US market authority finds Google guilty of stealing from Sonos
Google has been found guilty of infringing on Sonos' intellectual property. Google uses stolen technologies to produce wireless speakers, Pixel smartphones and Chromecast devices. The news underscores a larger problem.
The US market authority (US International Trade Commission) ruled that Google...
REvil hacking group arrested by Russian intelligence agency
REvil has been busted. The Russian government launched a manhunt for members of the hacking group. The FSB, a Russian intelligence agency, announces that 14 members were arrested and charged.
The FSB searched dozens of homes and detained 14 people. The intelligence agency seized 426 million rubl...
‘More external WordPress plugins with vulnerabilities in 2021’
In a recent study, Risk Based Security concludes that the number of third-party WordPress plugins with vulnerabilities has increased significantly in the past year.
According to the security specialists, 10,359 vulnerabilities were discovered in 2021 among providers of WordPress plugins. A total...
In spite of Omicron, Google buys office building for 870 million euros
Google is buying an office building in London for 1 billion dollars (870 million euros). The purchase shows confidence in the role of the office in the future of work.
Google has been renting the building to house some of its 6,400 UK employees. Following the purchase, Google plans to remodel th...
‘Companies will launch private 5G network soon’
More and more companies are investing in private 5G networks worldwide. Availability of the network technology promises to increase shortly. This is concluded by researchers from Economist Impact in collaboration with NTT.
Companies seek faster connectivity and communication technology. Accordin...
Lucidworks introduces SaaS search functionality for applications
Lucidworks recently launched Springboard, a cloud-based search platform. The platform allows developers to add search functionality solutions to applications and websites.
With the cloud-based Springboard platform, Lucidworks allows developers to add search functionality to applications and webs...
Google and IBM want worldwide lists of essential open source software
Google and IBM see public-private partnerships as the solution to identifying and securing vulnerable open source software. "Open source software should receive the same funding as bridges and roads", said Kent Walker, Chief Legal Officer at Google.
IBM and Google presented the solution during a...
IBM: ‘consumers want physical stores, automation and sustainability’
IBM studied the impact of COVID-19 on consumer behaviour. Global lockdowns and digitalization are insufficient to wipe traditional stores off the face of the earth. Almost three-quarters of the consumers surveyed primarily shop in physical stores.
Digital systems in physical stores are becoming ...
Databricks Lakehouse for Retail launches industry-specific analytics
Databricks launches Databricks Lakehouse for Retail. The introduction consists of new and existing analytics solutions for retail organizations, built on Databricks Lakehouse.
Databricks describes the solutions as Retail Solution Accelerators. The accelerators enable data scientists and engineer...
‘Companies often struggle to implement zero trust policies’
Most companies consider implementing a zero trust policy, but struggle with its actual implementation.
In a survey by Fortinet, over half of the companies indicate difficulties translating a zero trust vision into practical measures and solutions. Especially the lack of consistent authentication...
Windows Server 2012 R2 patch breaks domain controllers and Hyper-V
The latest security update for Windows Server 2012 R2 can cause a boot loop in domain controllers running on Windows Server 2012, 2016 and 2019. Multiple sysadmins report that their domain controllers are rebooting endlessly since installing the update.
The sysadmins raised the issue via Reddit ...
SentinelOne integrates security services with ServiceNow
SentinelOne has integrated its security services in ServiceNow's solutions. To this end, the security specialist introduces the SentinelOne app for ServiceNow Security Incident Response (SIR).
According to both vendors, the joint solution should improve the threat and incident response of securi...