Monthly Archives: December 2016
IT Professionals’ Confidence in Cyber-Security Falls, Survey Finds
Cyber-security professionals have become more skeptical of the security of their companies computer systems and data due to a lack of confidence in their...
Microsoft Azure IoT Connects to Apache Kafka to Manage Device Links
Building an Azure-backed internet of things (IoT) application that uses the popular open-source Apache Kafka stream ingestion technology just got easier.
Like RabbitMQ, Kafka is...
Google’s Alphabet Open Sources DeepMind AI Platform Code
DeepMind Technologies, an artificial intelligence company owned by Google parent Alphabet plans to open-source all the code for the central platform it uses to...
AI, VR, Chatbots to Take Off in 2017 Microsoft Researchers Predict
A new year is quickly approaching and Microsoft Research is offering a glimpse at what the tech scene has in store for 2017 along...
Avalanche Botnet Shut Down by International Law Enforcement Action
Today's topics include the international effort to take down the Avalanche Botnet, the launch of Google’s new fuzzing tool software bug testing, the availability...
What NetApp Will Preview at Gartner DC Conference
There aren't that many IT conferences held in December, and for a lot of good reasons. But if you're planning on attending only one...
Amazon Unveils No-Checkout POS System For Early 2017
Point-of-sale retail employees may not want to hear this news: Amazon.com has announced a new app that shoppers can use to simply go into...
Google Patches Android for 74 Vulnerabilities in December Update
Google announced its last regularly scheduled security patch update for Android in 2016 on Dec. 5, patching no less than 74 different vulnerabilities in...
10 Success Factors for Deploying Software Robots in the Enterprise
10 Success Factors for Deploying Software Robots in the Enterprise
The implementation of software robotics and smart technologies frees a workforce from routine tasks while...
Netwrix Survey Shows Persistent IT Concerns About Cloud Security
Netwrix Survey Shows Persistent IT Concerns About Cloud Security
Netwrix's 2016 Cloud Security Survey found that despite advances in infrastructure and security, IT professionals still...