One of the go-to strategies for securing a computer network when a machine is infected with malware is to remove that machine from the network. This effectively prevents the malware from spreading to other devices. The technique is called “air-gapping” – network admins are building a “roadblock” quite literally made out of air to stop […]
Walking around Silicon Valley with an augmented reality display on your face makes you a glasshole. On the battlefield, though, similar technology will soon turn U.S. soldiers into a lethal cross between the Terminator and Iron Man. Q-Warrior, the newest version of helmet-mounted display technology from BAE Systems’ Q-Sight line, is a full-color, 3D heads-up […]
It’s $19 billion buyout of WhatsApp that will help Facebook expand footprint in emerging markets of Latin America and Asia, especially India, where the mobile instant messaging app is very popular. Founded in 2009 by Ukrainian Jan Koum and American Brian Acton, Mountain View (California)-headquartered WhatsApp is a Silicon Valley start-up with over 450 million […]
Jan Koum and Brian Acton have become overnight billionaires, courtesy Facebook buying their startup WhatsApp. However, things were not so great for the two till a few years ago. While Acton, who was looking for a job, faced rejection at Facebook and Twitter; Koum used to queue up for free food stamps. Brian Acton will […]
A Google executive announced that the company is working on broadband technology that is ten times faster than its current fibre offering. The search giant is developing a 10Gb broadband offering, according to Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google, who revealed the plans at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference this week. He said the […]
witter is reportedly working on a major redesign of its webpage that is said to make the social network site look like Facebook. The all new profile page of Twitter has the avatar photo and biography placed well to the left side of the page, giving a lot of space to the header photo. However, […]
Israeli startup Cybereason says it breaks new security ground by spotting deviations in employee behavior and telling companies what to do next. As the hacking pandemic sweeps through companies, a startup says analytics can help. Cybereason, co-founded by Lior Div, a former cybercrime expert in the Israeli intelligence agency, uses new algorithms to fight what […]
To help better illustrate the importance of online safety and security, Microsoft recently released the results of its 2013 Microsoft Computer Safety Index study. The survey tracked safety behavior of nearly 10,500 people worldwide to get a handle on just how costly these digital threats can be, and to make recommendations on how to better protect […]
Whether you’re an aspiring lawyer, policeman or programmer, you should be aware that at some point — maybe a decade from now, maybe two, perhaps less — many jobs in those industries will be replaced by an algorithm. That’s what many economists predict and in some cases it looks like it will happen very soon. […]
The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility on Thursday for hacking some of US broadcaster CNN’s social media accounts. The affected accounts included CNN’s main Facebook account, CNN Politics’ Facebook account and the Twitter pages for CNN and CNN’s ‘Security Clearance’. Blogs for ‘Political Ticker’, ‘The Lead’, ‘Security Clearance’, ‘The Situation Room’ and ‘Crossfire’ were also […]