Новости за 07.12.2016

U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a government probe into whether Russia may have interfered with the presidential election by hacking high-profile political targets.  

Cisco this week this week announced the death of its Secure Access Control System – a package customers use to manage access to network resources.

From conferences around the world, to colleagues, customers and partners, I’m seeing firsthand that the industry is abuzz over serverless computing.

Sometimes you really are on your own. And calling for directions isn’t feasible.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is calling upon the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action against “toys that spy” and violate federal privacy law. In particular, EPIC has issues with My Friend Cayla dolls and i-Que Robots which “subject young children to ongoing surveillance.”

Ping-pong tables and happy hours are one way to lure new hires, but Outreach is taking a different approach. The sales analytics startup is boosting the parental perks it offers employees as it strives to build a diverse workforce in the competitive Seattle market.

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Slack and Google have vastly deepened their partnership roughly a month after Microsoft announced its competitor to the popular enterprise chat service.

I wouldn’t wish a ransomware attack on anyone. A particularly destructive form of malware, ransomware has made a name for itself this year as one of the internet’s top threats. A recent survey revealed that half of companies had responded to a ransomware attack, with 85 percent reporting three or more. If it locks down your personal computer, it’s a royal pain. But if it gets onto a network drive at your work, that pain is multiplied by the number of employees and more.

The monthly Android security update released this week fixes the serious Dirty COW privilege escalation attack that can allow malicious apps to take full control of devices.

Two real-life, practical, semi-autonomous vehicle launches next year are an indication that the self-driving car is really happening.

Microsoft researchers have shared their annual predictions of what they believe will be the big advancements in technology within the next 10 years. The predictions were made by 17 different researchers at the company, covering 10 different areas.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is heating up and will be a hot trend in 2017. And Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, plans to be a part of it. 

President-elect Donald Trump is showing a willingness to wage an economic battle with firms that move jobs offshore. He's threatening tariffs and promising H-1B visa reform, but may be offering carrots as well, namely tax incentives.

The European Union's regulators on Tuersday approved Microsoft's acquisition of social network LinkedIn on the condition that the U.S. company abide by several minor concessions it made to secure the deal.

Despite the fact there’s no such thing as a free lunch, you can download the eight virtual appliances discussed in this article for free. That doesn’t mean you can use any of these in a high-end production environment, but it doesn’t mean you can’t either. Some even have paid and supported versions should you choose to go that route.

At the end of each year, many of us attempt to turn the technology we no longer need into cash. You could be cleaning out the drawers or closets to which you banished old gadgets. Perhaps you treated yourself to a Surface Studio or MacBook Pro and need some extra money to pay for that pricey new computer.

Scott Zulpo is facing stiff competition.

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Digital transformation can mean many things and encompass many areas of technology, it will look entirely different from one company to the next. However, there is one common theme -- it requires that creativity and innovation be tailored specifically around your business' needs.

While the San Francisco 49ers are leading the NFL in defense, the New Orleans Saints currently hold the number one slot for total offense. In the overall league rankings, though, neither of those two teams rank in the top 10. 

The coworking and open-workspace revolutions are upon us.

Many modern offices have already switched to open-plan concepts, and dedicated coworking spaces continue to become more and more popular. The general idea is to move office workers from their fixed cubicles to more open environments, to encourage interaction and collaboration. And coworking spaces let employees work from their locations of choice.

Today, the sight of workers moving around throughout the day with their laptops is common... Читать дальше...

In the years since Lean first revolutionized the manufacturing sector, the basic principles have also shown benefits in other industries and other departments, most notably within technology. But new research emphasizes the major impact Lean can have not just in your IT departments, but across your entire organization.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Samsung Electronics and its backers in the industry in a design patent dispute with Apple, when in a 8-0 decision it said that “the term 'article of manufacture' is broad enough to embrace both a product sold to a consumer and a component of that product, whether sold separately or not.”