Latest articles by Lee Bell
Google acquires LogMeIn's Xively Internet of Things platform
News Google says deal will give it 'deep IoT technology' and engineering expertise
White House joins UK in blaming Russia for NotPetya attack
News US government claims to be “reviewing a range of options" in response to the findings
Microsoft for Startups opens up Redmond's partner network to young businesses
News The programme aims to offer late-stage and series A startups co-selling opportunities
Intel ups bug bounty programme reward to $250,000
News The initiative is now open to the public to help uncover any side-channel vulnerability in its processors
Qualcomm unveils 'world’s first' 2Gps LTE modem
News The category 20 LTE modem supports up to 2 gigabits per second download speeds
Facebook's Protect security feature is essentially Spyware
News Is in fact a VPN service designed to route your web browsing through its servers to collect and analyse user data
Skype security flaw uncovered in its update process
News A fix will instead land in a newer version of the product rather than a dedicated security update
ARM unveils machine learning chip offering
News An attempt at making its chips the standard platform for machine learning in mobile and internet of things devices
McAfee uncovers Bitcoin-stealing phishing campaign
News Dubbed HaoBao, is said to be a 'sophisticated malware with long-term impact'
Smartphone sales around the world to remain weak this year
News Annual growth only 2.8%, down from an expected 5%, says market analyst TrendForce
Oracle to integrate Ai across all its cloud platforms
News Will make Cloud Platform services 'self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing'
Europe is the world's biggest target for DDoS attacks
News Over 51% of reported global DDoS attacks in 2017 happened in the continent
Google is being sued for selling defective faulty Pixels
News Plaintiffs allege Google was already aware that microphones in its first Pixel line-up were defective
Intel re-issues Meltdown and Spectre patches
News The fixes arrive over two weeks after buggy patch release
All 200 NHS trusts fail latest cybersecurity standards
News Little has improved since WannaCry debacle, parliamentary committee hears
Tablet sales decline for the 13th quarter in a row
News IDC: End-users just stream media on tablets, and prefer detachable devices
'Hacker' Lauri Love wins appeal against US extradition
News Love is now expected to stand trial in the UK on charges of US hacking
NCSC blocks millions of cyber attacks launched against UK
News But hackers will respond with fresh ways to target businesses and citizens, body warns
ICO fines firm £300,000 for 8.7 million nuisance calls
News Debt advisory company broke law by not having recipients’ consent for direct marketing
Zero-day flaw affects every version of Adobe’s Flash Player
News Attackers can persuade users to open Microsoft Office documents, web pages, and spam emails
Firefox users should update their browsers now
News An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by persuading a user to access a link, Mozilla says
Cybersecurity experts to enjoy highest salary hike in 2018
News Recruitment firm predicts higher wages for developers and infrastructure specialists are also on the horizon
UK government to sign Tech Talent Charter to boost diversity
News The charter aims to tackle the gender imbalance in the tech workforce
