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One hundred years from now, the history books may record the explosion of cybercrime as one of the most significant events of the early 21stcentury. In its infancy, cybercrime has evolved so rapidly that law enforcement has struggled to keep up however the tide may be turning... A recent report...
While commercial outfits such as Apple and Microsoft are working feverishly on biometric identification involving fingerprints and eye recognition, Spain's Basque Centre on Cognition, Brain and Language is putting its efforts into a system that depends on brainwaves. That's right; researchers at the institute are working on a system that...
A Sunderland technology company is hoping that its new solar technology will result in a significant expansion of its business, eventually leading to large-scale manufacturing. Big Solar has the backing of the Sunderland City Council, which helped the company move from its old location at West Quay Court into new...
SingTel is hosting a webinar aimed specifically for businesses who are looking to extend their presence to Asia – the fastest growing economy in the world Navigating this complex and diverse region can be a daunting task so Singtel invite you to join them on a free webinar to learn more about this region...
A recent survey by an Australian telco discovered that many UK businesses are using three or more cloud solutions from different providers. Interestingly, most organisations (75 per cent) actually prefer to use a single provider. So why don’t they? It’s because they can’t find a single solution that solves the biggest challenges that IT managers...
The owners of a Johannesburg data centre have a lot more than just equipment damage to repair after an epic failure resulted in some customers being offline for 18 hours or longer. MTN SA has issued countless apologies for the incident, which began around 6pm local time on Monday, May...
Last week, Elon Musk, the closest man reality has to Tony Stark, gave his eagerly awaited Keynote on Tesla’s new Power Vision: Powerwall. The Keynote itself was a casual approach to selling what is probably the near future standard of power storage but what is still ultimately just battery. Let’s not...
The stated goal of biometric identification is to eventually render password management and security irrelevant. The challenge faced by scientists is to come up with a financially viable group of technologies that can be used across multiple platforms, from mobile devices to laptop computers. Yahoo! thinks part of the eventual...
One of the world's largest electronic payment processors is leading the charge toward new biometric identification technology that will eventually eliminate the need for usernames and passwords. PayPal, the former eBay subsidiary, insists they have no practical use for biometric technology at the current time. They say they are pushing...
A surprising research report from Verizon paints a grim picture regarding phishing schemes and corporate computers. According to the report, workers are the last line of defence for phishing schemes, yet they fail at a rate of 25%. Leading report author Bob Rudis believes proper training can reduce that number...
US President Barack Obama signed a new executive order on April 1 (2015) designed to strengthen his government's ability to wage war against cyber attackers by way of sanctions. Critics of the move wasted no time in citing the fact that the order was signed on April Fools' Day. The...
April is here which means it is official - despite the relentless gale force winds and rain, Spring has officially sprung! As we begin to draw a thick line under the last quarter, it’s time to start actioning some of our plans for the next. Time for a tidy up...