A San Francisco-based start-up is creating a line of Linux-based laptops and mobile devices designed with hardware and software to safeguard user privacy.Purism this week announced general availability of its 13-in. and 15-in. Librem laptops, which it … [Read more...]

I used to think the best way to protect a computer hosting sensitive data was by not connecting it to any network, a process known as air gapping. Ah, the good old days.WikiLeaks recently revealed that when a computer with the sensitive data is running … [Read more...]

Collaboration isn’t just something you want to happen in your office. Our economy, the political system and civilization itself may be productively analyzed as a series of collaborations. (Not to be confused with the late Sen. Ted Stevens’ virally rid … [Read more...]

[Story updated 6/28/17]I don't know if you've noticed, but Google announces an awful lot of stuff. So it's sometimes easy to see something new, get cautiously excited, and then kinda forget about it a few months later.That's exactly what happened to me … [Read more...]

This week’s big security story is the so-called Petya ransomware attack. It is not the first such attack, it won’t be the last, and its success will prompt cyber criminals to attack again, and again, and again. In this new threat environment, there are zer … [Read more...]

IT pros everywhere feel stressed, and no wonder: Some 81% of CIOs believe that the amount of pressure on technology professionals is higher now than it was just five years ago, according to a 2016 survey of more than 2,500 CIOs conducted by IT staffing … [Read more...]

Sysadmin pilot fish works for a company that manufactures steel products that go up -- everything from cell towers and guyed masts to utility poles."One day a message came into the help desk," says fish. "A user was concerned that we were going to get … [Read more...]

Take your workout to the next level with Bose SoundSport Pulse wireless headphones. A built-in heart rate sensor makes it easy to track your performance without missing a beat of your music. The sensor measures your heart rate directly from your ear, … [Read more...]