PG&E leaves database exposed
An electric company was in for a shock when a database containing sensitive information was found online. The database, belonging to (PG&E), was part of an asset management system, containing information on a wide…
Wikibon sees more big data projects moving cloud-ward
By Paul Gillin
Big data projects are ready to move to the cloud on a large scale, but a host of concerns about regulations, ownership and the structural impediments of moving large amounts of data off-site will…
SS8 brings law enforcement-style forensics to the enterprise
By Paul Gillin
SS8 Networks Inc., a company whose clients until now have mainly been limited to telecommunications firms, intelligence agencies and law enforcement organizations, is bringing its breach detection technology to enterprises with a platform that…
uSens unlocks $20M to pioneer natural mobile VR human interaction
By Kyt Dotson
Today Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (ARVR) pioneer company uSens, Inc. announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by Fosun Kinzon Capital. The company intends to use this new investment to launch…
SignalFx spiffs up analytics-based monitor for complex systems
By Paul Gillin
SignalFx Inc., a startup that claims to have a radical new approach to system monitoring in the age of containers and micro services, is enhancing its core platform with new features to better detect…
HPE goes all-in on the data center in search of revenue growth
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) will place its bets on its main data center hardware business to continue driving the bulk of its revenues, once it’s done shedding its Enterprise Server business. HPE, which only split…
iOS 10 rumor roundup: Hide default apps, new Home app, Siri to transcribe voicemails, more
By Collen Kriel
The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place from June 13 – 17 in San Francisco. The week-long event is where Apple will unveil a variety of new features, operating systems, updates and more.…
Trigger warning: 65.5m hacked Tumblr records hit the dark web
By Duncan Riley
The social justice warriors and “other kin” who use the Yahoo, Inc.-owned blogging site Tumblr have been pwned with a hacker releasing stolen records, including usernames and passwords, on the dark web. News of a…
Samsung: “We don’t suggest installation of Windows 10”
Microsoft claims Windows 10 has already been installed on more than 300 million devices, and has so far refused to let up in its aggressive push to get even more users to upgrade. But…
Atari signs deal with SIGFOX to manufacture branded IoT devices
By Duncan Riley
Would you like to play Asteroids on your smart, internet-connected bedside lamp? That may not be happening anytime soon, but you may well see the Atari brand on a range of products in the…