Monthly Archives: February 2018
How Numerous Incumbent Firms Are Refusing to Be Disrupted
IT is nothing if not about disruption of formerly comfortable businesses. Look at how Netflix, Hulu and others have blown up the cable industry,...
Cisco, India’s Airtel Team Up for Smarter Mobile User Experiences
We’ve been using the customer experience (CX) and user experience (UX) buzzwords pretty regularly for a few years. Now perhaps it’s time to add...
Microsoft Quantum Development Kit Arrives on Linux and Mac
Microsoft is going multi-platform with its Quantum Development Kit, which includes the Q# (Q-sharp) programming language and a simulator for coders exploring how to...
Samsung Shows Off Galaxy S9, S9+ Smartphones at MWC 2018
Samsung's flagship Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones were unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 25, ushering in a wide range of...
Qualcomm Ups Its Offer for NXP, Angering Broadcom Officials
Today’s topics include how Qualcomm’s increased bid to buy chip maker NXP further complicates Broadcom’s attempt to buy out Qualcomm; why global cyber-crime hit...
CrowdStrike Reveals Time to Breakout as Key Cyber-Security Metric
Cyber-security vendor CrowdStrike released its 2018 Global Threat Report on Feb. 26, providing insights from the company's globally distributed network that processes approximately 100...
Encryption Use Growing for Both Data Traffic and Malware, Cisco Finds
Encryption Use Growing for Both Data Traffic and Malware, Cisco Finds
Not only has the volume of encryption used on the internet grown in the...
Phishing Security Firm PhishMe Rebrands as Cofense After Acquisition
Phishing and email security is big business, and on Feb. 26, email security vendor PhishMe announced that it is being acquired by a private...
How the HTC Vive Can Help Companies Get Started With Virtual Reality
How the HTC Vive Can Help Companies Get Started With Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is largely viewed as a consumer technology. But HTC offers an...
How to Recognize and Thwart Business Email Compromise Scams
The reports that Nigerian criminals have managed to bilk businesses out of billions of dollars through sophisticated business email compromise schemes is alarming. What’s more...