Nokia: Number of infected IoT devices has doubled last year
In a new report from Nokia, the number of infected IoT devices has doubled in the past year. The Nokia Threat Intelligence Report says that IoT devices made up 16% of all infected machines last year. The figure seems to have jumped to 33%.
The findings are based on data aggregated from monitorin... Read more
Microsoft partners with Honeywell for industrial IoT analytics market
Microsoft and Honeywell are partnering to integrate Honeywell Forge industrial analytics platform with Azure and Dynamic 365 Field Service. The partnership is aimed at helping enterprises optimize how they manage physical assets like machinery.
Honeywell is a prominent manufacturer of industrial... Read more
Google has a fix for their zero-day flaw in Chrome OS and Chrome
Google found out that their latest versions of Chrome and Chrome OS had a zero-day security flaw. Google has a security team that is responsible for finding these vulnerabilities, named Project Zero. They found out that hackers were using the flaw to attack Chrome users.
Google patched the flaw ... Read more
Machines to perform half of the human tasks by 2025
Robots could be the reason for you to lose your job, but they will also create new jobs and make society better. According to the World Economic Forum report. The report says that 85 million jobs will be lost to robots and automated machines in the next five years.
In the same period, 97 million... Read more
Cognizant expands its IIoT operations by acquiring Bright Wolf
In a clear push to gain a foothold in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) space, Cognizant has made a move to acquire Bright Wolf and push its portfolio further into this emerging industry. The company said that the deal would enrich the existing IoT services offered by Cognizant.
They incl... Read more
Barely 1 in 3 cybersecurity experts get accurate and relevant threat data
The pandemic is in full swing, and cybercriminals are attacking everyone. They are taking every opportunity to challenge IT security pros, and it is working out for the hackers. IT pros need fresh, relevant, and precise data to analyze the threats presented to them.
In an environment that moves ... Read more
IBM and Red Hat introduce models to do AI more energy efficient
AI hardware accelerators are some of the most potent tools we can use for scientific discovery. However, they are not energy efficient. Now, IBM Research, claims that it has identified a new way of tackling this problem.
During the IEEE CAS/ADS AI Compute Symposium IBM Research unveiled new par... Read more
NetApp brings ‘cloud-like’ experience to data management software
NetApp, a data storage provider, is updating its software service to help users utilize their hybrid information technology infrastructure. The company said that new capabilities would be added to its NetApp ONTAP data management software.
With these capabilities, NetApp customers will enjoy dee... Read more
Cisco launches the new Catalyst series of WAN edge platforms
Cisco released some new updates for its software-defined WAN (Wide Area Network) SD-WAN portfolio. The updates include the launch of new edge platforms that the company has said represents the first enterprise routing platform of its kind from Cisco in almost ten years.
Cisco said that the platf... Read more
EU Parliament called for tighter regulations on microtargeting
In a bid to manage the use of behavioral ads, also known as microtargeting, the EU parliament has called for tighter regulations and suggested that less intrusive methods be used. Such practices would include contextual forms of advertising.
The parliament is asking the European Commission to co... Read more