Monthly Archives: November 2015
OIC to Acquire Assets of Other IoT Standards Group
The Open Interconnect Consortium is taking another step toward consolidating industry efforts to standardize interoperability for the Internet of things by acquiring the assets...
Fake Users Create Problems for Businesses, but Few Take Action
Businesses struggle with fake users but are failing to take action, according to a Telesign survey of 584 U.S. and 414 U.K. respondents.The respondents,...
Intel Names Ex-Qualcomm Exec to Head New IoT, Mobile, PC Unit
Intel is tapping a former Qualcomm executive to head a new business unit that will include the chip maker's work in client computing, mobile,...
Internet of Things Needs a Reality Check on Benefits, Privacy
LONDON—By now, we have seen all the big numbers. Market research estimates claim 50 to 75 billion—or more—devices will be connected to the Internet...
A Look at What Security Vulnerabilities Are Worth
Over the years, many vendors and security researchers have attempted to put a price on the value of a vulnerability. In some cases when...
Chimera Ransomware Uses Peer-to-Peer for Decryption
A ransomware program known as Chimera has adopted a relatively unknown peer-to-peer messaging system to communicate with the criminals’ command-and-control server, making investigating the...
Microsoft Previews Hyper-V Containers for Windows Server 2016
Seeking an adaptive and responsive IT foundation for their business applications, CIOs are training their sights on container technologies. Microsoft is catering to that...
Qylur System Uses Big Data to Improve Levi’s Stadium Security
An unfortunate reality of the times we live in is the fact that any large gathering of people is potentially at risk from those...
Windows at 30: How Microsoft Changed the Personal Computing World
It's hard to remember how the world of computers was before the introduction of Microsoft Windows. On Nov. 20, 1985, Microsoft announced a new...
Microsoft to Float Cloud-First Dynamics AX ERP in Early 2016
When it's released in the first quarter of 2016, the next version of Microsoft Dynamics AX will ditch the car-like model-year branding, reflecting the...