What self-driving car makers can learn from the aviation industry
Autonomous vehicles (AVs), or driverless cars, are no longer a fantasy idea found only in sci-fi movies. With several car manufacturers already developing self-driving features, and a reported 10 million driverless cars set to hit the road by 2020, it is quickly becoming reality.
While driverless cars offer a range of advantages both on a personal and a societal level, the most important is the technology’s ability to improve safety and reduce the number of accidents on the road. Statistics show that as many as 94 percent of car accidents are caused by human error. By replacing drivers with algorithms, AV technology has the power to radically reduce the number of road accidents that are, in most cases, caused by human error.
The time to fix IoT security is now
The Internet of Things has enjoyed a huge surge in growth in recent years, with businesses and consumers alike flocking to get the world around them smarter and more connected.
However, it is becoming quickly apparent that as well as offering a number of useful benefits, the Internet of Things could pose a lucrative opportunity for cyber-criminals able to exploit some potentially major flaws.
UK businesses are already embracing artificial intelligence
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology could be set to shake up the job scene in the UK sooner than expected, new research shows.
A BT survey of over 1,500 senior UK IT decision makers found that AI, widely expected to usher in the "fourth industrial revolution," is in fact already splitting opinions in the labor market.
Industroyer is more dangerous than Stuxnet
Remember Stuxnet, the worm that wreaked havoc across Iran's nuclear facilities? Security researchers from ESET say that they have discovered an even bigger threat, which is being called Industroyer.
According to the company's report, Industroyer is built to "disrupt critical industrial processes," and was recently used in an attack in Ukraine, causing the city of Kiev to lose power for an hour.
Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated
Following the WannaCry attack last month, ransomware was one of the big topics at the recent Infosecurity Europe event in London.
The worldwide assault woke many businesses and organizations up to the real danger that ransomware poses, but new research has also discovered that the criminals behind such attacks could be gearing up for even bigger attacks soon.
Do you know where your cloud data is stored?
IT security heads may be drastically underestimating the size of their organization’s cloud presence, leading to potentially huge security risk, a leading expert has warned.
Speaking to ITProPortal at the recent InfoSecurity 2017 event in London, Darren Thomson, EMEA CTO at Symantec, said that it was "a massive, massive concern" that many CISOs and CIOs were unable to accurately say how big their company’s cloud presence was.
Farming needs technology to feed the globe
Farmers need to embrace advanced technologies such as the IoT in the next few years in order to support the growing human population, new research has claimed.
With the global population set to reach 11 billion by the end of the century (according to UN estimates) and climate change set to affect agriculture, changes are required in how we source and grow food, analyst firm Beecham has said.
UK businesses are 'happy to lose' data
Almost three quarters of UK businesses (72 percent) are "happy to lose" more than 24 hours’ worth of data after a cyber-incident, new research shows.
According to a report by Disaster Recovery, 13 percent of companies have never backed up their data, while 43 percent lost vital information in the last two years.
Server shipments and revenue are down
Global server revenue dropped 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest updates from Gartner. Shipments were also down 4.2 percent compared to the first quarter of last year.
Looking at the global server market, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is still leading the charge, based on revenue. It posted more than $3 billion in revenue, with a total share of 24.1 percent for Q1 2017. Dell EMC held on to second place with a 19 percent market share, as the only vendor to experience growth this year.
BlackBerry KEYone: A trip down memory lane, but not a fantastic smartphone [Review]
BlackBerry has endured a checkered last few years, as the company dialed down its original smartphone offerings to focus more on software and security offerings. However, the former smartphone icon has recently returned to the mobile market after signing a number of partnership deals to get the BlackBerry name back out there.
The BlackBerry KEYone is the latest product of this, as the company once again joins forces with Chinese firm TCL to reveal a new business-focused smartphone.
Remote workers may put businesses at risk
Freelance workers have proven to be an extremely useful resource for many small companies in recent years, allowing for specialized expertise to be recruited when needed the most.
However, a new research report from security firm Tripwire has found that using such workers, particularly for IT projects, might actually be putting your business in danger of a major security breach.
Pay attention to benefits to attract talented developers
Stack Overflow released a new report that details the needs and motivations of today's developers. With 98.6 percent of developers in employment, and just 9.5 percent actively looking for a new role, the new report aims to help businesses attract talent.
The newly released Q2 2017 Developer Ecosystem report: the Employment Trends & Insights edition concludes that:
People expect Internet of Things to grow
The huge growth of the Internet of Things shows no signs of slowing down in the next few years, new research claims.
A report released today by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center has found that 85 percent of people believe that the world is set to become a more connected place than ever before.
Botnet activity rises by 69 percent
PhishMe has released its latest malware trends report for Q1 2017, concluding that botnets are on the rise, it is unusually quiet on the ransomware front, and cyber criminals are tapping into international trends.
The report, entitled 2017 Q1 Malware Review, is based on an analysis of 749 sets of phishing emails delivering nearly 10,000 unique malware samples supported by over 14,000 online resources.
UK businesses prepare for ransomware attacks by buying Bitcoin
British businesses are ready to pay as much as £136,000 to get their files back after a ransomware attack. This is according to a new report by Citrix and One Poll, based on a poll of 500 IT decision makers at UK companies with 250 or more employees.
The report says these new figures are four times higher than 12 months ago, highlighting the growth of ransomware risk among businesses on the Island.
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