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Who pays for cybercrime?

October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 enews

Cybercrime is happening more frequently leading to more costs and more prevention efforts. It is become a billion dollar business… Cybercrime is becoming such a common occurrence. Too many of us have to hear about and become familiar with the Deep Web sooner than I ever dreamed we would. I heard Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek – the presenters at Black Hat who hacked a 2014 Jeep Cherokee’s onboard computer sparking a massive vehicle recall – say that “everything is hackable.” And it is. If you think you’re safe then…

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JavaScript DDoS Attack Peaks at 275,000 Requests-Per-Second

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 enews

Two years ago at the Black Hat conference, WhiteHat Security researchers Jeremiah Grossman and Matt Johansen explained how hackers could in theory leverage an online ad network to distribute malicious JavaScript efficiently and quickly. Image: Threat Post Depending on how much money the attacker wanted to spend, they could do just about anything from drive-by download attacks, to search engine poisoning to DDoS attacks. “For a DDoS attack, for mere dollars we could bring down one Apache server very quickly for probably under $10 and hold it down for a…

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Facebook plans to bring internet to refugees

September 29, 2015 enews

Web access marks start of five-year UN project to bring internet to everyone Image credit: catwalker / Shutterstock.com Facebook plans to bring the internet to refugee camps, believing technology can help them access aid and keep in touch with family. CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed his company would work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to bring connectivity to camps of people emigrating from countries hit by conflicts, such as Syria. “In the short term to address the current crises we will be working with UNCHR to bring the…

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Account Management in Software Design

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 enews

Google has single Sin In implemented for many of its services. By logging in to Google account for example, one has access to Gmail, YouTube, and other services in a single browser session, without the need to sign in again. Also, it is in users’ interest, to stay with one account, meaning if he or she registers with one unique handle, it is in his or her only interest to stay with that handle or account. Each application, software solution, intranet solution, or internet solution, should have settings and options,…

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Cloud storage: How do Amazon, Google and Microsoft stack up?

September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 enews

Storing data in the cloud has been getting cheaper and more flexible for years. The major cloud providers offer various options for storing data, with prices reflecting how often data is accessed, how much is stored, its availability and how it is backed up. The world’s biggest cloud infrastructure service provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has just broadened its storage options – revealing a new storage class for infrequently-accessed data. The addition to AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) is called Standard: Infrequent Access storage. It provides a middle ground between…

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Global Celebrations Primed for Third Annual CX Day, October 6

September 18, 2015September 22, 2015 enews

Customer experience (CX) professionals worldwide are gearing up to take part in the third CX Day on October 6, at local and online events. CX Day is a global celebration of companies and people who are delivering highest-quality experiences to customers. CX Day was created by the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA), the premier global non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and cultivation of the Customer Experience profession. Local and Corporate Events, Online Panels, Twitter Chats, Webcasts and Awards WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Sept. 16, 2015 ‒ CX Day celebrates the…

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When hackers turn media brands into tools at their disposal

September 17, 2015 enews

With media companies shifting their focus from print to digital, the importance of digital as a main driver of the overall financial performance grows. Unfortunately over the last couple of years we also saw an increase in attacks on the digital presences of news and media brands that shows the vulnerability of the business as a whole. No question, security should be more than ever on the agenda of media CEOs, writes Steffen Konrath, CEO of Liquid Newsroom and FIPP contributor. If you thought managing a media organisation is complex…

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Can the iPad Pro revive the tablet market?

September 15, 2015 enews

Tablet sales are down, but devices like the Apple iPad Pro and the Microsoft Surface could help revive the category with business users. It’s no secret that mobile tablet sales have been floundering—according to IDC, worldwide shipments were down 5.9% year-over-year in Q1 of 2015, and though Apple still leads the market with its various iPad models, it’s seen a decline in shipments for five consecutive quarters. Which is why it’s especially interesting that one of the biggest announcements from Apple’s event on Wednesday was an addition to its tablet…

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EMEA Thin Client Market Shrinks to Five-Year Low, According to IDC

September 13, 2015September 13, 2015 enews

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin client market faced its third consecutive quarter of negative growth in Q2 2015, reaching the lowest volume in five years. Shipments contracted 17.7% year on year to 385,000 units, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker published by global IT market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Prague, September 10, 2015 –Interestingly, the decline in the Western European thin client market was stronger than during the financial crisis in 2009, dropping 19.2% in Q2 2015 from the same period in the previous year.…

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Sony brings a new dimension to virtual reality

September 13, 2015September 13, 2015 enews

Sony Computer Entertainment is taking its virtual reality technology to a new level, and game developers are eager to follow. TOKYO -Project Morpheus, a headset compatible with SCE’s PlayStation 4, has yet to hit store shelves, but its latest prototype offers clearer, crisper images than any virtual reality device that has come before. Close to real SCE recently held a Project Morpheus demonstration event for journalists in Tokyo. Among the games on display, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s “Summer Lesson” was a particularly big crowd-pleaser. In the game, the player teaches Japanese…