Some steps businesses can take to better secure their own organization as well as their customers and employees By thomas deFelice Published: November 11, 2016 The Internet of Things (IoT) is the practice of taking devices, such as vehicles, building automation and industrial technology and integrating them with electronics and software that allow them to …
When Hanna-Barbera created The Jetsons in 1962, they had some interesting ideas about what the world would look like in 2062. Fast-forward 54 years and some of those ideas don’t look so out of place in the modern home: mobile phones, flatscreen televisions and video calls are now all firmly established features of everyday life. …
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Jeff Werner | Daily News Columnist This is the second half of a two-part issue discussing the large scale cyber attack that occurred on Oct. 21. If you missed part one, it is available on my website at ItsGeekToMe.co/columns/Issue-484. As I told you last week, achieving the data rate of over a terabyte/second that was …
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Next week when Members of Congress return to Washington, much focus will be on digesting what happened this week, electing caucus leaders for next year, and working to close out remaining 2016 business. However, committees will also have a chance to meet, and the House Energy & Commerce Committee is taking the opportunity to hold …
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Jeremy gets acquainted with Lefty. Photo by Angus Davison Samsung has taken the last course of action available to it after the Note 7 debacle — apologising to everyone. This week, Andrew Hoyle is joined by Kent German to chat about Samsung’s difficult period, why more iPhone excitement might be upon us and how an …
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HTC is currently making its preparations for the upcoming release of its HTC 10 handset, dubbed as Bolt (in international markets) or HTC 10 Evo (for the Taiwanese market). Much of the anticipation, leaked materials from Sprint have surfaced online detailing the device’s specs and release date. Advertisement According to the promo materials, HTC Bolt …
Cybersecurity risks — driven by foreign actors, a proliferation of exploits and poorly secured legacy infrastructure in an increasingly connected world — are intensifying, research and advisory firm Forrester reported as part of a much larger 2017 predictions guide. The Democratic National Committee email breach saw Forrester’s previous prediction that cybersecurity would impact the presidential …
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Submitted by George Gallegos on Fri, 11/11/2016 – 11:13 The digital revolution has forever changed the way organizations connect with customers, employees and partners. The rise of the mobile workforce and vast digitization of products and services have altered every facet of business operations and transformed buyer expectations. These changes are affecting the manufacturing industry, …
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Friday, November 11, 2016 4:00 PM UTC Los Gatos, CA, Nov. 11, 2016 — Stringify, a thoughtful automation service for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that it has been named a CES 2017 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Android offering. Products chosen as CES Innovation Honorees reflect innovative design and engineering in some …
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By Patrick J. Bleser · November 11, 2016 The smart home, the connected home, the Internet of Things — these buzzwords have gotten a lot of play lately. But is it all hype? Are homeowners actually taking the plunge and controlling an array of household systems with their smartphone? In a word, yes. Most studies …