The U.S. and Great Britain are stepping up their collaboration to fight digital threats by planning to launch more attacks against each other to test their defences and deter potential enemies.
US regulator: IoT firms must ensure privacy
While the Internet of Things has the potential to provide enormous benefits for consumers, tech companies should put more effort into protecting consumer privacy and security, a top official at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said at CES 2015.
EU tells Google to make concessions or face charges
Google has to improve its settlement terms in the antitrust investigation over its search practices or face charges, following opposition from some quarters to the deal, the European Commission’s competition chief and Vice President Joaquin Almunia said today.
EU fines Samsung, Philips and others for smartcard cartel participation
The companies exchanged sensitive commercial information on pricing, customers and contract negotiations, the Commission said.
The growth of Google
So the word’s out. By the end of May it emerged that Google will invest between $20-30 billion in acquisitions of non-US-based companies, following its 2013 disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission of the plans.
Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts
The price war among major cloud providers continues, with Amazon Web Services announcing Wednesday that it is lowering the prices of a number of its cloud services, one day after Google slashed prices.
The death of Internet privacy
In the age of constant connection, internet users are sharing more and more sensitive information online. As hackers become more organised and the amount of data stored in the cloud increases, the potential for leaks of sensitive data becomes magnified.
Cebit: Euro leaders evoke private data protection
Protecting privacy was on the minds of almost all the dignitaries assembled in Hanover on Sunday night to open this year’s Cebit trade show, with the theme of “datability,” – responsibility in Big Data – topping the agenda.
Is Bitcoin’s luck already drying up?
Bitcoin: What is it, really? A digital currency? An investment? An Xbox game? For many people, it’s not clear, but that hasn’t stopped venture capitalists from going gaga over it.
Qualcomm wants to equip mobile devices with ‘brains’
Qualcomm wants to make tablets and smartphones more perceptive by giving the devices a “silicon brain,” company CEO Paul Jacobs said Wednesday.
Overseas, Twitter cites access, privacy and Kakao among its biggest challenges
Twitter doesn’t seem to have a problem attracting users in international markets, but it definitely has problems making money off them.
Apple may be forced to drop Lightning connector for MicroUSB
Apple may be forced to drop the Lightning connector for charging the iPad and iPhone in Europe.
Report: NSA broke into UN video teleconferencing system
The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly cracked the encryption used by the video teleconferencing system at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Cyberattacks second most common cause of severe EU wired Internet outages in 2012
Although cyberattacks caused just 6 percent of significant outages of public electronic communications networks and services in the E.U. last …
Cloud market destined to change following NSA leaks
Internet surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), leaked to the media by ex-contractor Edward Snowden, has shifted companies’ priorities when sizing up cloud services providers in and outside the U.S., experts say.
Top 5 mistakes you should avoid when embracing the cloud
This year, cloud computing is definitely poised to gain importance among enterprises. Chief information officers (CIOs) are now convinced that …
Source code for Carberp financial malware is up for sale at a very low price, researchers say
The source code for the Carberp banking Trojan program is being offered for sale on the underground market at a very affordable price.
Cisco not looking to kill Microsoft/Skype deal, says Chambers
Cisco doesn’t want to kill Microsoft’s marriage to Skype – it just wants a dowry. Cisco CEO John Chambers told CNBC this week that …
Fresh calls to push EU Google antitrust case
Eleven complainants have sent an open letter to the European Union’s Competition Commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, urging him to formally charge …
Microsoft struck with $731 million fine – but it could have been higher
Europe’s antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft, but it could have been …