Big Data
Which comes first, the data scientist or the data?
We’re past the era of big data, when the industry focused on data storage and processing solutions. Now that we have the data, and plenty of it — the onus is now on monetizing the…
Infra
Report finds politics now trumps profit as the biggest driver of malware attacks
By Duncan Riley
A new report on malware has found that there is a direct correlation between geopolitical events and malware spikes, meaning that politics, more than profit, is now the major driver behind hacking. The finding…
Infra
New TrickBot banking trojan variant is targeting cryptocurrency exchanges
By Duncan Riley
Prolific banking trojan TrickBot has taken on a new challenge, with a new variant detected now targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. The new version, detected by IBM Corp.’s X-Force security research team, follows the path of…
Apps
Video platform Vimeo adds new social distribution tools
By Collen Kriel
Video platform Vimeo LLC today rolled out new tools that will help simplify the distribution of videos across social media platforms. The new update comes just a few months after the company finally introduced…
Apps
OpenText acquires cloud collaboration platform provider Hightail
Enterprise information management company OpenText Corp. today announced the acquisition of Hightail Inc., which offers a cloud-based collaboration and file sharing service, for an undisclosed price. Hightail might not be a big name, but the…
Infra
CIA, FBI and NSA all say Huawei phones could be Chinese spying devices
The heads of the CIA, FBI and NSA are advising Americans not to use phones made by Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. because they could be used for espionage. According to a report Wednesday…
Cloud
Cloud-native group seeks interoperability for serverless computing
Serverless computing is rapidly emerging as a viable option for enterprises looking to run cloud-native workloads, according to a new whitepaper published by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation this week. The CNCF defines serverless computing…
Emerging Tech
Do aliens like bitcoin? SETI researchers claim cryptomining hinders hunt for ET
By Duncan Riley
Do aliens like bitcoin? As the price of bitcoin has continued its bull run this week, cryptocurrencies have indeed been linked to aliens or, more specifically, our inability to find them. The bitcoin alien paradox, inspired by Enrico Fermi,…
Infra
Intel opens bug bounty program to all with payments of up to $250K
By Duncan Riley
Hot off the still ongoing drama surrounding the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in its chips, Intel Corp. has decided to expand its bug bounty program to the public. The initial bug bounty program launched…
Cloud
RightScale’s State of the Cloud report shows Microsoft Azure gaining on Amazon
Enterprises are showing no signs of slowing down in their race to move applications and data into the cloud, challenges around security and spending remain. But the battle among cloud providers for the top…