Mike Wheatley
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More Enterprises To Be Seduced By Security-as-a-Service Option
Gartner is predicting good times ahead for the security-as-a-service market, with the industry set to be worth as much as $4.2 billion by 2016 as businesses strive to reduce IT security costs by shifting these products into the cloud. The forecast comes from Gartner’s newest report, Demand for Cloud-Based Offerings Impacts Security Service Spending, which ...
Augify Launches “Data-Science-as-a-Service” Visualization Tool
Few will deny that these days we’re all feeling pretty much overwhelmed by Big Data, even if it’s really only a ‘little’ bit of data. Every day, we’re bombarded with Facebook updates, tweets, emails, YouTube videos, comments, news feeds and so on. The list is endless. Most people cope with this Big Data jungle simply ...
Great Idea Microsoft, Let’s Turn Windows 8 Into… Windows 7!
Unbelievably, or so it may sound, that really does look like the best response Microsoft can come up with as it desperately tries to boost sales of its failing Windows 8 operating system. Basically, Microsoft has decided to allow users to ‘revert back’ to Windows 7 in its upcoming Windows Blue update, pegged to arrive ...
Explosion of Boston Bombing Scams: Beware The Fake Domains
Despicable, shameless behavior. There can be no other words to describe those looking to quickly cash in on yesterday’s tragic Boston marathon bombing. Within minutes of the two explosions taking place, dozens of new internet domains were registered in what looks likely to be a scam targeting people wanting to donate money to victims. Domains ...
EU Ready To Accept Google Anti-Trust Proposal, But It Doesn’t Amount To Much
European regulators are apparently ready to accept a solution proposed by Google following long-running investigation into its alleged search engine bias and anti-competitive advertising practices. The details of Google’s offer haven’t yet been made public, but sources told the New York Times that the search engine giant will make changes to the way its results ...
The Netbook Is Dying, Killed By The iPad
Remember the trusty old netbook? Those snappy little machines that were supposed to be the “bridge” between smartphones and the traditional PC? Well, if you don’t that’s not really a surprise, given how these devices are likely to be all washed up within the next couple of years. According to the research firm HIS iSuppli, ...
How To Sidestep The WordPress Botnet Hack
If you happen to use WordPress to host your company website or blog, then you’ll probably be worried by news that the ecosystem is currently facing its worst ever coordinated brute force attack, as hackers attempt to gain control of WordPress blogs using a 90,000 strong botnet. The attack has been ongoing since last Thursday ...
Bitcoin Myth Busted: Mining is Not an Environmental Disaster, Here’s Why
Bitcoin has had more than its fair share of headlines over the past couple of weeks, with stories of bubbles about to burst, exchanges shutting down and new ones opening up for business. To be sure, there’s an awful lot of sensationalism right now as the cryptocurrency draws more attention and tech geeks like myself ...
Transforming Big Data into “Smart Data”: Don’t Ignore the Archives
Big Data is the biggest buzz word in IT these days, rapidly becoming the must-have tech for every organization and enterprise worth its salt. But with everyone rushing to get their Big Data strategies off the ground, a lot of CIOs have dived in headlong without even working out how to get the best from ...
Hacker Says Android App Can Hijack Airplanes
Imagine the kind of devastation that terrorists could cause if they were able to remotely hijack an airplane using something as simple as an Android app? With just a few taps on the screen, hackers could gain control of an aircraft and remotely alter its course. The consequences of this happening simply don’t bear thinking ...