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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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — “Did I lock the car?” “How can I warm up my car on a snowy morning without going outside, get my news and still get to work on time?” These are questions that can leave many car owners feeling frazzled. But not G80 and G90 owners, as Genesis …
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Genesis G80, Genesis G90 and Amazon Echo. Photo credit: Genesis UPDATED: 8/18/16 10:51 am ET – adds detail, links Genesis, Hyundai’s new luxury division, today said it will be the first company to allow users to control a variety of car functions remotely using Amazon Alexa voice commands. An increasing number of automakers have smartphone …
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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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Smart homes continue to become simplified with voice controlled lighting. Ledvance, the company behind Osram and Sylvania, just teamed up with Amazon’s Alexa AI to bring voice control to smart lights in the home. Consumers can now connect their smart lights, which are typically controlled via smartphone, to any Amazon Alexa-powered device in their home. …
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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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