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New Trustwave Service Adds Advanced Threat Protection and Response for Azure

Trustwave's Threat Detection and Response services for Microsoft Azure helps businesses stay secure as cloud security becomes more complex.

November 8, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Information security firm Trustwave has bolstered its threat monitoring, detection and response in Microsoft Azure has launched an advanced threat detection and response service for the cloud computing service. Trustwave said in an announcement earlier this week that its Threat Detection and Response services for Azure integrates with Microsoft Azure Sentinel — a cloud-native security […]

Giuliani iPhone: The IT Manager’s Nightmare

President Donald Trump's personal attorney and cybersecurity expert reportedly needed help at an Apple Store to unlock his iPhone.

November 5, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Passwords. Let’s talk about ‘em. I’ve forgotten some. You have too. No big deal. Just click the forgotten password link and follow the steps. Hopefully you remembered which email address you used to set up the account. But the code to unlock your phone? You can probably do that in your sleep. Chances are it’s […]

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Microsoft Closes in on Azure Sphere Availability in February

The tech giant's new secure IoT, Linux-based OS Azure Sphere will be generally available to the public in February after two years since its introduction.

November 4, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Azure Sphere, Microsoft’s Linux-based operating system for IoT applications, will be generally available in February 2020, the tech giant announced earlier this week. Microsoft said the full launch of the product after it was introduced in April 2018 marks the company’s readiness to provide cloud security at scale and put the company’s expertise to work […]

Gurucul Says Medtech is Increasingly Using Security Software

Security analytics software firm Gurucul says medical device companies should invest in securing their products from cyber attacks.

October 31, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Devices are being added to the network across every sector, vertical and market you can think of, and one of the most important is the medical device market. That’s creating a dangerous new attack surface, according to behavior-based security and fraud analytics tech firm Gurucul. Earlier this week, the company said its software’s use among […]

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What are Industrial Machine Learning Systems and How Are They Changing Industries?

Industrial machine learning transforms an industrial operation into a system of systems that can get products to market faster at a lower cost.

October 22, 2019 Joe Zulick Leave a Comment

The question that seems to get asked more often than not is to talk about how many industrial applications we can name for machine learning. Well, frankly that’s the wrong question. Industrial machine learning is not a device you can plug into a production line and make the production line operate better than it did […]

Slack Launches Workflow Builder For Collaborative Businesses

Slack Workflow Builder allows users to standardize how requests are collected, report outages in real time and get new team members up to speed.

October 21, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Workplace messaging giant Slack has rolled out Workflow Builder, a new workplace tool that allows businesses to create customized workflows that automate routine functions directly in the company’s software. The new tool allows users to standardize how requests are collected, report outages in real time and get new team members up to speed, the company […]

Aspect Software, Intradiem Partner on Contact Center Automation Tool

Partnership combines two leading workforce technologies to service Aspect's customers in the world's largest call centers.

October 18, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Massachusetts-based contact center and workforce optimization software firm Aspect Software and workforce automation firm Intradiem are joining forces in a partnership that pairs each company’ strengths for the world’s largest contact centers. Aspect will pair its workforce optimization software with Intradiem’s workforce automation solutions centered around training, coaching and other real-time processes. Per terms of […]

SAP CEO Bill McDermott To Step Down

SAP Executive Board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein have been appointed co-chief executive officers.

October 18, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

German business software as a service giant SAP’s CEO Bill McDermott is stepping down, the company announced last week. McDermott joined the firm in 2002 as head of North America, where he worked to increase the company’s market share on the continent and helping to grow the company into a $156 billion software conglomerate. He […]

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Apple’s Hong Kong Flub Is Why Silicon Valley Should Avoid Politics

Apple removed an incident tracking app from its platform after Chinese state media said it was used to target police amid riots in Hong Kong.

October 17, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Apple is one of the most powerful companies in the world, boasting a market valuation that has consistently hovered around $1 trillion for most of the month. However, the technology conglomerate still appears to bow to public pressure, even from foreign governments dealing with a public uprising. The company removed a smartphone app from the […]

Digital Signage Content Can Make Your Facility Smarter

Digital signage content can be used to improve so many aspects of your facility, not JUST alerts or JUST customer interaction.

October 17, 2019 Derek DeWitt Leave a Comment

The way we negotiate shared spaces in facilities needs to change. To give people a more consumer-like experience, whether they’re employees or visitors, is to tap into the digital revolution that is transforming the way we do pretty much everything. Venues are turning to digital signage content because it makes facility management far more flexible […]