All articles by Jimmy Nicholls

Jimmy Nicholls

Microsoft unveils first Patch Tuesday after axing alerts

Software firm criticised for hurting IT departments while helping its own revenue.

Alleged Silk Road chief faces life in prison

Ross Ulbricht said to have made £11.9m off online black market.

VBulletin SEO module has “critical” flaw, says Sucuri

Bug could lead to PHP code insertion and malicious follow-up.

Google stops patching Android versions prior to KitKat

Search engine says it will not consider bug reports without a patch.

72% of advertisers will spend more on automation this year

Automated marketing is first spending priority, ahead of social media and content.

Red Hat launches lifecycle management tool Satellite 5.7

Release improves security, automation and user interface.

Skeleton Key malware unlocks passwords in Active Directory

Virus allows hackers to access webmail and virtual private networks.

Alcatel-Lucent poaches Oracle exec to further cloud strategy

Appointment comes as part of move towards IP, cloud and broadband.

ICO calls Data Protection Directive ‘scarcely fit for purpose’

20-year-old data laws have been outrun by technology, say Christopher Graham.

Oracle and SAP update retail suites

Software vendors seek better channel integration and in-store analytics.