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Cost is not the main reason behind cloud adoption

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 11:29pm CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

The notion that cloud computing solutions are being driven primarily by reduced costs, and that they’re causing IT teams to shrink everywhere seems to be significantly in the myths area. A new report by Six Degrees Group (6DG) points out that there are other, more important reasons, businesses opt for cloud solutions, and that teams are not necessarily shrinking, but reshaping mostly. Almost a third (31 percent) of respondents in the report say balancing cost management and value is their priority, and 23 percent are focused only on value. Cost is cited by just 15 percent of respondents. In terms of shrinking IT teams, yes,… [Continue Reading]
New macOS malware gives hackers complete access to your files

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 7:09pm CEST par Mihăiță Bamburic

For security reasons, out of the box macOS is configured to only allow software from the App Store and identified developers to be installed. However, there are times when users may also want to run apps from other sources, in which case it is possible to enable a no holds barred setting. But, along with the extra freedom, it also exponentially increases the risk of running into malware. You may be inclined to believe that you can stay safe by sticking to known download websites, but that is not always the case. Bitdefender has uncovered a new Mac malware, called Backdoor.Mac.Eleanor, that poses as a… [Continue Reading]
Snapchat 'Memories' is something Facebook won't soon forget

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 6:47pm CEST par Brian Fagioli

Facebook is a social network that I use begrudgingly, but it sometimes does have value in my life. For instance, its "Memories" feature periodically shows me photos from the past on their anniversary of being uploaded. Sometimes a now-deceased relative pops up and it feels like a "hello" from heaven. It's a killer feature. Unfortunately for Mark Zuckerberg and company, rival attention-thief Snapchat seems to be borrowing this feature a bit. Also called "Memories", it too aims to leverage photos -- plus videos -- as memories, but in a more robust way. Will millennial users want such a thing? "Memories… [Continue Reading]
IT teams of the future will have non-tech members

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 6:43pm CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

Leadership, understanding of business objectives and project management are the three most important skills among businesses, a new report by IT resourcing company Experis says. In the report, entitled "Tomorrows Tech Teams", it was also said that IT teams will see an influx of people from a non-tech background, further complicating the existing IT skills shortage. For almost every IT leader, out of 200 that were questioned, the ability to learn new skills is as important as those that workers have today. According to those surveyed, future-proof IT teams will support continuous learning, and will have a training strategy responsive… [Continue Reading]
[Giveaway] VisionTek USB 3.0 512GB Pocket SSD -- enter to win!

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 6:24pm CEST par Brian Fagioli

Nowadays, everyone seems to be obsessed with cloud storage. While there is nothing wrong with utilizing the aforementioned storage option, it should never be your only method. In other words, redundancy is key -- a local backup of your files in addition is very wise. When it comes to local backups, there are many directions to take, such as a mechanical hard drive. Unfortunately, hard drives have moving parts, are audible, and can be fairly large. Solid state drives are a great choice for storage, and today, we are giving away a USB 3.0 variant. The prize is the VisionTek USB 3.0… [Continue Reading]
Employees put corporate networks at risk

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 5:03pm CEST par Ian Barker

Digital device practices among US employees are exposing their employers to increased security risks according to a new study. Identity management company OneLogin along with Arlington Research surveyed 1022 respondents in the US and found that 13 percent let their colleagues use a device that can access their employer's network. In addition nine percent allow their partners to access such a device, and one percent even permit their children to use it. Password sharing is widespread too, with 20 percent of employees sharing their work email password, and 12 percent sharing passwords to other work applications. Nearly half of all… [Continue Reading]
O&O DiskImage Professional 11 unveils complete redesign, new command-line tool

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 4:31pm CEST par Nick Peers

O&O Software GMBH has unveiled O&O DiskImage Professional 11 64-bit, major new version of its disk-imaging tool for Windows PCs. Also available for 32-bit versions of Windows, the new release unveils a major facelift, giving the program a more modern look and feel. There’s also a new command-line tool, as well as display improvements (including support for 4K displays), and the promise of faster performance. Version 10 introduced a number of notable new features including a file-based backup component, so it’s of little surprise to learn that DiskImage 11 focuses on a complete revamp of its user interface to give… [Continue Reading]
Cut your browser's RAM usage with All Browsers Memory Zip

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 3:24pm CEST par Mike Williams

