Many modern baby monitors come with a long list of high-tech features, from wireless connectivity to motion sensors. But when Vikas Bhatia was shopping for a baby monitor for his little one, he didn’t want any of those extra capabilities — and especially not Wi-Fi. “I don’t trust it,” he told Healthline. Bhatia, who is …
Slowly but surely, the internet is becoming a hostile place. As wondrous as the internet is – with its three billion global users – increasingly, danger lurks. Armies of hackers maraud for personal data. Unknown forces invade privacy, installing hidden bugs. Nations engage in low-grade versions of cyber warfare. Those who believe that some sort …
As more and more industrial control systems (ICS) become connected to smart devices, enterprise IT systems and the Internet, manufacturing operations are increasingly exposed to cyberattacks. These attacks can cause manufacturing disruptions, leading to defective products, production downtime, physical damage and even threaten lives. Cyberattacks targeting manufacturing companies are on the rise, according to a …
Vesper Technologies, an acoustic sensor startup that designs microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), identifies closely with bats. Not only is the company named after the Latin root for bat, but the animal’s hunting style, which involves using echolocation to find insects, also serves as an example of harnessing data hidden of sound waves. Vesper is trying to do the …
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Enterprises have witnessed momentous technological changes in the past years like cloud solutions, big data, social networking, and many more. The Internet of Things(IoT) is the latest technology to have invaded the business landscape. It is the ever-growing network of physical infrastructure that features an IP address for connectivity, and includes the communication that takes …
Advertisement Cisco has announced plans to cut 5,500 employees, equivalent to 7 percent of the company’s workforce, as the networking firm looks to slash costs before changing its focus to software over hardware. The layoffs, which will take effect beginning this summer, shows how Cisco is scrambling to adapt to the changes in the technology …
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Cisco is undertaking a major restructuring effort in order to invest in priority areas such as security and Internet of Things that includes the elimination of up to 5,500 positions. “Restructuring [enables] us to optimize our cost base in lower growth areas of our portfolio and further invest in key priority areas such as security, …
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This story follows and expands upon: UMass gets $5M from state for cybersecurity SPRINGFIELD — The more science, industry and society at large make use of humanity’s rapidly expanding access to data concerning nearly every field of human endeavor, the more that data will be at risk from people who might use it for ill. For that …
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Networking giant Cisco csco said Wednesday that it would cut up to 5,500 jobs, or around 7% of its global workforce as it tries to adapt to a changing technology landscape. Although a huge number, the total is fewer than the 14,000 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, that trade publication CRN said on Tuesday …
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By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY Posted: 2:15 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems, the computer-networking giant that is in the midst of a major technological pivot, on Wednesday said it will eliminate up to 5,500 jobs. The job reduction is Cisco’s second major one in two years. The San Jose, Calif.-based company laid off 6,000 in a …