Buffer, a service for scheduling social media posts, said Sunday it has strengthened its security after spammers gained access to its network.

Buffer, a service for scheduling social media posts, said Sunday it has strengthened its security after spammers gained access to its network.
A malicious software program found in ATMs in Mexico has been improved and translated into English, which suggests it may be used elsewhere, according to security vendor Symantec.
The model of buying cloud computing resources is different from that of buying traditional hardware and software. Instead of buying licences and investing in equipment, in a cloud computing model, users pay for the resources they use – no more, no less.
There’s a big threat wiling around on the Internet right now: a particularly nasty piece of ransomware called Cryptolocker.
Samsung made a lot of headlines this week, though probably not for the reasons it would like.
The first of the new MacBook Pros unveiled on Tuesday are in the Macworld Lab, and the results show that the internal updates in new pro laptops help to increase performance in nearly every application.
The PC market moved into its sixth straight quarter of declining sales, analysts reported on Wednesday, although the dip was less pronounced than one firm expected.
Accidentally leaked user manuals from PC maker Lenovo show that the company is preparing a new laptop that runs Android instead of Windows.
The head of MI5 has said that the Prism data leaks scandal has damaged the UK’s efforts to counter terrorism.
Google said Wednesday it plans to reward developers for developing proactive security improvements for some of the most widely used open-source software programs.
It doesn’t take much to please Hewlett-Packard’s investors these days. HP confirmed Wednesday that its revenue will decline slightly next year, but the mention of “pockets of growth” sent hearts aflutter.
The PC market remained weak in the third quarter, but the expiration of Microsoft’s support for Windows XP in April next year may have prompted users to look at upgrades, which eased the slump.
File this one under oops – Twitter may have inadvertently revealed, at an earlier point, its plans to go public on November 15, according to a recent PrivCo report.
Internet service has been restored to Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, with a renewed connection to Turkey’s largest telecommunications provider, according to Internet monitoring company Renesys.