All Browsers Memory Zip is a free memory optimizer designed to cut your browser’s RAM usage. The program doesn’t just work with Chrome, IE or Firefox -- it recognizes and supports almost 40 browsers, out of the box. Once installed, All Browsers Memory Zip monitors your running processes, looking out for supported browsers and checking their RAM usage. If a browser’s memory use edges over a defined figure, the developer says the program steps in and "compresses" the RAM. Memory "compression" sounds intriguing. Technical. Advanced. But from what we can see, it isn’t true. It looks to us that All… [Continue Reading]
New partnership delivers cloud solution for the insurance industry

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 2:08pm CEST par Ian Barker

Insurance companies have slightly different software needs from other businesses. They need to expand accounts, drive renewals, streamline the new policy acquisition process and manage claims. Now cloud specialist Vlocity and insurance solution provider Insurity are announcing a partnership that will deliver a cloud solution for insurance businesses. "Insurity is focused on driving insurers' modernization and transformation initiatives -- and we work with more than 100 insurers. Providing targeted, effective and efficient policy and plan service interactions across all channels is what strengthens customer relationships," says Lani Cathey, senior vice president at Insurity. "Our work with Vlocity will bolster our… [Continue Reading]
Workers at fault for most cyber attacks

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 12:08pm CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

Here’s another solid proof of what security experts have been buzzing about in the past few years -- that people are the single greatest cyber-security threat to businesses. This time, proof comes from Transputec and Business Continuity Institute, which have polled 369 business continuity professionals from all over the world into enterprise cyber-security. The results are clear. Among the companies targeted by cyber-criminals, in 60 percent of cases they were hit by either phishing, or social engineering. Spear phishing was mentioned 37 percent of times. The costs of these attacks "varied greatly", from less than €50,000 (£42,500, 73 percent of… [Continue Reading]
Thinking about Big Data -- Part one

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 11:27am CEST par Robert X. Cringely

Big Data is Big News, a Big Deal, and Big Business, but what is it, really? What does Big Data even mean? To those in the thick of it, Big Data is obvious and I’m stupid for even asking the question. But those in the thick of Big Data find most people stupid, don’t you? So just for a moment I’ll speak to those readers who are, like me, not in the thick of Big Data. What does it mean? That’s what I am going to explore this week in what I am guessing will be three long columns. My PBS… [Continue Reading]
LightZone: still a great image editor

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 11:11am CEST par Mike Williams

If you’re looking for a free image editor then you’ll probably start with the big names, the latest updates, whatever’s made the headlines recently. But there’s also a whole world of mature software out there which doesn’t make the news, and isn’t updated often, yet could still deliver everything you need. LightZone started life more than 10 years ago as a commercial RAW and JPEG processor, for example, but since going open source in 2013 the project has very quiet. There is some activity, though -- the last release was at the end of June, more on the way --… [Continue Reading]
Academics create algorithm that can detect if you're lying in emails

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 11:07am CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

A lie has no legs, the saying goes, but when you’re online, you don’t need legs. You can cruise through the Internet, lying to people free of the little signals which could give you away, such as body language. This is a topic academics from the Cass Business School tackled, ultimately creating an algorithm that can detect lies in an email. I’m totally serious. It works by detecting "linguistic cues of deception". The paper, "Untangling a Web of Lies: Exploring Automated Detection of Deception in Computer-Mediated Communication" will be published in Journal of Management Information Systems. For example, liars tend not… [Continue Reading]
BMW, Intel and Mobileye team up to make self-driving vehicles

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 8:40am CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

It seems that the recent tragedy in which a person was killed while riding an automated Tesla vehicle isn’t discouraging car makers from pursuing their dream of fully autonomous vehicles on our roads. BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye have teamed up to bring fully autonomous vehicles to mass production within the next five years. That’s quite the triumvirate. The three companies, which have announced their partnership on July 1 at the BMW Group Headquarters in Munich, have recognized the scope of the challenge at hand, and said that they’ve created a set of milestones to track their progress. First, they’ll demonstrate an… [Continue Reading]
Bitcoin is a 'safe haven' in a period of economical and political instability

Publié: juillet 6, 2016, 2:40am CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin’s transaction value has increased drastically over the past year, mostly because of both political and economic instability we’ve been witnessing in the past few years, according to a new Juniper Research report. Total value of the cryptocurrency’s transactions is expected to hit $92 billion (£69.3bn) this year, up from less than $27 billion in 2015. If you were hesitant on investing in the cryptocurrency, this new report, entitled "The Future of Cryptocurrency -- Deep Dive Data & Forecasting 2016-2021" should could give you the crucial nudge. It says chances are its value will go up, even more. Firstly, the report explains why… [Continue Reading]