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Google brings more of its search features to Drive

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 11:02pm CEST par Alan Buckingham

Say what you want about Google, but most people love the company for its plethora of free services, like Search, Gmail, Chrome and much more. Today, the search giant brings better integration to one of its popular services -- Drive. First up is what Google calls "search the way you talk". This means that you can simply type how you would say something and Drive will bring up the best matching result for you. You will also be getting help with spelling. "When you're trying to find a doc fast, it's easy for typos to slip into your search. Drive… [Continue Reading]
Server sales are up, but revenue is down

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 10:16pm CEST par Anthony Spadafora

New research has revealed that despite increased server sales, revenue has continued to decline for the companies responsible for manufacturing and shipping servers worldwide. The analyst firm IDC brought this information to light in its new Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker report, which covered server market share and revenue from April to June 2016. In the report, the firm noted how a strong 2015 upgrade cycle was likely the cause of a dull year in 2016, saying: "Overall server market growth has recently slowed in part due to a pause in hyperspace datacenter expansion and is feeling the continued drag from high-end… [Continue Reading]
SanDisk announces world's first 1TB SDXC card

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 7:20pm CEST par Brian Fagioli

My first computer in the 1990's came with a 4GB hard disk drive -- very spacious at the time. When my friends saw the capacity, I was instantly the envy of the neighborhood. Nowadays, 4GB is rather pitiful. Modern memory cards, some smaller than a postage stamp, can dwarf my first computer's capacity. That's technology, folks -- everything gets better, and your current tech loses its luster. Today, SanDisk (a Western Digital company) announces a product that is a major milestone in the technology market -- the world's first 1TB SDXC card. In other words, that is a monstrous 1,000 gigabytes. To… [Continue Reading]
Information Security Forum helps businesses guard their 'crown jewels'

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 5:28pm CEST par Ian Barker

Traditional approaches to deploying security controls don't always provide appropriate or sufficient protection for mission-critical information assets. Aiming to support enterprises in guarding this information, the Information Security Forum (ISF) is launching 'Protecting the Crown Jewels', a series of reports based on the ISF Protection Process, to help organizations formulate a structured, methodical process to deliver comprehensive, balanced protection. The ISF Protection Process helps organizations identify mission-critical information assets, based on value and risk to the organization and the potential business impact if compromised. It also assists in assessing the threats to these assets, such as a competitor stealing trade… [Continue Reading]
US businesses overspend by $2.6 billion a year on BYOD

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 5:01pm CEST par Ian Barker

Enterprises in the US are overspending by an average of almost $287 per employee each year, due to compliance concerns, confusion in the executive suite over BYOD policy ownership, and lack of visibility into employee mobile usage. This adds up to a total overspend of $2.6 billion across the country. These are among the findings of a new survey by mobile platform provider Syntonic and Information Solutions Group on BYOD use in the enterprise. Almost 60 percent of respondents say they have a formal BYOD policy, and of those, 69 percent are actively reimbursing employees for work-related usage of their… [Continue Reading]
DDoS attacks rarely strike businesses just once

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 4:58pm CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

A company is rarely attacked by a DDoS (distributed denial of service) just once. If it happens once, it will probably happen again, which is why constant preventive measures are required, if a company wants to keep their online services operational. These are the results of a new report by Kaspersky Lab. Entitled Corporate IT Security Risks 2016, it says that one in six companies were victims of DDoS attacks in the past 12 months. The majority of those attacks were aimed against construction, IT and telecommunications companies. Almost four out of five (79 percent) reported more than one attack,… [Continue Reading]
New launch offers data loss prevention for American SMBs

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 4:42pm CEST par Ian Barker

The potential for data loss is there for all businesses, but smaller organizations often don’t have the resources to guard against it as effectively as larger ones. Safetica, an established European data loss prevention company, is launching in North America and aiming its software at small and medium businesses. It's easy to use, helps businesses of all sizes comply with regulations, and Safetica provides support before and after deployment at no charge. Using a contextual approach, Safetica protects files based on how they're used. It can spot risky employee behaviors and prevent sensitive data from being accidentally or deliberately shared.… [Continue Reading]
OnePlus 3 receives OxygenOS 3.2.6 OTA update

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 4:39pm CEST par Mihăiță Bamburic

OnePlus has done a fantastic job with its latest "flagship killer". The OnePlus 3 is an awesome smartphone not just because of its impressive hardware but also its software, which has received constant attention since launch. OnePlus has released a significant number of updates so far, which have noticeably improved the user experience. The latest official build to see the light of day is OxygenOS 3.2.6. The "sizable" OxygenOS 3.2.6 OTA update, which is rolling out now, addresses certain issues, improves different features of the Android distribution, and adds new options. It also packs the latest security patches from Google, released in… [Continue Reading]
Duo launches single sign on for easy, secure cloud access

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 3:38pm CEST par Ian Barker

Businesses are increasingly recognizing that passwords are no longer an adequate way of protecting systems. But users still need a means of access that is easy to use, secure and doesn't get in the way. Cloud-based access provider Duo Security is today announcing that it's combined its flagship two-factor authentication and device insight with single sign-on (SSO) capabilities to create a trusted access platform. This allows organizations to verify that users are who they say they are, that their devices are secure enough to access business applications and networks, and check where they're logging in from -- all with one single… [Continue Reading]
Salesforce launches Einstein AI platform

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 3:30pm CEST par Anthony Spadafora

Salesforce has announced the launch of its new Einstein artificial intelligence (AI) platform that has already been implemented into a number of the company's existing cloud services including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Analytics Cloud, App Cloud, Commerce Cloud, Community Cloud and IoT Cloud. The company has also announced that it has formed a new unit called Salesforce Research that will be exploring deep learning, natural language processing and computer vision. The new unit's aim is to improve Salesforce products and it will be led by the company's chief scientist Richard Socher, who is responsible for co-founding the A.I.… [Continue Reading]
Secure messaging environment delivers safe online collaboration

