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Cisco to buy Epsagon for application, microservice management

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Cisco’s fifth acquisition this year is Epsagon, whose application-performance technology will be integrated into Cisco’s AppDynamics performance-management platform. Cisco is looking to bolster its enterprise application management suite by buying cloud-based application-performance firm Epsagon for $500M. Founded in 2017, the Israel-based Epsagon develops cloud-based application monitoring software focused on scrutinizing cloud microservices and applications. Businesses … Read more

Ransomware: Now attackers are exploiting Windows PrintNightmare vulnerabilities

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Cyber-criminal groups including Vice Society and Magniber have been spotted using vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler to infect victims with ransomware. Cyber criminals are exploiting Windows PrintNightmare vulnerabilities in their attempts to infect victims with ransomware – and the number of ransomware groups attempting to take advantage of unpatched networks is likely to grow. The … Read more

How to choose desk booking software for the hybrid workplace

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When offices reopen to allow hybrid work situations, employees will need to book a workspace for days they’re in the office. Here’s how to choose the right desk hoteling software for your business. With COVID-19 vaccination programs underway, many companies are hoping to reopen their offices in the not-too-distant future. Most are looking to a … Read more

Ransomware demands and payments hit new records

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Ransomware groups continue to intensify their operations as ransom demands and payments increase alongside use of “quadruple extortion” tactics during first half of 2021. The average ransom paid by victim organisations has increased by 82% since 2020 to a record  $570,000, as cyber criminals intensify their ransomware efforts with increasingly aggressive tactics, according to data … Read more

How to choose a cloud database

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Transactional cloud databases come in all shapes and sizes, from simple key-value stores to planet-scale distributed relational databases. Here’s how to choose the right cloud database for your application. Databases have come a long way since the early 1980s when they only ran on mainframes and your choice was between CODASYL databases and relational databases. … Read more

Microsoft details Windows 365 virtual desktop prices: $20 to $162 a month

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Now that Microsoft has spelled out how much its desktop-as-a-service will cost, businesses can calculate whether it’s better to go virtual, or stick with traditional PCs. Microsoft this week launched its Windows 365 service, revealing prices for the virtual desktops that range between $20 and $162 per user per month. In July, Microsoft announced the desktop-as-a-service … Read more

Feds’ demand for software standards could boost enterprise security

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An executive order issued in May by the Biden Administration has elevated the status of the software bill of materials, by mandating their use in federal government contracting. Enterprises can look for more transparency from software vendors after the Biden Administration’s recent mandate that software bills of materials be provided by companies attempting to do … Read more

Ransomware recovery: Plan for it now

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Make a disaster-recovery plan to address ransomware attacks, and start with stopping its spread, IDing the variant and getting ready to get restore your files. If your computing environment is subject to a large ransomware attack, you will most certainly be enacting your disaster recovery (DR) plan. But before you begin restoring systems, you must … Read more

Microsoft .NET adoption gets boost from open source

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Microsoft credits open source and cross-platform support for the increased adoption of its software development platform. At one time, commercial software giant Microsoft was known as a company that was unfriendly to the open source software movement. Former CEO Steve Ballmer even referred to the popular open source Linux platform as a “cancer.” But now, Microsoft is crediting open … Read more

The uber-importance of software documentation

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It doesn’t matter how great your software is if nobody understands how or why they should use it. Which is more important, software or the documentation that makes that software more usable and useful? Framed that way, it would be reasonable to assume both creators should make roughly the same, given similar seniority/geography/etc. Reasonable, but … Read more