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Thousands of Android apps for kids are secretly tracking their activities
Thousands of Android apps for kids are secretly tracking their activities
According to researchers thousands of Android apps are collecting personal and location data of users and sharing it with third-parties.
April 25, 2018
Why Contiv?
Why Contiv?
In October, we announced hybrid cloud solutions with GKE. In February, we featured the Cisco Container Platform with Kubernetes at its core. Before both of those announcements, there was Contiv.
March 16, 2018
Google, PlayStation & NRA suffered DDoS attacks via Memcached servers
Google, PlayStation & NRA suffered DDoS attacks via Memcached servers
It turns out other than GitHub, Google, NRA, PSN, Amazon, Kaspersky, and others have also suffered DDoS attacks via Memcached servers.
March 9, 2018
Chrome OS Will Soon Start Supporting Linux Applications
Chrome OS Will Soon Start Supporting Linux Applications
We do know that there is a deep underlying connection shared by Chrome operating system and Linux. Though Chrome OS is based on Gentoo Linux it is not
Feb. 26, 2018
60 Android apps for kids found infected with Pornographic malware
60 Android apps for kids found infected with Pornographic malware
Another day, another malware but this time hackers have targeted children by infected their apps with a pornographic malware.
Jan. 13, 2018
FBI supports & blames encryption for 7,800 devices it can’t unlock
FBI supports & blames encryption for 7,800 devices it can’t unlock
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) director blames encryption for thousands of phones the Bureau could not unlock but then he also supports "strong encryption."
Jan. 11, 2018
Hundreds of Android Gaming Apps are Tracking Your TV Viewing Habits
Hundreds of Android Gaming Apps are Tracking Your TV Viewing Habits
More than 250 Android gaming apps are currently listening to what you watch on TV including shows, ads, and movies.
Jan. 8, 2018
AnubisSpy Malware: Stealing photos, videos & spying on Android users
AnubisSpy Malware: Stealing photos, videos & spying on Android users
New AnubisSpy malware is infecting Android smartphones to steal everything from SMS, contacts, photos to videos of Android users.
Dec. 20, 2017
My Top Cloud Takeaways from Cisco Live Cancun
My Top Cloud Takeaways from Cisco Live Cancun
Read my top cloud takeaways from Cisco Live Cancun.
Nov. 16, 2017
Android Apps Infected with Sockbot Malware Turn Devices into Botnet
Android Apps Infected with Sockbot Malware Turn Devices into Botnet
According to research conducted by Symantec' cybersecurity researchers, eight apps on Google Play Store are infected with an embedded malicious Trojan called
Oct. 19, 2017
Function-as-a-Service 101: What is it?
Function-as-a-Service 101: What is it?
My favorite part about making a living in the tech industry is that there is always something new to learn.  When Amazon Web Services launched in 2006 it
July 25, 2017
Google Scraps Judy Malware Infected Apps Downloaded By 36M Android Users
Google Scraps Judy Malware Infected Apps Downloaded By 36M Android Users
The biggest ad fraud: It has been reported that after the campaign was revealed, Google removed over 40 apps that were thought to be infected with the
May 28, 2017