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Kaspersky Hopes to “Save The World” With New, Ultra-Secure OS
Kaspersky Labs has taken it upon itself to protect the world’s most critical infrastructure from viruses and cyberattacks, by creating its own malware-proof operating system. Eugene Kaspersky says in a blog post that the new OS will be designed to protect key information for the world’s most critical industries, such as transportation control centers, telecommunication ...
Healthy Big Data: Putting Patients In Control
For centuries, healthcare has largely been in the hands of professionals. People get sick, they go to the doctor’s where he or she tells them what medicines to take or what type of surgery they need to have. And more often than not, patients just go along with their recommendations. Aside from getting a second ...
Yahoo Breaks the Bank to Sign Up Google’s Henrique de Castro as New COO
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has made another major move in her mission to overhaul the flagging internet company, snatching up Google Executive Henrique de Castro and appointing him as its new chief operating officer in a four-year deal reported to be worth close to $58 million. De Castro, 47, had previously worked for Mayer as ...
FBI Warns OF Android Threats As Google Readies Malware Scanner
It was reported yesterday that Google is currently developing a new malware scanner for its Google Play store. Turns out this was excellent timing, for the FBI, via its Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has just issued the latest warning about the rising number of malicious programs affecting Android devices. According to the warning, the latest ...
CNIL Findings “Recommend” Google Alter EU Privacy Policy
EU data protection agencies have said that Google’s new privacy policy is not in full compliance with European law, following its decision earlier this year to consolidate sixty separate policies into a single item. Google made the move so that it could improve its targeted advertising strategy, by pooling available data from its full range ...
Tableau Software Brings Out The Data Analyst In Us All
Recently named as one of the top workplaces in its home state of Washington, it turns out that Tableau Software is capable of a whole lot more than just creating a thriving company culture. SiliconANGLE has previously reported on how Tableau has gained a lot of traction in the business intelligence segment over the last ...
FCC Gives Cable Operators Go-Ahead To Encrypt Basic Services
Cable operators have been granted permission to use a powerful tool in their battle to prevent illegal access to their content, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to allow them to encrypt their basic services. According to a report by Bloomberg, the FCC voted unanimously (5-0) to allow cable operators to encrypt broadcasts of ...
EU Gets the Knives Out for Microsoft & Google
Bad news for Microsoft and Google – the two computer giants are bracing themselves for a hammering with the full force of EU regulations in the next few days, as privacy and anti-trust complaints against them finally come to a head. Reports indicate that Microsoft is set to be handed a formal antitrust complaint by ...
Could Cisco Have Manipulated The Findings On Huawei And ZTE?
The controversy over a US Congressional panel’s decision to label Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE a ‘security threat’ refuses to go away, with Chinese media sources reporting that the accusations could well be motivated by certain politicians’ financial interests, together with pressure from the big shots in Washington. Xinhua News claims that the Congressional report ...
Panetta Warns Of Cybersecurity Threat; Says US Is Ready To Hit Back
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that the US could launch a “pre-emptive” strike in the face of an imminent cyber attack against it, whilst stressing the need for action to bolster the nation’s defenses against any such attack. In what is said to be the first speech by a US defense secretary addressing cybersecurity, ...