The government said the proposal would protect online privacy. Critics said it could further concentrate government control over the internet.
Category: Computer Security
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Google’s Plan to Buy Wiz for $23 Billion Falls Apart
Wiz’s chief executive said the company walked away from a “humbling offer” and would pursue an initial public offering instead.
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Scams Tied to the CrowdStrike Crash Have Bloomed. Here’s How to Stay Safe
People posing as airline customer service representatives may be making fraudulent attempts to access your money or private data, experts warn.
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Global CrowdStrike Outage Proves How Fragile IT Systems Have Become
While in some corners of Silicon Valley people worry about the risks of A.I., a simple failed software update caused a worldwide outage.
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How to Fix a Windows Computer Impacted By the Global Microsoft Outage
A massive outage related to a security update by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, crippled airlines and other businesses on Friday.
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Counting the Costs of the Microsoft-CrowdStrike Outage
A “historic” tech failure alarmed investors, after a security update caused problems for Microsoft devices and services, and took down businesses worldwide.
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What We Know About the Global Outage
Everything from airlines to banks to retailers were impacted in many countries.
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What Is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike’s cybersecurity software is used by scores of industries, including airlines, hospitals and retailers, to prevent hacks and data breaches.
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Google Close to Its Biggest Acquisition Ever, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny
The search giant’s negotiations to buy Wiz, a cybersecurity start-up, for $23 billion, come as the Biden administration has taken a hard line against consolidation in tech and other industries.
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Google Readies $23 Billion Deal for Wiz, a Start-Up, Despite Antitrust Scrutiny
The deal to acquire the cybersecurity company would easily be Google’s most expensive acquisition.
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Germany to Strip Huawei From Its 5G Networks
Major telecom companies agreed to stop using critical components made by Chinese companies in their mobile infrastructure by 2029.
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How Julian Assange Lit the Fuse on the Digital World
In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted.