

Jon Gold
Senior Writer
Jon Gold covers IoT and wireless networking for Network World. He can be reached at jon_gold@idg.com.

Microsoft security vulnerabilities drop after five-year rise
While elevated privilege attacks remain a critical security concern when using Microsoft products, a new report says that the raw number of vulnerabilities is dropping.

Adobe tightens Microsoft integration for document management, validation
Teams, Power Automate, and more will all receive more direct integration with Adobe’s document management services.

Elon Musk buys Twitter: What’s ahead for business users?
New billionaire owner for Twitter could mean big changes, but much is still unclear for business users.

Samsung beats Intel as top semiconductor seller as overall demand rises
Intel lost its place atop the 2021 semiconductor revenue list to Samsung, as global demand and revenue in the chip sector rose, according to Gartner.

Intel’s European expansion will solidify future chip supply chain
While they’ll arrive much too late to help address the current semiconductor supply chain woes, Intel’s new plans for expanded fabrication facilities in Europe should help stabilize matters long-term.

Biden issues executive order on crypto regulation, stablecoin proposal
The new executive order represents a large-scale US policy shift on cryptocurrency and digital goods, centralizing and updating regulations for those markets.

Aruba’s top execs talk new tech, IoT and the competition
Aruba's Senior Vice President and General Manager Keerti Melkote and CTO Partha Narasimhan discuss future wireless technology, security, and more at the company's annual Atmosphere conference in Nashville.

Users greet Avaya bankruptcy with shrugs
The news that sprawling networking company Avaya has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is being treated with nonchalance by at least some of its customers, for whom the saga of the firm’s financial troubles has been ongoing.

Shipments of 802.11ac wave 2 APs gain ground
Shipments of 802.11ac wave 2 access points doubled in volume in the third quarter of 2016, as the newer wireless technology begins to reach further into the mainstream.

What we talk about when we talk about 5G wireless
An FAQ on the next big thing in wireless technology: 5G.

DNS provider Dyn hit by DDoS attack that takes out major sites
Some of the biggest names on the internet – including Twitter, GitHub, Etsy, Spotify, the New York Times and the Boston Globe, among many others – were temporarily knocked offline by a DDoS attack that targeted DNS provider Dyn early...