The data breach landscape could look very different in the future with the increased adoption of chip-enabled payment cards in North America—but for now point-of-sale systems account for the majority of breaches there, compared to a tiny minority in other regions of the world. Hacked point-of-sale (PoS) terminals were responsible …
Federal agencies today issued a final interagency policy statement establishing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the entities they regulate. Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 required the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal …
Highest-paying IT security jobs Image by Thinkstock With increasing concern around identity theft, hacking, data security and privacy, and with a number of high-profile data breaches in the news, organizations are doubling down on their need for qualified, talented security professionals. Not surprisingly, salaries are increasing right along with demand.“Security …
94% Apple made a range of key announcements during its WWDC keynote and overall sentiment on Twitter is firmly in favor of what it revealed, according to an Oxford University computational linguistic social media sentiment analysis system. Apple nailed 94 percent approval with its WWDC keynote from the Twitterverse. TheySay …
With the help of Logi Analytics, Progress Software has embedded business intelligence capabilities into its integrated stack of enterprise software, providing its customers with another way to wrangle more useful knowledge from their business data. Progress OpenEdge Analytics360 should cost enterprises much less than a typical BI implementation would run, …
OS X El Capitan will run on almost 90% of all current Macs, even though it’s very unlikely that the just-unveiled operating system will ever boast such a high adoption rate. And in a departure from past practice, Apple on Monday said that iOS 9 will run on all the …
At WWDC 2015, Apple unveils the latest Mac OS X: El Capitan — or 10.11. All you $99 devs can download it now. The rest of us plebs can get the beta next month. After the slowdowns caused by Yosemite, it’s aimed at doing things faster. It also has a …
Most software developers would agree, I think, that Jeff Atwood, one of the co-founders of the Stack Exchange network, is a pretty sharp guy. The popularity of his blog, Coding Horror, also attests to the fact that people value his opinions on programming. Recently, Atwood took a break from his …
Apple shares a wealth of news on its big day, but few surprises Once a year, Apple holds its Worldwide Developers Conference, and the tech world gets a boatload of updates from the company. The ship’s not quite as leak-proof as it used to be, though, so there were few …
Imagine waiting an hour for a table at a restaurant even though you had a reservation. If the food was fabulous, you might return to give the place another chance, but if you were stuck with another long wait on your second visit, there’s no way you’d go back. The …
Dell introduced the PowerEdge FX2 platform late in 2014 as its flagship entry into the converged infrastructure hardware market. With slots for up to four half-wide 1U server modules or two full-width modules, you could use the 2U FX2 enclosure to implement a heavy-duty virtualization cluster and/or software-defined storage solutions …
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to continue the bulk collection of call records for another six months, as the new USA Freedom Act allows for this transition period. The filing, made public Monday, was submitted to the court last Tuesday, …
Tips for college tech graduates entering the workforce Image by Shutterstock Summer is nearly upon us and with it for many comes graduation ceremonies. Then it’s off to the realities of the workforce. If your degree is in the technology field, you’re picked a great career path, but there’s still …
В течении месяца на ресурсе краундфандинговой компании Kickstarter проводился сбор средств для сборки микро-ПК CHIP цена которого всего $9. Стоит отметить, что за этот срок разработчики смогли собрать в 40 раз больше средств, чем они планировали. В общей сложности было собрано $2 млн. Сообщается, что разработчики самого доступного микрокомпьютера (его минимальная стоимость составляет 9$) на протяжении месяца собирали …
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to continue the bulk collection of call records for another six months, as the new USA Freedom Act allows for this transition period. The filing, made public Monday, was submitted to the court last Tuesday, …
If you’ve ever wondered whether wearable computers might one day turn into computers that are implanted in our brains, research at Harvard University suggests it’s a possibility. Flexible electronics can be injected directly into brain tissue, allowing for brain cells to be directly monitored and stimulated, according to the researchers …
Apple plans to require six-digit passcodes to unlock its latest mobile devices that use iOS 9, its forthcoming mobile operating system. Users already have the option in iOS 8 of setting a much longer passcode than four digits, which is the current minimum requirement. Symbols and letters can also be …
The iPhone 6 has been more successful than previous versions of the smartphone at drawing Android users away from Google’s mobile platform, and Apple wants to capitalize on that with a new app that makes it easier for them to make the switch. Later this year, a new “Move to …
No screen, apparently, is too small for video, even the one on Apple’s Watch. Twitter’s popular Vine mobile video app will come to Apple’s Internet-connected wrist gizmo later this year. During Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Kevin Lynch, Apple’s vice president of technology, demoed some new functions, including video, …
Expect Apple Watch apps to gain a lot more functionality now that Apple is opening its hardware sensors to third party developers and allowing apps to run natively on the device. The changes come with watchOS 2, an update that’s due in the Fall and will also bring new watch …
The mobile industry is trying to shoot down another law requiring cellphone radiation warnings. CTIA sued the city of Berkeley, California, on Monday, taking aim at a law passed in May that would force cellphone retailers to post a notice about safety from radiofrequency radiation emitted by handsets. CTIA, the …
Users who store files in Apple’s iCloud Drive will have an easier time managing them when iOS 9 launches later this year. The next update to Apple’s mobile operating system will include an iCloud Drive app that lets people view and manage all of the files stored in Apple’s cloud …
Apple is making it easier for students and other casual developers to try their hand at building apps for its products, by allowing them to test an app on their personal devices for free. Since the inception of the iOS Developer Program, developers watching to test an app on an …
Apple today unveiled Apple Music, a single, intuitive app that combines the best ways to enjoy music — all in one place. Apple Music is a streaming music service, a worldwide live radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day, and a new way for music fans to connect with their …
Apple today unveiled iOS 9, giving a preview of new iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch software that will be available this fall. In this upcoming release, iOS devices become more intelligent and proactive with powerful search and improved Siri features — all without compromising users’ privacy. New multitasking features designed …
Apple today unveiled an all-new News app delivering the best news reading experience on any mobile device. Available with iOS 9 this fall for iPhone and iPad, News combines the visually rich layout of a magazine with the immediacy and customization of digital media. News follows over a million topics …