Software

Pulse Secure: 2,500 VPN servers worldwide vulnerable to CVE-2019-11510 critical security flaw

UK plays host to 149 unpatched Pulse Secure VPN servers vulnerable to flaw favoured by Iranian state-backed hackers

• Cloud Computing
• 21 February 2020

EU unveils 'human centric' artificial intelligence data strategy

New strategy intended to both fuel the development of AI and data-driven business across the EU, as well as to regulate it

• Big Data and Analytics
• 20 February 2020

Use of proprietary software is 'plummeting', finds Red Hat report

• Open Source
• 18 February 2020

Microsoft Windows 10X to run updates in 90 seconds or less

Windows 10X operating system will offer better support for multi-screen devices and run applications in containers for improved security

• Security
• 17 February 2020

Almost 6,000 unpatched Citrix NetScaler servers remain vulnerable to critical security flaw

A total of 5,915 Citrix servers remain unpatched against CVE-2019-19781, with 388 located in the UK

• Security
• 17 February 2020

GitLab's Jason Yavorska on trends in the DevOps tools market

GitLab's product management director on progressive delivery, feature flags and evidence gathering

• DevOps
• 17 February 2020

Microsoft removes faulty Windows 10 KB4524244 update after acknowledging issues with the patch

The company says it is working on an improved version of the update

• Software
• 17 February 2020

Patch Tuesday Windows 10 update KB4532693 is borking user profiles

Cumulative update issued on Tuesday loads incorrect user profiles and resets desktop and Start menu

• Software
• 13 February 2020

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch submits himself for arrest over US extradition warrant

Lynch’s lawyers said the British tech entrepreneur will continue to fight the fraud allegations against him

• Software
• 06 February 2020

SAP extends support for SAP S/4HANA to 2040

It is also extending the deadline for mainstream maintenance support for Business Suite 7 up to the end of 2027

• Software
• 05 February 2020

Koch Industries to buy-up remaining 30 per cent stake in Infor in deal valuing the ERP specialist it at $11bn

Golden Gate Capital sells its 30 per cent stake in Infor to conglomerate Koch Industries

• Software
• 04 February 2020

The INQUIRER end-of-life Archive

• Hardware
• 28 January 2020

Avast subsidiary Jumpshot sells every click on antivirus users' PCs

Avast is embroiled in new claims that it spies on users and sells their web browsing data

• Security
• 27 January 2020

Google to redesign its redesign after criticism it made adverts blend-in with organic search results

Google to experiment with its desktop search website following criticism over its redesign

• Cloud and Infrastructure
• 27 January 2020

IBM reports surprise (small) quarterly revenue rise - largely thanks to its Red Hat acquisition

IBM's tiny 0.1 per cent fourth-quarter revenue increase overshadowed by 3.1 per cent decline for the full year

• Software
• 22 January 2020

VMware to acquire AI-based network analytics firm Nyansa

VMware wants to add Nyansa's AI and machine learning capabilities to its security and network portfolio

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• 22 January 2020

Temporary patch issued to cover IE 11 security flaw being actively exploited in the wild

Third-party 'Micropatch' will provide protection for out-of-support Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 r2 users

• Security
• 21 January 2020

Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for 'proportionate' regulation of artificial intelligence

There is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs to be regulated - Sundar Pichai

• Software
• 20 January 2020

Microsoft launches new Chromium-based Edge browser for all platforms

Microsoft claims that Edge 79 is twice as fast as its EdgeHTML predecessor web browser

• Software
• 16 January 2020

Google to whack third-party tracking cookies - but you'll have to wait until 2022

Google shifts position on tracking cookies and announces plans to tackle 'browser fingerprinting'

• Security
• 15 January 2020

DevOps Excellence Awards 2020: Deadline extended to 29th January

Got an excellent DevOps project or inspiring leader? You've got more time to enter Computing's DevOps Excellence Awards 2020

• Software
• 14 January 2020

NPM security team removes malicious package caught leaking data from UNIX systems

The package has been downloaded 32 times by developers

• Security
• 14 January 2020

Visa acquires fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3bn

Plaid turns $310m in venture funding into a tidy $5bn profit for backers of 2013 fintech start-up

• Software
• 14 January 2020

Microsoft to patch serious Windows security flaw in today's Patch Tuesday update

Flaw in crypt32.dll file that handles core cryptographic functions in Windows' CryptoAPI so serious users have been urged to patch straightaway

• Security
• 14 January 2020