Fake cyberattackers rake in over $100,000 with empty threats
It turns out you don’t even need to be a hacker to make a nice living from cybercrime. Instead, all you need to do is pretend to be one. An enterprising extortionist appears to…
Cloud control: OpenStack offers first admin certificatication
OpenStack works great – but only if you know what you’re doing. To ensure companies can get hold of people with the right stuff, it’s lifting the lid off of a new certification program.…
One-handed texting made easy: How to use Word Flow for iOS on your iPhone
By Collen Kriel
When a signup page appeared a couple of weeks ago, it seemed that iPhone users would soon be able to get their hands on Microsoft’s Word Flow app for iOS, which was only available…
Mobile live streaming service Kamcord raises $10m Series C on $100m+ valuation
By Duncan Riley
Mobile live streaming service Kamcord, Inc. has raised $10 million Series C in a round led by Time Warner that included existing investors Tencent, TransLink Capital, XG Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures and Wargaming.…
Report: Facebook is working on a standalone camera app to get people to post more
By Duncan Riley
Concerned at the growing popularity of Snapchat (Snapchat, Inc.), Facebook, Inc. is said to be designing its own dedicated camera app, according to a report Monday. The Wall Street Journal claims the new, as…
Dating website “Beautiful People” deals with data breach
Dating sites are often prime targets for hackers looking for personal information to steal, and a site that boasts elitism and just a little bit of egotism makes an inviting target. Such is the…
As OpenStack matures, HPE makes ‘deep investment’ in private clouds | #OpenStack
“OpenStack is ready,” according to Omri Gazitt, VP of products and services at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE’s) Helion Group. Gazitt sat down with Stu Miniman (@stu) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE…
Will adoption of OpenStack catch up to public cloud? | #OpenStack
By R. Danes
The maturing of OpenStack is evident in the number of customers and the speed of adoption. However, the new versions of OpenStack are still adopted by users at a pace that lags behind adoption…
With the Walabot sensor and API mobile developers can see through walls and more
By Kyt Dotson
The Walabot is an amusingly named sensor for mobile projects (including smartphones) developed by Vayyar Imaging Ltd. that can see through walls, detect moving objects and even measure breathing. This week Vayyar announced the…
Can cloud bursting solve IT’s existential crisis? | #OpenStack
By R. Danes
Everyone has an opinion on cloud. If you talk to a cloud service provider, they might say cloud is the only way to go at this point in time. If you talk to a…