Ransomware shows the power and weakness of the web

Ransomware reflects the complexities and limitations of the web. It's worth remembering those limitations as we rely ever more on computer systems…

Quantum computing: This new 100-qubit processor is built with atoms cooled down near to absolute zero

The company's 100-qubit gate-based quantum computer, code-named Hilbert, is launching later this year after final tuning and optimization work. …

Help! How do I turn off my iPhone?

You'd think it would be easy to turn off your iPhone, right? Just press that power button, and job done.Except that button you think is a power button…

Verizon wasn’t responding, so an angry customer found a brilliant solution

Ticked off? Try collections. (Image: Verizon) …

Scam artists exploit Kaseya security woes to deploy malware

Kaseya has urged customers to be wary of a wave of phishing emails taking advantage of the disruption caused by a recent ransomware attack.  …

Ransomware: Banning victims from paying ransoms might reduce attacks, but it won’t stop them

Ransomware is very profitable. The reason why cyber criminals continue to hack into corporate networks, encrypting files and servers, is that enough…

Bug bounties: Here’s how much Microsoft paid out to security researchers last year

Microsoft has revealed it awarded 341 researchers a total of $13.6 million during the past year for reporting security vulnerabilities in its bug…

Corel Painter 2022, hands on: Enhanced usability takes centre stage Review

Most software releases have at least one big new feature. After years of quietly improving the back end of Painter (and there are more performance improvements here), with this release Corel…

Cloud computing’s destiny: operating as a single global computer, enabled by serverless

"We are well down the road of executing our vision of making the world's cloud resources as easy to use as a single computer. When we do, we will…

Google just found new ways to sell you a Pixel and they’re delightful

Charming. Really charming. Screenshot by ZDNet …