“Friendly hackers” were given a very clear directive during this year’s Def Con Voting Village, part of the international hacker conference. And they followed through, much to the dismay of visiting U.S. Congresspeople. Their task was to crack open some test voting equipment to see just how secure the electronic poll books and ballot printers […]
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Fortanix Self-Defending Key Management Protects Data in VMware vSAN and vSphere Environments
Fortanix Self-Defending Key Management service secures VMware customers’ data in cloud and on-premise VMware infrastructure with secure enclaves.
Fortanix Inc., the runtime encryption company, announces its Self-Defending Key Management Service (SDKMS) now supports secure enterprise-wide encryption for VMware vSAN and vSphere environments, uniquely protecting VMware customers’ private data in both cloud and on-premise VMware infrastructure. Self-Defending Key Management features: unified hardware security module (HSM) and key management capabilities secured with Fortanix Runtime Encryption […]
The Hidden Dangers of Unchecked Admin Accounts
Unchecked admin accounts are a danger to your organization's business: by not monitoring admins, you're leaving a door wide open to data threats.
So long as a user account is live and operative within your IT infrastructure, it is a potential gateway into your organization and makes it as easy as leaving a back window open into any device or application on your network being used via that account. Not having a clear record of all unchecked admin […]
UPS Self Driving Trucks Have Made Deliveries in Arizona for Months
A recent Gizmodo report says TuSimple, a self-driving freight truck company, has carried mail in Arizona for UPS. The shipping company said in a recent announcement that the UPS self driving trucks have successfully delivered shipments in Arizona. UPS says that its venture capital arm made an investment in TuSimple — and that this is the […]
Researchers Revolutionize Bionic Eye Technology
The implant sits directly on the brain and interprets images taken from a small connected camera, a success a decade after a major breakthrough.
The implant sits directly on the brain and interprets images taken from a small connected camera, a success a decade after a major breakthrough.
CyrusOne Selected by Data Canopy to Expand Their Data Center Capabilities in the United States
Data Canopy brings hybrid infrastructure solution offering to Cincinnati, OH; Dallas, TX; and Raleigh, NC by choosing CyrusOne.
Global collocation solutions provider CyrusOne announces an agreement with Data Canopy to expand their data center network to now include Cincinnati, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Raleigh, North Carolina and Santa Clara, California upon its completion. Data Canopy is a hybrid infrastructure provider, reducing the cost and complexity of hybrid and multi-cloud environments by connecting, storing, and securing physical […]
Cryptocurrency and the IT Department: Would (or Should?) Your Org Ever Accept Alternative Payment?
Thinking about accepting alternative payment at your organization? Here's what you need to know before seriously considering cryptocurrency for business.
It isn’t unreasonable for IT managers to resist tacking on another responsibility to their ever-growing list of tasks — never mind something as unpredictable and complicated as alternative payment. But it’s completely unreasonable to expect they won’t need to at least consider it, because cryptocurrency could become a lot less unpredictable in the not-too-distant future. […]
Wind Power Prices Fall Below Natural Gas – Opportunity for Organizations?
The US Department of Energy released a report showing that wind farms are cheaper to build and operate than natural gas plants.
When wind farms become cheaper to own and operate than natural gas plants, it should excite technology managers. The US Department of Energy released a report that looks back on wind power in the US in 2018, and analysis shows that the cost of owning and operating a wind farm has fallen below the cost […]
How Python Plans to Stay Relevant
Python revolutionized the world of programming language, but how will it remain a coding frontrunner?
Python revolutionized the world of programming language, but how will it remain a coding frontrunner?
Zerto Analytics Resource Planning Tool Identifies Needs Across Complex IT Environments
A analytics resource planning single interface from Zerto offers insights into potential needs of future data protection strategies.
Zerto, an IT resilience company, has announced the availability of Zerto Analytics Resource Planner, a new analytics resource planning that provides real-time and historical insights and analysis of the protection status of apps and data. It enables users to automate the sizing, scoping, and optimization of future on-premises and cloud data protection needs, ensuring zero […]
