IT work can be stressful, which has always been true. But a new survey says the stress level in IT may be rising. But why? Are IT managers demanding more? Are users increasingly impatient? Are IT workers expecting a better work-life balance and is that need a generational thing? The …
The operator of a so-called revenge porn website has pleaded no contest to criminal charges, including extortion, in a California court. Casey Meyering, operator of WinByState.com, pleaded no contest Friday in Napa County Superior Court to one count of extortion, three counts of attempted extortion, and one count of conspiracy, …
A few weeks before New York officials are expected to issue a final regulatory framework for bitcoin, the state has issued a trust company charter to virtual currency exchange itBit. Obtaining a trust company charter subjects itBit to the same state and federal regulations that apply to other financial services …
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for their 2015 National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers. The program is intended to provide an open forum for regulators and industry professionals to discuss compliance practices and exchange ideas on effective …
Rumors of a potential Salesforce acquisition have been flying for over a week now, including the recent suggestion that Microsoft was a likely contender. According to a new report, however, it now looks like that’s not the case. Microsoft considers Salesforce’s almost $50 billion market valuation too high and has …
Rumors of a potential Salesforce acquisition have been flying for over a week now, including the recent suggestion that Microsoft was a likely contender. According to a new report, however, it now looks like that’s not the case. Microsoft considers Salesforce’s almost $50 billion market valuation too high and has …
Nintendo might release Android games in 2017 Nintendo has more or less missed much of the mobile revolution, but now the gaming giant has announced that it is preparing games for smart devices. These games will be released in 2017 and might include Android devices. Nintendo reports in its financial …
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is taking a unique approach to building its pipeline of incoming talent and helping its outgoing seniors land prime jobs after graduation through a partnership with digital marketing agency EGC. Through the initiative, the college provides GoPro cameras to students and lets them use …
Creating a compelling technology resume that stands out but more importantly elicits the type of job you’re focused on requires knowing what you want and telling your story quickly, clearly and concisely in a way that highlights what you bring to the table. Whether you’re an entry level IT worker, …
In the latest attack involving malicious advertisements, hackers managed to launch Flash Player exploits against the visitors of several popular porn websites. It’s not clear how many users were impacted, but the affected websites have over 250 million monthly visits combined, according to researchers from Malwarebytes who spotted and analyzed …
In the latest attack involving malicious advertisements, hackers managed to launch Flash Player exploits against the visitors of several popular porn websites. It’s not clear how many users were impacted, but the affected websites have over 250 million monthly visits combined, according to researchers from Malwarebytes who spotted and analyzed …
In the near future, you may hear about the appointment of a Chief Internet of Things (IoT) Officer. Before you roll your eyes and chortle at the thought of another chief-of-something, consider the problem. First, companies are beginning to make and implement smart, connected, data-producing products. That can be anything …
At EMC World in Las Vegas this week, Pivotal rolled out enhancements to its big data suite, including major component updates to its Pivotal HD Hadoop distribution and up to 100x performance upgrades to Pivotal Greenplum Database and Pivotal HAWQ. Just a few months ago, Pivotal announced that it would …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David Grim has been named as Director of the Division of Investment Management. Mr. Grim has been the division’s acting director since February, following the departure of former director Norm Champ. “David is a committed public servant with a nearly 20-year tenure …
While Google is known for a multitude of technologies, including search and cloud services, it’s the Android mobile development platform that will take center stage at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco the last week in May. Sessions at the conference will spotlight a multitude of topics related …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to risky but successful ventures. He’s helped found companies such as PayPal and other leading edge tech firms, including an aerospace manufacturer to help colonize Mars. So when Musk last week unveiled Tesla Energy and its line of lithium-ion batteries to power homes …
What time is it? Apple’s rapidly growing enterprise story becomes even more compelling thanks to bigtincan, one of more than two-dozen partners helping widen iPad’s offer for the enterprise. It’s just one among a series of solutions to expand the company’s reach into the space. Bigtincan develops an intelligent and secure …
Surgical robot can be taken over by hackers The dark underside of the revolution in medical technology is that security is usually an afterthought, if it’s considered at all. Now researchers at the University of Washington have proved another nightmare scenario by taking over a tele-operated surgical robot, Computerworld reports. …
This week when ZTE launched its latest phone, the Z9, the Chinese company wasn’t embarrassed to reveal its high price. The cutting-edge device will retail in the country starting at 3499 yuan (US$574), which is far more than the cost of low-end handsets that have flooded store shelves, and turned …
A team of developers has created a rootkit for Linux systems that uses the processing power and memory of graphics cards instead of CPUs in order to remain hidden. The rootkit, called Jellyfish, is a proof of concept designed to demonstrate that completely running malware on GPUs (graphics processing units) …
Windows 10 станет последней версией операционной системы производства Microsoft, заявил топ-менеджер корпорации Джерри Никсон в ходе конференции Ignite. “Сегодня мы занимаемся выпуском Windows 10, и поскольку она станет последней версией Windows, мы продолжим улучшение Windows 10“, – сказал Никсон. При этом менеджер Microsoft заверил в том, что Windows будет оставаться современной и сможет работать на многих устройствах, …
A team of developers has created a rootkit for Linux systems that uses the processing power and memory of graphics cards instead of CPUs in order to remain hidden. The rootkit, called Jellyfish, is a proof of concept designed to demonstrate that completely running malware on GPUs (graphics processing units) …
Amazon Web Services has expanded to data centers in Australia and Europe the availability of its CodeDeploy service for automating software updates. The service is being promoted as a way to do away with what Amazon calls error-prone manual operations, when rolling out new features and applications on its cloud …
Hallmark, one of the world’s oldest and best-known greeting card companies, launched its first Hallmark eCard app for the iPhone and iPad on Thursday. The new app, which will eventually make it to Android devices, isn’t just about ecards. It’s part of a broader mission within the Hallmark eCard division …
It’s been a long time coming, but top-notch photography is finally making its way to Android phones. Sure, we’ve had devices that are capable of taking decent photos for a while now. But recently, manufacturers have begun to make photography a primary focus of their phones — and have actually …
It’s nice to have the latest kit, but a supercomputer upgrade is about to bring the German Climate Computing Center, DKRZ, a big problem: a shortage of space. Not space for the computer itself, but for the data it generates. DKRZ runs climate models on its supercomputer, projecting how our …