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Ditch Traffic Lights In Favour Of Connected Cars, Say Researchers
MIT researchers claim communicating vehicles would ease through intersections far more efficiently
Proposal To Tag HTTP Websites As ‘Non-Secure’
Google Chrome team proposes to make all web browsers tag HTML websites as 'non-secure' destinations
Traffic Lights Vulnerable To Hack, Researchers Warns
Its the Italian Job all over again, as a researcher claims that modern traffic lights are vulnerable to hack
Traffic Systems Vulnerable To Hackers Wanting To Cause Road Chaos
Systems across the UK could be abused by hackers to cause delays or even accidents, claims researcher
Bots Make Up Majority Of Website Traffic
A study from Incapsula claims that over 60 percent of all website traffic is not actually from humans, but rather from bots
Car Driver Issued Ticket For Wearing Google Glass
A woman driver in California has been issued a ticket by police after being caught wearing Google Glass
Cloud Traffic To Dominate Data Centres, Says Cisco
Cloud traffic is the fastest growing element of data centre traffic, and is set to grow over the next few years
Google Confirms £831m Waze Navigation Purchase
Google has flexed its financial muscle and snapped up Waze, which had also been courted by Apple and Facebook
Global Internet Traffic Predicted To Triple By 2017
Over the next four years Internet traffic worldwide will triple, thanks to more connected devices and faster networks
Cisco Predicts Huge Rise In Mobile Internet Traffic
Mobile Internet traffic will grow thirteenfold by 2017 as faster networks and more users drive demand, Cisco warns
Cisco Boosts Network Management Portfolio With ClearAccess Acquisition
ClearAccess’ technology will enable Cisco to offer service providers better management of increasing Internet traffic
Brazil Sues Twitter Over Speed Trap Tweets
Brazilian government demands Twitter block accounts which warn users about traffic checkpoints and speed traps
Port 80 Security Measures Bypassed By Most Network Application Traffic
Many IT departments concentrate on port 80 security but Palo Alto Networks has found that most corporate traffic does not use it
8.43 Million UK Adults Have Never Used The Internet
More people are coming online but the Office of National Statistics says 16.8 percent remain non-users
Cisco Refreshes Its Nexus Switching Portfolio
Cisco has upgraded and extended its Nexus switches to handle increasing data centre demands
Cisco Predicts A Zettabyte Internet In 2015
By 2015, there will be 15 billion devices on the Internet generating 966 exabytes of traffic, Cisco predicts
McAfee Intrusion Prevention System Goes Virtual
Virtual and physical internal network traffic can now be inspected in McAfee's Network Security Platform
Facebook Traffic Routed Through China
Facebook traffic on some networks was routed through Chinese and Korean servers, raising privacy concerns
Social Networks More Popular Than Pornography
The likes of Twitter and Facebook are now seeing more visits than entertainment sites, including porn
Beijing Uses Geolocation To Monitor ‘Traffic’
Mobile phone data may help Beijing's traffic flow but location information could be used for other purposes
Billions Of Visits To Sophisticated Piracy Websites
A report from MarkMonitor found 43 well-managed digital piracy sites gained over 53 billion visits per year
Arbor: Google Commands Big Slice Of Global Internet Traffic
A new study has found that Google and its various services controls more than 6 percent of all Internet traffic around the world
Google Self-Driving Cars Hit The Road
For the past year Google has been sending self-driving robot automobiles across California roads in an experiment to save lives and help the environment
Talking Cars Take A Trip In Amsterdam
Smart vehicle projects funded by the European Commission have been undergoing tests in the Dutch city
Facebook Overtakes Google As Most Popular US Site
Facebook has surpassed Google to become the most visited site in the US, while search queries continue to grow at a phenomenal rate