Data runs at Gigabit rates on the IPX (IP eXchange) backbone network; it doesn’t touch the public internet, so it’s totally secure, says Bob Emmerson, freelance technology writer. Bob looks at private networking ahead of next week’s webinar, “Why Wait for 5G? How Private LTE Solves Enterprise Connectivity Challenges, Now“. IPX doesn’t compete with the […]
How can technology get us back to work safely?
This year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work will mean a lot more to most of us than it would have last year, says Bart Schouw, chief evangelist at Software AG. The pandemic has upended all walks of life, including global business across every industry. Companies will now need to prioritise the health […]
Women in Tech: Female leaders to watch in 2020
In the 21st century, the tech we use defines a great deal of our lives, no matter our gender. So it’s heartening to see many of today’s top female innovators following the example of tech like Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson — women who charged ahead and made their mark on the world of technology, […]
Mitigating the cyber risks of IoT and finding solutions
The last decade has seen unprecedented development of the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, enabled by new distributed network technologies. McKinsey estimates that by 2025, the world will own 50 billion networked devices, up 400% from 2010, and contributing US$11 trillion (€10 trillion) to economies. While this proliferation of IoT devices in recent years has […]
Enterprise Security Woes Explode with Home Networks in the Mix
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Rays of sun are brightening the tech sector’s gloom
A WEEK IN IoT – The news hasn’t improved much lately, and it’s tough to digest a diet of disaster in the media, says Jeremy Cowan. We have to hold our hands up here for sharing tough news in www.TheEE.io , www.IoT-Now.com , and www.VanillaPlus.com ). So, don’t think I’m in denial when I try to lift the spirits a little […]
The real cost of ransomware: Protect yourself from cyberattack fallout
Ransomware remains the most common malware threat to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In the first half of last year alone, 61% of managed service providers (MSPs) reported attacks against their clients, sometimes multiple attacks in a single day. At the same time, says Ryan Weeks, CISO at Datto, a recent survey of over 150 […]
IoT security, neglected infrastructure, and a crisis of trust deemed major threats for 2022
The Internet Security Forum predicts the coming threats with a very good track record so far. Get your company ready for these threats. Armed with a “state of the industry” survey, most companies try to identify gaps to play catch up. In cybersecurity, that is too late. Companies need to stay a step ahead of […]
Four steps to hiring the best CISO in an IoT world
Of all the new technology processes shaping the next wave of digital transformation, perhaps none is more prominent than the Internet of Things (IoT). As Phil Celestini, senior vice president and chief security and risk officer at Syniverse reports, this technology is spawning a new ecosystem of interconnected networks and data transactions that is rapidly expanding and redefining […]
Digital transformation peak: where the channel goes from here
The technology industry has come to a precarious position. Although businesses today understand the importance of technology for achieving their objectives, they are also experiencing ‘digital transformation’ fatigue, says Abel Smit, sales director, data solutions & IoT at Tech Data. Numerous organisations have grown tired of technology implementations that do not live up to the […]