Application Security Security

Oracle remains most popular database, but MongoDB continues to rise

DB-Engines' rankings show Oracle is the database most talked about by recruiters and developers, but open source databases posted gains

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

Databases Technology Industry

Amazon WorkMail now available for $4 per user per month

Regional data control is included in the new hosted email and calendar service for enterprises

By Katherine Noyes

Jan 5, 2016 2 mins

Amazon.com Cloud Computing SaaS

Seagate touts fastest desktop drive and slimmest 2TB backup drive

The LaCie 1TB Chromé desktop drive can ingest two hours of 4K video in just over one minute

By Lucas Mearian

Jan 5, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Storage Technology Industry

Slide continues as the once-dominant browser slips to 48.6%, with Google's Chrome poised to take the No. 1 spot

By Gregg Keizer

Jan 5, 2016 4 mins

Browsers Software Development Technology Industry

Zuckerberg’s New Year’s resolution could change A.I.

Facebook's CEO has a resolution that is way cooler than yours

By Sharon Gaudin

Jan 5, 2016 2 mins

Robotics Technology Industry

HP to ship Spectre X360 with OLED screen

HP's Spectre X360 will have a 13.3-inch OLED screen and up to 1TB of SSD storage

By Agam Shah

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

HP Technology Industry

Google fixes another Mediaserver bug in monthly Android security update

Mediaserver continues to be in the limelight as Google patches yet another critical vulnerability in how Android processes media files

By Fahmida Rashid

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Java loses no luster in popularity index

Once mired behind the C language in popularity, Java has regained its mojo and is expected to have bright future as it retains its top spot for the month

By Paul Krill

Jan 5, 2016 3 mins

Careers Java Software Development

Android open source move could boost Java and aid in legal battles with Oracle

Google's upcoming 'Android N' mobile operating system will leverage OpenJDK APIs

By Paul Krill

Jan 4, 2016 2 mins

Java Mobile Development Technology Industry

Microsoft mirrors rivals, pledges to warn customers of state-backed hacks

Microsoft failed to alert more than a thousand Hotmail users as long ago as 2009, former employees claim

By Gregg Keizer

Jan 4, 2016 3 mins

Cybercrime Hacking Technology Industry

HP tackles ‘visual hacking’ with privacy filters in laptop, tablet screens

HP wants to prevent Peeping Toms from stealing data with new privacy filters integrated in laptops

By Agam Shah

Jan 4, 2016 2 mins

Data and Information Security HP Technology Industry

Wi-Fi for the Internet of things gets a name: Wi-Fi HaLow

Look for low-power, long-range IoT gear to be certified in 2018

By Matt Hamblen

Jan 4, 2016 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

What you need to know about home IoT standards at CES

Don't get too excited about all your Internet of things devices getting along — yet

By Stephen Lawson

Jan 4, 2016 7 mins

Technology Industry

What machine learning will gain in 2016

Open source origins, more data sources, and the reinvention of tech dinosaurs will be pivotal for machine learning in 2016

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 1, 2016 4 mins

Business Intelligence Data Science Java

6 signs containers will gain ground in 2016

There's little question containers will continue to reshape IT in the coming year; here are several insights into what might happen

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 31, 2015 4 mins

Development Tools Java Software Development

4 great leaps machine learning made in 2015

Ease of use, more big data than ever, and a proliferation of libraries and toolkits helped machine learning leap ahead for many

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 29, 2015 3 mins

Business Intelligence Data Science Open Source

5 ways 2015 changed enterprise software forever

If they haven't already, you can be sure analytics capabilities are coming soon to a work application near you

By Katherine Noyes

Dec 29, 2015 3 mins

Analytics Robotics Technology Industry

Top 15 security predictions for 2016

Cyber security experts and analysts weigh in on what the new year will bring in the world of evolving threats and solutions

By Taylor Armerding

Dec 28, 2015 6 mins

Cloud Security Cybercrime Technology Industry

2015: The year containers upended IT

Few recent technologies have shaken up IT's possibilities as thoroughly as containers. Here are the major shifts over the past year

