The CEO baton at Microsoft has been passed from Steve Ballmer to Satya Nadella, making Nadella the third CEO in Microsoft's well-publicized history. You may not think that this will have an impact on your business, but considering how intertwined Microsoft is with the the global economy, you may be surprised to learn that your Microsoft experience might actually start to change.
In a recent survey of small business owners, 65% estimated they would only lose $500 if their company's network went down for a day. Unfortunately this is a gross underestimation of the damage which can often exceed that by hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
An Israeli programmer has identified a bug in Google Chrome that allows malicious websites or hackers the ability to stealthily record conversations by accessing the device's microphone. The bug should be of serious concern for Google, especially given Chrome's current status as the browser du jour.
Right now we're witnessing the mad migration of information over to The Cloud, as tech-savvy consumers realise the benefits of distributed network computing. We know businesses have discovered the capabilities of cloud technology, but now so too have whole cities. Smaller cities around the globe are fast-becoming "cloud cities", harnessing the power of the cloud to save money and improve their infrastructure.
With NSA and Edward Snowden in the headlines, it's enough to make any user of the Internet think twice about online security and wonder if they are being monitored. A Google search seems harmless enough, but the reality is that you could be putting your information at risk when browsing through a site that harvests your information for advertisers.
