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New industrial technologies in the form of smart machines, smart factories, cloud-based services and advanced data analytics have begun to transform machine shops and factory landscapes across the globe. The early payback from implementing such systems has primarily been in the form of increased efficiencies. However, improved efficiencies do not necessarily translate into competitive advantage. If a one-dimensional view of potential benefits is adopted, the long-term opportunities for strategic differentiation will be relatively small. After all, competitors also evolve while a particular company improves its efficiency through deployment of one or…

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Guest Accounts Gain Full Access on Chrome RDP

March 15, 2018 Nina Kovačević

Chrome Remote Desktop is an extension to the Chrome browser that allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook. It is fully cross-platform, and supports macOS versions from OS X 10.6 (2009) and above, all from the Chrome browser on virtually any device. However, one of our security analysts recently noticed an unexpected behavior in Google Chrome Remote Desktop Application on macOS. The strange behaviour allows, in some cases, a ‘Guest user’ to login as Guest and yet receive an active session of another user…

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Mitigating CPU Vulnerabilities: Removing the OS Blindfold

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 A Ibrajter

OS Level Solutions Are Not Enough The recent Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities target weaknesses of the CPU rather than the Operating System, or the applications that run on it. (See here for background on how these vulnerabilities work). Since they do not involve the Operating System, solutions that monitor at that level, such as traditional sandboxes, will be incapable of detecting these types of attack. A lower level framework is required in order to properly identify and mitigate these attacks. Using The CPU Level Framework To Mitigate The Spectre and Meltdown…

Blockchain Regtech Leader Coinfirm to Launch AMLT Token for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

November 14, 2017 A Ibrajter

Coinfirm, a global leader in blockchain AML/CTF and compliance is releasing a dedicated token, AMLT, to deliver one of the most needed solutions for blockchain adoption by allowing market participants to help determine the potential risk of others. Coinfirm has been raising the standards of tech solutions for compliance in the blockchain and financial ecosystem through their AML/CTF Platform. The platform delivered a solution for AML/CTF needs for cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies that allows for the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain by players in the traditional economy. AMLT adds…

A New IoT Botnet Storm is Coming

October 26, 2017 enews

New cyber-storm clouds are gathering. Check Point Researchers have discovered of a brand new Botnet evolving and recruiting IoT devices at a far greater pace and with more potential damage than the Mirai botnet of 2016. IoT Botnets are Internet connected smart devices which have been infected by the same malware and are controlled by a threat actor from a remote location. They have been behind some of the most damaging cyberattacks against organizations worldwide, including hospitals, national transport links, communication companies and political movements. While some technical aspects lead…

Gartner Says Worldwide Device Shipments Will Increase 2 Percent in 2018, Reaching Highest Year-Over-Year Growth Since 2015

October 22, 2017 A Ibrajter

End-User Survey Reveals Even Split of Usage Between PCs and Smartphones Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are predicted to exceed 2.35 billion units in 2018, an increase of 2.0 percent from 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. This would be the highest year-over-year growth since 2015. The misconception persists that the world has gone mobile and relies solely on smartphones. “However, our latest online end-user survey* shows that users depend just as much on PCs or tablets as they do on smartphones,” said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner. “Forty percent of…

The Role of Optimization in 5G Networks

October 19, 2017 A Ibrajter

As we all know, 4G and LTE are designed to improve capacity, user data-rates, spectrum usage, and latency. 5G represents more than just an evolution of mobile broadband. It will be a key enabler of the future digital world and the next generation of ubiquitous ultra-high broadband infrastructure that will support the transformation of processes in all economic sectors. It will also represent a step-change in being able to meet the growing scale and complexity of consumer market demands. While 5G is still in its evolutionary stage, its development will…

Anthropics Technology launches PortraitPro 17 with new background editing tools, Snapshots and more.

October 11, 2017 enews

Anthropics Technology Ltd has today announced the launch of PortraitPro 17 – the latest release of their intuitive portrait retouching software. London, UK, October 11, 2017- With new tools such as Background Editing, Snapshots, advanced Preset controls, and Vignette, PortraitPro 17 looks set to be the most popular version to date. With over 600,000 users, PortraitPro is changing the way photographers, both professional and amateur, approach portrait retouching. PortraitPro 17 offers a host of advancements to bring professional retouching within reach of all photographers, regardless of previous experience. From natural skin-smoothing…

Hungarian MOL Group Accelerates Business Transformation with IBM

September 17, 2017 A Ibrajter

On 20 July 2017, IBM announced that MOL Group, a leading oil and gas conglomerate, has tapped IBM technology services to boost its operating efficiency and drive business growth in an integrated way. The IBM solution will allow MOL Group to consolidate more than 30 cross-border procurement contracts into one with IBM serving as the single interface to manage MOL’s IT infrastructure across Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia. MOL Group is a leading integrated Central & East European oil and gas conglomerate headquartered in Budapest. It has operations in over 30 countries,…

Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 2.4 Per Cent in the Second Quarter of 2017; Revenue Grew 2.8 Per Cent

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 A Ibrajter

In the second quarter of 2017, worldwide server revenue increased 2.8 percent year over year, while shipments grew 2.4 percent from the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. “The second quarter of 2017 produced some growth compared with the first quarter on a global level, with varying regional results,” said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. “The growth for the quarter is attributable to two main factors. The first is strong regional performance in Asia/Pacific because of data center infrastructure build-outs, mostly in China. The second is ongoing…