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 3:11pm CEST par Ian Barker

With workforces being increasingly mobile and decentralized, they need effective tools to aid collaboration. Whilst email is commonly used it lacks the rich feature set and security features of dedicated applications. A newcomer to the collaboration market, real time messaging company Riot is today publicly launching its secure messaging environment that aims to bring all your online collaboration into one workspace. Riot enables teams to easily share data and collaborate on projects across different communication apps and third party tools. By using Matrix-powered bridging to external networks such as Slack, IRC, Twitter and Gitter, Riot frees users from closed silos… [Continue Reading]
The new HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle and Pro are impressive mid-range smartphones

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 3:09pm CEST par Mark Wilson

HTC, while not exactly a name to have the likes of Apple and Samsung quaking in their boots, has always been a brand to get rather excited about. Choosing a smartphone is clearly a highly personal affair, but in terms of build quality, features and value for money, HTC never fails to impress. The newly announced HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle and HTC Desire 10 Pro both sit firmly in the mid-range for the company, and unashamedly ape the look of iPhones of yore. Despite the naming convention, both of the phones seem to be targeted at the millennial market, with… [Continue Reading]
mutool is a command-line PDF toolkit

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 2:56pm CEST par Mike Williams

Open-source PDF toolkit MuPDF has been under development in one form or another since 2002, and over the years it’s built up a host of document viewing, conversion and extraction features. The package doesn’t get the attention it deserves on Windows -- probably because the key tools are console-based -- but if you don’t mind spending time at the command line, it’s certainly worth a look. As with many similar applications, running mutool at the command line displays its core commands: draw, run, clean, extract, info, pages, poster, show, create and merge. Entering mutool followed by one of those commands,… [Continue Reading]
Kentik launches network performance monitoring for the cloud era

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 2:02pm CEST par Ian Barker

Migrating systems to the cloud leads to a shift in network traffic patterns that can present a performance challenge for businesses. Network analytics company Kentik is launching its new Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) aimed at meeting the needs of modern, digital businesses. It builds on Kentik Detect, a big data-based, SaaS network analytics platform and also includes the nProbe host-based and sensor monitoring agent software from ntop. This can be deployed into hybrid data center and cloud environments, and monitors network performance factors such as latency, retransmits, out of order packets, and packet fragments based on actual application traffic flows,… [Continue Reading]
Opera 40 unveils free VPN to secure web browsing, improves battery saver

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 12:50pm CEST par Nick Peers

Opera 40 has been released, bringing an easy, convenient VPN feature to the masses. It’s also reworked the battery saver tool, which was introduced in Opera 38, and adds RSS feeds to personal news. The VPN server allows users to browse the web securely through an encrypted, tunneled connection on any network (including insecure Wi-Fi open hotspots). It also makes it possible to spoof the user’s location, giving them access to otherwise geo-locked content. Opera’s VPN feature is free to use, but disabled by default -- open the Settings dialog and select 'Privacy & security', then tick 'Enable VPN'. Once… [Continue Reading]
Flico identifies landmarks in YouTube videos

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 12:05pm CEST par Mike Williams

Flico is a clever Chrome extension which can identify landmarks in YouTube videos and tell you more about them. It’s easy to use. If you spot a landmark you don’t recognize, pause playback, click the Flico icon, then "Scan Landmarks", and the add-on goes to work. We tried this with an image of Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, and within a few seconds Flico had given us the correct location, and the opening section of its Wikipedia page. At the bottom of that panel were buttons to open Google Street View at that location, display a map, or find… [Continue Reading]
Ransomware is lucrative: Attacker's profits near $100 million

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 10:55am CEST par Sead Fadilpašić

Hackers are increasingly targeting healthcare institutions with malware because of their poor cyber-security posture, reliance on legacy IT systems, third-party services and the need to access information as soon as possible in order to deliver great patient care. These are the conclusions released in a new report entitled McAfee Labs Threats Report: September 2016. It says that hospitals paid almost $100,000 (£75,500) to a specific bitcoin account. In the first half of 2016, one "actor" (it could be a single hacker, but more likely a group) apparently received $121 million in ransomware (189,813 bitcoin), targeting various industries. This actor, according… [Continue Reading]
Delayed Firefox 49 finally makes its bow, decommissions Firefox Hello

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 10:36am CEST par Nick Peers

Mozilla has finally released Firefox 49 FINAL for Windows, Mac and Linux. The release has been held back a week due to the need to fix two 'blocker' bugs. The bugs -- which concerned loading Giphly embeds in Twitter, and slow scripts and unresponsive script dialogs when resuming Firefox -- have now been resolved. Firefox 49 sees the new 'e10' multi-process architecture roll out to more users, plus improves Reader Mode with a new Narrate feature. Fans of the Firefox Hello chat tool will, however, be disappointed to learn that the feature has been decommissioned. The biggest news is also… [Continue Reading]
iDevices 'Smart Home Essentials' kit is Apple HomeKit and Amazon Alexa compatible

Publié: septembre 20, 2016, 1:00am CEST par Brian Fagioli

As prices continue to drop, and the technology becomes easier to use, 'smart home' devices are set to explode in popularity. As someone who once swore off such things, I now have Wi-Fi-enabled electric sockets and home cameras. When I am away, I can turn on a lamp and monitor my house. It is very cool, but slightly annoying that there is no central app for all of my connected home devices. Since I chose different brands, I unfortunately have a few different apps on my smartphone and tablet. Today, iDevices announces 'Smart Home Essentials'. This focused kit is both Apple HomeKit… [Continue Reading]