DARPA, the R&D branch of the US Department of Defense, is holding the first qualification event today in its Cyber Grand Challenge. The goal of the Cyber Grand Challenge is find ways to automate computers to reverse engineer and understand security flaws in software, with this Challenge being held 'capture the flag'-style. The final event is scheduled for July 17th with a … [Read more...]
Recap of Google I/O 2015
The Google I/O 2015 developer conference continues today with a number of sessions for developers utilizing Google platforms. The keynote was given by Sundar Pichai with other Googlers in San Francisco to demonstrate Google's latest projects with a large focus on Android M, the next interation of the Android operating system. You can watch the keynote embedded below or skip … [Read more...]
phpBB outlines release and support plan
Earlier this month, popular forum software phpBB announced its plan for future releases and support. phpBB 3.1.0 was released in November 2014 and gave an injection of modern web app development to the software. While it has some growing pains (the end of mods and the introduction of extensions), the developers seem to be focusing on the sustainability of the software more than … [Read more...]
VMware vSphere 6.0 reaches general availability
VMware vSphere has reached general availability with version 6.0. The RC stage finished and general availability of the virtualization software is now here. You can learn more about the product and its features from the vSphere Product Page. The vSphere Upgrade Center lists the new functionality with vSphere 6.0 and provides other resources to plan your upgrade. Support for … [Read more...]
FCC passes Net Neutrality, reclassifies ISPs as Title II
The FCC voted on the topic of Net Neutrality today and passed strong rules to pass the open Internet. They also pushed Title II to reclassify ISPs as utilities and protect access similar to water and electricity. You can view a 5-page document from the FCC detailing the results of today's meeting and vote. The new rules include: No blocking of content, applications, … [Read more...]