A large U.S. health insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, has disclosed it fell victim to a cyberattack that affected about 1.1 million people. mehr
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The tech challenges that accompany IoT projects shouldn't deter companies from attempting to find meaning in data gathered from connected devices. The… mehr
Four U.S. senators ground the chamber's business to a halt Wednesday in an effort to prevent lawmakers from voting on a bill to extend portions of the… mehr
Apple says the first HomeKit devices will be arriving in June, which means you'll need a centralized remote control for managing all of those home… mehr
Alcatel-Lucent this week extended its carrier SDN product line with an automation and network control system designed to accelerate service provisioning from… mehr
Microsoft today released another update for Windows 10, but warned users with an Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) graphics chipset to expect "frequent… mehr
In-memory databases have garnered attention recently because they combine transaction and analytic processing, and one of the latest developments came… mehr
Piston Cloud Computing was one of the darlings of the OpenStack movement. A founding father of the cloud computing project, it produced one of the first… mehr
One of the most bullish men in politics is set to go head-to-head with one of the most bullish companies in the world. The man: London mayor Boris Johnson. The… mehr
Spotify wants to be your constant companion, as present in your daily life as your phone. The streaming music app on Wednesday rolled out a redesign that… mehr
Making recruiting and hiring decisions based on a candidate's height sounds ludicrous, right And yet, according to research from Timothy A. Judge and… mehr
Research firm Gartner's annual report card on the public IaaS cloud computing market shows there is one clear leader Amazon Web Services and another clear… mehr
Companies often frustrate their customers -- or make them downright irate -- because of product problems, shipping snafus or rude people on customer service… mehr
Speech recognition has been with us for years, but is generally overlooked by mainstream businesses. However, the smart ones are using it to take the pain out… mehr
Cousin of FREAK, the just-disclosed Logjam flaw has again sent browser makers and website administrators scrambling to craft and apply patches, a repeat of the… mehr
By embedding an e-paper display in the back of credit and debit cards, payment specialist Oberthur Technologies hopes to make online fraud a lot more… mehr
Der chinesische Smartphone-Hersteller Oppo hat eine Schnellladetechnik für Smartphones präsentiert, die nach fünf Minuten Ladezeit zwei Stunden Sprechzeit… mehr
War die jüngsten Angriffe auf das interne Datennetz des Bundestages gravierender als bislang angenommen? Jetzt soll geprüft werden, ob auch Computer der… mehr
When you're dropping a cool grand on a graphics card, you're probably not too worried about spending a little extra cash to snag some games to play… mehr
Editor's note: Traction Watch is a new column focused obsessively on growth, and is a companion to the DEMO Traction conference series, which brings… mehr
A Berlin-based startup is enjoying much success in its crowd-funding effort to do away with the electric kettle. Traditional kettles, it says, are wastrels. It… mehr
The European Parliament wants to apply strict disclosure requirements on companies whose products contain so-called conflict materials, often used in laptops,… mehr
We already know when the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is coming out and the PC specs you'll need to run it. But in early June, we'll finally… mehr
The numbers filed with the SEC seem pretty inarguable. Verizon dominates the U.S. wireless carrier industry, both in terms of total subscribers and in a key… mehr
Move over, Space Camp: Coding is quickly growing as a popular activity for kids, and not just for those who dream of being programmers when they grow up. The… mehr
Although Java was developed at Sun Microsystems, Oracle has served as the platform's steward since acquiring Sun in early 2010. During that time, Oracle… mehr
A vulnerability in Android's default Web browser lets attackers spoof the URL shown in the address bar, allowing for more credible phishing attacks. mehr
Another week, another women in tech story - who cares You should. Despite all the noise, the campaigning, the diversity committees, the hashtags and the… mehr
The file-sharing cloud provider Dropbox has achieved ISO 27018 from EY CertifyPoint, "an important global standard for privacy and data protection in the… mehr
