Monthly Archives: October 2017
Yahoo Admits Data Breach Impacted All of Its 3B Users
Today’s topics include Yahoo’s disclosure that all 3 billion of its users were affected by its data breach; Equifax’s announcement of an additional 2.5...
Key Takeaways From Oracle OpenWorld: AI, Security, ‘Cheap’ Cloud
Key Takeaways From Oracle OpenWorld: AI, Security, 'Cheap' Cloud
Oracle took over a large section of downtown San Francisco Oct. 1-5 as it does every...
Congress Grills Former Equifax CEO Over Data Breach
Some breaches have more fallout than others. For two days this week, former Equifax CEO Richard Smith was on Capitol Hill answering questions from...
Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL Handsets Keep Google Competitive in Mobile Market
Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL Handsets Keep Google Competitive in Mobile Market
Google is demonstrating again that it is a major force in the mobile...
Google Adds Custom Role Feature to Cloud IAM Data Access Controls
Enterprises running workloads on Google's cloud platform now have a way to enforce more granular polices for controlling user access to business data.The company...
Oracle Launches Enterprise-Grade Blockchain Cloud Service
SAN FRANCISCO--Oracle has joined the emerging world of blockchain financial-exchange security IT with the launching of the Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service at OpenWorld 2017.The...
Microsoft Snaps Up AltspaceVR to Put a Social Spin on Mixed Reality
Microsoft's mixed-reality strategy just took a more social turn.Anchored by augmented- and virtual-reality technologies, mixed reality is Microsoft's attempt to combine computer generated visuals,...
Google Launches Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 2 Smartphones With Squeezable Sides
Google introduced the Pixel 2 XL and Pixel 2 smartphones Oct. 4, to refresh the sales momentum behind these popular Android handsets and their...
New LinkedIn Analytics Job Recruiter Tools Provide ‘Talent Insights’
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional social network, announced on Oct. 4 that it is preparing to launch a new, self-service tool called Talent Insights in...
Gemalto Partners With Ledger to Bring HSMs to Crypto-Currency
The use of blockchain-based crypto-currencies has grown in recent years and with it has come a need to improve security. To that end, Blockchain...