University of Florida researchers say the answer to stopping ransomware is to let it onto your system first
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
SAP Partners With Airbus Division For 3D-Printed Aircraft Parts
3D-printed aerospace components look to reduce weight and boost efficiency
Prime Minister May ‘Should’ Replace Ed Vaizey As Broadband Minister
ISP Entanet wants Ed Vaizey to be replaced with Baroness Joanna Shields or a new ministry for communications to be created
Jaguar Rolls Out Self-Driving Cars On British Roads
Jaguar Land Rover plans fleet of 100 research vehicles that will test connected and autonomous technologies to assist drivers
Microsoft Launches Surface As A Service Options for Partners
Redmond also unveils Windows 10 Enterprise subscription packages as Windows Server 2016 gets launch date
Salesforce Enhances Shield Security With BYOK for Regulated Industries
The update to Salesforce Shield provides a set of integrated security services that lets companies use their own encryption keys with Shield.
What Pokemon Go Means For IT Departments
ANALYSIS: Pokemon Go presents security, privacy and productivity challenges for IT departments
EE And Vodafone Are The Best Mobile Networks At Wimbledon 2016
EE and Vodafone deliver mobile coverage aces at Wimbledon, but O2 is outplayed at SW19, says RootMetrics
Researcher Develops Tool To See If Password Has Been Reused
The tool is intended for defensive purposes, but could also be used to facilitate password attacks
Microsoft Scoops GE’s Predix IoT Platform Into Azure
Microsoft continues Azure IoT partnerships, muscles in on General Electric's industrial IoT platform
European Union Officially Adopts Privacy Shield Data Protection Framework
Safe Harbour 2.0 gets green light from member states, comes into force immediately
Report Highlights Failing Government IT Projects
Several major projects show signs of serious trouble, finds the Infrastructure and Projects Authority
Smartphones At Risk From ‘Dalek’ Voice Attacks
Hidden audio commands can be used to take control of popular voice-activated devices, researchers say
Virgin Media Names Next 30 Villages To Be Connected To 300Mbps Broadband
Virgin Media will bring 300Mbps to SMBs in 30 more villages as part of its rural network expansion plans
IBM Drives Blockchain Into Singapore
Opens blockchain innovation centre, promises to team up with government, industries to help make Singapore FinTech capital of Asia
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Nearly Finalised
With Windows 10 build 14383, Microsoft signals that the feature-packed OS update is nearly ready to be released to manufacturing
Poll: What Should Be The Biggest Consideration When Devising A Mobile Strategy?
It's simply not an option for businesses to go mobile these days but what is the biggest issue when devising a strategy for your company?
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Ready For Autumn’s Smartphones
Snapdragon 820 successor promises 10 percent performance boost
Trust Cloud And Reap Profits, Finds Google-Backed Study
Google-sponsored Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research finds businesses with a higher trust in cloud computing find profit boost
Amazon Denies Server Hack As Kindle User Data Goes Up For Sale
A trove of data on 80,000 users did not come from Amazon's systems, the company said, and may have been automatically generated
Android Malware Grabs 10 Million Devices
The malware, thought to originate in China, generates £232,000 per month in counterfeit ad revenues
HPE Mulling Over Autonomy Sale
HPE considering sale of software assets including Autonomy and and Vertica Systems
Researchers Find Infected Pokémon GO App
A malicious version of the popular game is seeking to take over Android handsets
EE 4G Customers Get Free BT Sport
EE 4G customers receive first benefits from the BT takeover in the form of free BT Sport for six months
Facebook Messenger Tests End-to-End Encryption
Playing catch up? Facebook tests encrypted "secret conversations" after last month's security scare concerning chats
Oracle And Fujitsu Strike Japanese Cloud Deal
Oracle to dish out cloud services from Fujitsu's Japanese data centres
Privacy Shield Gets Green Light From EU Governments
Safe Harbour 2.0 moves one step closer after European member states approve reworked data sharing deal with the US
400,000 D-Link Devices Vulnerable To Zero-Day Flaw
Security researchers warn of a serious stack overflow vulnerability in a number of devices from D-Link
Cross Channel: Dust Settles On Brexit As Cloud Spending Continues
Companies find positives in Brexit and AVG gets snapped up by Avast
Facebook Live: Important New Witness To Crimes
NEWS ANALYSIS: You can run but you cannot hide from a ubiquitous social network like Facebook - especially now that it enables users to broadcast live video at any time