Following an upgrade to its 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has added the Force Touch trackpad to its 15-inch laptop. The Mac maker says it has also added faster… mehr
Simplivity partner, The IT Consultancy group, has deployed the hyperconverged infrastructure vendor's Omincube solution at the Sydney-based Credit and… mehr
Telstra-owned telecommunications services provider, Pacnet, has suffered a security breach, enabling cybercriminals to upload malicious software on it… mehr
Pure Storage has unveiled a new global partner program in a bid to improve partner profitability. The Pure Storage P3 Partner Program includes Silver, Gold,… mehr
Wireless systems vendor, Ruckus Wireless, has released a new software platform designed to bring carrier-grade wireless capability to enterprise customers. mehr
Mobile data traffic is set to approach almost 197,000 Petabytes (PB) by 2019, equivalent to over 10 billion Blu-ray movies, according to Juniper Research. mehr
Companies planning a shift to cloud infrastructure should be extremely cautious in their vendor selection process, due to a shifting marketplace, according to… mehr
Die Deutsche Börse hat jetzt ihren Cloud-Marktplatz eröffnet. Wir haben CIOs und Berater gefragt, wie sie die Chancen von Cloud-Marktplätzen einschätzen. mehr
Law enforcement activity and improved security has forced criminals to look for easier targets, so they've zeroed in on advertising networks -- and… mehr
Microsoft today opened a public preview of the three core Office apps -- Excel, PowerPoint and Word -- for Android smartphones, following a similar sneak peak… mehr
Information silos are the scourge whose downfall has been foretold ever since the rise of enterprise resource planning platforms in the 1990s, but today, their… mehr
Microsoft is linking Node.js to Windows 10 and the Internet of things, leveraging its Chakra JavaScript engine to get Node.js running on Windows on ARM. mehr
LONG BEACH, CALIF. -- While patent litigation has been on the rise for a number of years, it hasn't been between competing companies but from patent… mehr
David Thorburn-Gundlach's resume might as well have been covered by a cloak of invisibility, at least as far as recruiters and hiring managers were… mehr
Thanks to its inherent "openness," the open source Android OS is vulnerable to a variety of security risks, but how often do people you know actually… mehr
High-end smartphones offer high-speed wireless connections -- but few mobile operators have made the infrastructure investments required to keep up with them.… mehr
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The security pros interviewed for our article, "Experts bust Android security myths," offered up the following eight Android security tips for IT… mehr
I don't believe in censorship, and I think it's the responsibility of parents to keep their kids away from inappropriate content on the Web. However,… mehr
China's Huawei Technologies is targeting smart homes, cars, wearables and more with its own operating system, Liteos, intended for the international… mehr
You might not be used to the idea of a watch endangering your digital life, but you should: Apple's first update for Watch OS includes 14 security… mehr
There are no plans to require back doors in communications encryption in Europe, according to European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip. Proposals for… mehr
Für den Einzelhandel ist die Digitalisierung Bedrohung und Rettungsring zugleich. Reine digitale Player wie Amazon und Zalando saugen Milliardenumsätze aus den… mehr
Einfach Screenshots anfertigen oder PDFs mit Kommentaren ausdrucken - die folgenden Tipps und Tricks helfen bei der täglichen Arbeit mit dem Adobe Reader. mehr
Data-Scientist-Teams bestehen aus Business Developern, Data Analysten, Data Managern sowie Application Developern und Security Managern. Doch sie müssen erst… mehr
A Chinese university is investigating allegations that its professors stole tech secrets from the U.S., but the school is so far skeptical of the claims. mehr
Gisela Bolbrügge kennt die Konflikte zwischen Linien- und Projektmanagern aus ihrer Beratungspraxis. Im Interview erklärt die Geschäftsführerin von… mehr
IT-Chef Joachim Badde ist bei Westfleisch ausgeschieden und arbeitet jetzt als IT-Berater für den Fleischvermarkter. Der neue CIO Jens Alex kommt von Vitakraft. mehr
Reform Government Surveillance, an organization that represents large technology companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft, on Tuesday pressed the U.S. Senate… mehr
A branch of the U.S.'s central bank is forcing a password reset after a cyberattack briefly redirected visitors to parts of its website to bogus Web pages. mehr
Computer security experts said they've found a new encryption flaw closely related to one found earlier this year that puts Web surfers' data at risk. mehr
