Attackers have started to use Windows and Android malware to hack into embedded devices, dispelling the widely held belief that if such devices are not directly exposed to the Internet they’re less vulnerable. Researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web have recently come across a Windows Trojan program that was designed to gain access to…
The business risk landscape is changing at breakneck speed. While enterprise technology rapidly advances and exposes new threats, the number of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and other devices is growing exponentially and by the billions. Meanwhile, businesses continue to transform themselves in the digital economy and face countless security threats across a new digital landscape. How do…
Network equipment vendor Nokia wants to buy a software company that helps customers make do with less hardware. The Finnish networking giant competes with the likes of Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, and Cisco Systems to sell networking equipment, software, and services to telecommunications operators and large enterprises. On Thursday, it offered to buy Finnish neighbor Comptel,…
Perhaps the next iPhone 8 will be Apple’s next shot at achieving greatness in China. The current iPhones aren’t helping Apple gain market share in China, according to Canalys. Markets like China and India are at the top of Apple’s agenda to grow the iPhone business. China accounts for a third of worldwide smartphone shipments.…
Windows 10’s Cortana is already a dutiful digital assistant, providing answers, reminders, or other information when asked. But Microsoft has given her more power to take the initiative, automatically setting reminders for commitments you’ve already agreed to. Take an email, for example. You may have promised your boss that you’ll deliver a sales presentation by…
IT managers disagree with chief executives over who is responsible for a cyber security breach, according to a survey released Thursday. The survey — of a group of 221 chief executive officers and other C-level executives and another group of 984 IT decision makers — found that each group largely believes the other group is…
The first Android Wear 2.0 watches from LG and Google aren’t even on shelves yet, but the first competitor has already been announced. But it’s not from Huawei, Moto, or Asus. It’s from Verizon. Yes, you’ve read that right: Big Red is getting into the watch business. Called Wear24, presumably a reference to its all-day…
Microsoft’s planning a sleek visual refresh for Windows 10, and the company quietly teased its first official glimpse of what’s coming in the future during the Windows Developer Day keynote on Wednesday. There aren’t many details being shared about “Project Neon” right now—as the refresh was called in earlier leaks—but the new visual look will focus…
Oracle has informed a federal court that it is settling a lawsuit in which a former employee had charged that she had been terminated from her job for refusing to go along with accounting principles that she did not consider lawful. In a joint submission Wednesday to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
Inmarsat says it’s built a global IoT network by combining land-based low-power networks with its mesh of communications satellites, bringing data connections to things like cattle in Australia and reservoirs in Malaysia. The system will combine global reach with one of an emerging class of networks designed for small, low-power devices like sensors. With cellular-or-better…