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Trend Micro discovers AvosLocker can disable antivirus software – TechTarget

by Bobby Chaim ( Trending)

In a blog post Monday, Trend Micro researchers Christopher Ordonez and Alvin Nieto detailed the relatively novel technique that leveraged a legitimate rootkit in Avast’s antivirus offering. Trend Micro, as well as Palo Alto Networks, noted its emergence last year may have filled a void left by the shutdown of REvil. Ordonez and Nieto suspect […]

IT consultants go for green cloud computing

by Bobby Chaim ( Green)

Accenture this week released Green Cloud Advisor, an extension to its myNav tool that recommends cloud deployment approaches for customers. Meanwhile, ThoughtWorks, a software consulting firm based in Chicago, added Microsoft Azure support for its Cloud Carbon Footprint tool, an open source offering that’s part of the company’s Green Cloud Optimization service. “Professional services firms […]