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 28, 2015 2 mins

Software Development

Oracle asked to help low-income residents evicted for its new cloud campus

Roughly 100 low-income families were evicted to make way for Oracle's new 560,000-square-foot complex that will expand Austin staff by more than 50 percent

By Katherine Noyes

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

4 reasons you just can’t seem to quit Facebook

Cornell study shows why it's not so easy to walk away from the social network

By Sharon Gaudin

Dec 24, 2015 3 mins

Technology Industry

Salesforce.com buys developer of quoting and billing apps

Startup SteelBrick plans to continue delivering the same services following the acquisition

By Peter Sayer

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Salesforce Technology Industry

Hyatt Hotels says payment-processing systems hit by malware

The company has asked customers to review their payment card account statements

By John Ribeiro

Dec 24, 2015 2 mins

Cybercrime Malware Security

Listen up, FBI: Juniper code shows the problem with backdoors

FBI director James Comey should be taking notes: The Juniper debacle shows why security experts are up in arms over government-ordered backdoors

By Fahmida Rashid

Dec 23, 2015 5 mins

Security Technology Industry

Google pushes new scheme for native-like Web apps

Google's Progressive Web Apps deliver an applike user experience, but on the browser

By Paul Krill

Dec 23, 2015 3 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Looking back on 2015, Microsoft’s biggest year ever

Windows 10, new devices and a new outlook on the market make for an exciting year

By Blair Frank

Dec 22, 2015 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

FTC ruling against Oracle shows why it’s time to dump Java

The FTC says Oracle hasn't been uninstalling older, insecure versions of Java. It's time for users to ditch client-side Java altogether

By Fahmida Rashid

Dec 22, 2015 3 mins

Java Security Technology Industry

3 reasons why Oracle bought StackEngine

The tiny startup that aids ops teams with Docker has been snapped up to become part of Oracle Public Cloud

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 22, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

Attackers are hunting for tampered Juniper firewalls

An experiment with a 'honeypot' mimicking a Juniper firewall is seeing login attempts

By Jeremy Kirk

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins

Hacking Security

Salesforce backs new wind farm in 12-year renewable-energy deal

The farm will supply the equivalent of 90 percent of the energy Salesforce used in fiscal 2015

By Katherine Noyes

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Salesforce Technology Industry

NetApp to buy flash storage startup SolidFire

The all-cash acquisition of $870 million will give NetApp a line of products designed for Web-scale data centers

By Stephen Lawson

Dec 22, 2015 2 mins

Technology Industry

Battle over LTE in Wi-Fi bands may soon be resolved

The controversial idea could make cell service faster in crowded areas

By Stephen Lawson

Dec 22, 2015 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Best practices can defeat ‘devastating’ Kerberos flaw

Despite claims that the problem lies in how Microsoft implements Kerberos in Windows, standard best practices and hardening rules can stop Golden Ticket and Pass-the-Hash attacks

By Fahmida Rashid

Dec 22, 2015 4 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Software Development

Oracle settles with the FTC over ‘deceptive’ Java security promises

Once finalized, the order could impose a civil penalty of $16,000 per violation

By Katherine Noyes

Dec 21, 2015 3 mins

Java Software Development Technology Industry

Oracle settles with the FTC over ‘deceptive’ Java security promises

Once finalized, the order could impose a civil penalty of $16,000 per violation

By Katherine Noyes

Dec 21, 2015 3 mins

Development Tools Java Technology Industry

Developers can unwrap Perl 6 on Christmas

Founder Larry Wall calls version 6 a new language but insists it is still 'very Perly'

By Paul Krill

Dec 21, 2015 2 mins

Software Development

Developers can unwrap Perl 6 on Christmas

Founder Larry Wall calls version 6 a new language but insists it is still 'very Perly'

By Paul Krill

Dec 21, 2015 2 mins

Software Development

Ruby on Rails takes on Node.js with WebSocket support, API mode

The first beta for the 5.0 edition of the popular Web framework for Ruby is out, with WebSockets support as a major feature — and with Ruby 2.2.2 as a requirement

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 21, 2015 3 mins

Development Tools Ruby Web Development