The year 2000 was a technology challenge for every company and software vendor. Software produced prior to the year 2000 typically only stored the year as a two-digit value to preserve memory. When a ...

FILE - Computer programmers work at the Year 2000 Conversion Center of IBM Japan, Ltd. at its Makuhari office, east of Tokyo, July 27, 1998. The year 2000 ushered in a memorable era. It brought us ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tech CEO Covering Cybersecurity, AI, Compliance & National Security. At the turn of the millennium, the business world braced for ...

Organisations that delay could face costly rushed upgrades as attackers already harvest encrypted data they plan to crack ...

Ten years ago this week, the much-hyped Y2K crisis — which had come in with a long, sustained roar — went out with a whimper. In the years and months leading up to the new millennium, IT organizations ...

More than 22 years ago, almost everyone knew that the world was ending when the clock ticked to the year 2000. A general panic ensued as people expected planes to fall out of the sky and nukes to ...

If you’re of millennial age or older (or if you’ve seen a certain comedy-horror film now in theaters), you’re likely already familiar with the “year 2000 problem,” better known by the moniker Y2K.

I’ve heard a lot of talk about cyberthreats over the past 15 years, yet I haven’t seen anyone offer a holistic way to address them. As I reflect on my own experiences and challenges in information and ...

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Google Chrome and Firefox could be facing serious technical problems in the near future that would not be unlike the Y2K problem from the end of the last century. According to ZDNet, as both browsers ...