Security researcher Chris Roberts' claim that he was able to hack into some of an airliner's flight controls through its entertainment electronics shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. By now you've likely heard the denials about how a well-known hacker was able to break into an...
AWS has launched AWS Educate, an online service with self-paced labs, tutorials, and best practices for educators and students. Amazon wants to educate us on how to use the cloud. And several major educational institutions -- including Carnegie Mellon -- are on board to help....
How a $9 computer could change the way we think about computing For $9, you will soon be able to buy an insanely cheap computer the size of a credit card that runs Linux and comes with a 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB...
'Technical security solutions do not stop employees from being phished, failing to review logs, or improperly configuring servers' When it comes to healthcare data security breaches, law firms can offer firsthand insight into what they see from their clients. A new report sheds light on the...
Mobile devices actually aren't the big target. If you haven't gotten serious about data cyberattacks at your organization, now's the time to do so. Because they're about to hit companies worldwide with a $2.1 trillion price tag. At least that's according to new research published by Juniper...
BI and big data analytics tools are getting more sophisticated and comprehensive. Yet, some organizations are failing to derive full value from their data because their corporate cultures do not reflect a data-driven mindset. Here are the common cultural challenges standing in the way of...
“Spooky action at a distance” is how Albert Einstein described one of the key principles of quantum mechanics: entanglement. Entanglement occurs when two particles become related such that they can coordinate their properties instantly even across a galaxy. Think of wormholes in space or...
When Tom Wheeler was the head of the cable industry's biggest lobbying group, he owned the stage of its annual trade show. On Wednesday, he appeared on that stage again but on the other side -- as the chief federal regulator who had recently slapped broad...
IBM Watson Health is collaborating with Epic and Mayo Clinic to apply cognitive computing capabilities of Watson to EHRs, and also with 14 cancer institutions to reduce from weeks to minutes the ability to translate DNA insights. Epic's more than 350 customers have exchanged...
Last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina addressed the first mistake her campaign made -- not buying carlyfiorina.org. It is slightly embarrassing. The person who owns the domain has filled the page with 30,000 frowning emoticons, one for each person...