Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Securing the Internet of Things: Top 10 things to consider

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

The following is a guest post by Mark O’Neill, VP Innovation at Axway, a leading provider for data governance and API management. Welcome to the future, where smart meters monitor your home appliance usage, where fitness devices on your wrist track your …

The Internet of Things is riddled with vulnerabilities

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

The security of the Internet of Things is sure to be one of the hottest topics in cyberspace this year, and with good reason: the potential for disaster is great, with millions becoming dependent on connected devices that are riddled with vulnerabilities. …

Apple plans update to fix iOS 7’s ‘white/black screen of death’ issues

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

When Apple came out with its revamped iOS 7 last year, it was making a big bet on the re-imagination of its flagship product. The changes were slightly controversial – there were a few bugs in features like iCloud and iMessage, not …

Microsoft wants to see an international treaty on digital surveillance

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

The NSA reforms announced by President Barack Obama last week fell somewhat short of what many people were hoping for. And that includes Microsoft, which as we know only too well, was one of the major tech companies targeted under the NSA’ …

Sorry Seagate, but your hard drives suck

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

The online backup provider Backblaze came up with some interesting statistics about the mortality rates of its hard drives last November, based on the 25,000 units it has in service. It’s study at the time found that hard drive failures were most …

The ‘connected home’ is streets ahead of wearable tech

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Few trends are hotter than wearable technology at the moment, which takes the form of all manner of weird and wonderful gizmos, the most common being sleek-looking smart watches and groovy-but-geeky Google Glass. With wearable tech seemingly on every blogger’s lips these …

South Korea’s 2nd biggest data theft sees half the population’s credit card details stolen

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

South Korea has just witnessed one of its largest ever cybersecurity breaches, after the credit card details of a whopping 20 million people – almost half of the its population – were stolen from one of its leading credit agencies. Data breaches …

Say ‘hi’ to the Blackphone, a smartphone designed to keep the NSA OUT

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Wouldn’t it be great if someone designed a smartphone capable of protecting your email, masking your phone calls and stopping anyone from tracing your movements? Well, if the makers of a new smartphone called “Blackphone” are to be believed, that device now …

Google removes two sneaky Chrome extensions for serving up ad spam

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Google has stayed true to its word and begun removing Chrome browser extensions that violate its terms of service, in particular by serving users with additional unwanted ads. According to the Wall Street Journal, the search giant yesterday removed two Chrome extensions …

Ubuntu Touch and Tizen phones a no-show for 2014

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY13 YEARS AGO

Will anyone ever be able to break Android and iOS’s stranglehold on the mobile landscape? Last year we saw signs that ‘someone’ might just be able to threaten them, with the first demonstrations of phones running Firefox OS, Tizen and Ubuntu Touch. …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Securing the Internet of Things: Top 10 things to consider

The Internet of Things is riddled with vulnerabilities

Apple plans update to fix iOS 7’s ‘white/black screen of death’ issues

Microsoft wants to see an international treaty on digital surveillance

Sorry Seagate, but your hard drives suck

The ‘connected home’ is streets ahead of wearable tech

South Korea’s 2nd biggest data theft sees half the population’s credit card details stolen

Say ‘hi’ to the Blackphone, a smartphone designed to keep the NSA OUT

Google removes two sneaky Chrome extensions for serving up ad spam

Ubuntu Touch and Tizen phones a no-show for 2014

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