Tag: OS

February 18, 2020

Security manufacturers increasingly refer to their solutions as a platform, with the vague implication that this gives their technology a distinct advantage. The challenge, of course, is that the term platform is rather ambiguous. It simply refers to the environment […]

May 9, 2019

Microsoft’s April 24 decision to remove the “Maximum Password Age” (forced expiration) default from Microsoft Windows has sparked a lot of discussion. The default (and recommended) maximum password age had been 45 to 60 days, depending on the OS version. […]

April 6, 2018

One of the quickest ways to troll IT security professionals is to proclaim that either Microsoft Windows computers or Apple Macs have better security. In reality, both OSes are adequately secure when operated with their default security settings along with […]

May 3, 2017

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Edge browser, the revamped browser that shipped with Windows 10 as a replacement for Internet Explorer, is struggling to gain any sort of traction. As IE fades rapidly, Google Chrome has been picking up share, […]

June 17, 2016

Avaya is making its network operating system available on third-party industry-standard hardware, making the company the latest vendor in the expanding open networking space. The company is aiming the move at managed service providers, cloud service providers, systems integrators and […]

January 21, 2016

The company is aiming the OS at networks now, but sees enterprises being able to use the Linux-based OS10 across servers and storage in the future. Dell two years ago unveiled its Open Networking initiative, a plan to enable businesses […]