Botched Windows patch KB 3001652 re-issued and appears to be working

Apple’s $850M solar plant rockets it to first place among U.S. corporations Muni broadband providers clash over Title II Net neutrality reforms

TechBrief February 12, 2015 Botched Windows patch KB 3001652 re-issued and appears to be working Much to its credit, Microsoft yanked the bad Visual Studio 2010 patch, KB 3001652, within hours of its release Tuesday. Reports of the patch's hangs and errors rapidly piled in from all over the Internet.On Wednesday we had another version of the patch appearing in Windows Update, and on Windows Server Update Services. Based on a very small sample, it looks like the new version installs just fine. Also read: Visual Studio patch rollup KB 3001652 causes widespread freezing problems READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Apple’s $850M solar plant rockets it to first place among U.S. corporations 2. Muni broadband providers clash over Title II Net neutrality reforms 3. FBI probes for source of fraudulent TurboTax filing spike 4. Intel's upcoming 'Skylake' chips to allow thinner Windows tablets White Paper: Kaminario Benchmarking Oracle Database on K2 All-Flash Array Virtualized Oracle servers create an especially demanding blend of I/O traffic for storage infrastructure. Kaminario’s K2 All-Flash Array combines consistent low latency, high throughput and IOPS with a very low price per GB, making it the most cost-efficient primary storage for many virtual and physical environments including Oracle databases. LEARN MORE>> Apple’s $850M solar plant rockets it to first place among U.S. corporations Apple over the next year or so is expected to surpass Walmart as the largest corporate user of solar power. The company this week announced it will invest $850 million dollars to build a solar power plant through a partnership with First Solar, one of the nation's largest photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers and provider of utility-scale PV plants. Also read: Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S. And: Top tech companies plug into renewable power READ MORE Muni broadband providers clash over Title II Net neutrality reforms Nothing comes easy in the Net neutrality battle. Take how different municipal broadband providers disagree over FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to reclassify broadband providers as public utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. Some municipalities oppose Wheeler's plan, while others back it. Also read: Net neutrality forever? Not if the lawyers can stop it And: Tom Wheeler makes history with full-on Net neutrality proposal READ MORE White Paper: Neustar Don’t Let Your DDoS Defense Fall Behind DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service attacks – a familiar foe that’s changed and evolved to become even more dangerous. But has your security kept pace with today’s attacks? Read how a flexible hybrid solution gives you the best chance of detection and protection against these ever-changing attacks. LEARN MORE FBI probes for source of fraudulent TurboTax filing spike The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into the cause of a spike in fraudulent tax returns filed using Intuit's TurboTax tax preparation software, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. An unnamed source said that the FBI had started an investigation to determine whether the fake returns were generated from information acquired through a data breach, perhaps from Intuit, or whether the returns were created using information obtained elsewhere. Also read: Beware! Identity thieves are targeting your tax refund READ MORE Intel's upcoming 'Skylake' chips to allow thinner Windows tablets Intel will release Core M processors this year based on its new Skylake chip design, allowing for thinner Windows tablets that might compete better against Apple's latest iPad Air. The new Core M chips are due in the second half of the year and will also extend battery life in tablets, hybrids, and laptop PCs, Intel said CEO Brian Krzanich.READ MORE White Paper: Proofpoint, Inc. Analysis of Cybercrime Infrastructure Proofpoint security researchers have published an analysis that provides a detailed and rarely seen inside view of the infrastructure, tools and techniques that enabled a cybercrime operation to target online banking credentials for banks in the United States and Europe, infecting over 500,000 PCs. VIEW NOW>>