Month: June 2016
Outgoing information commissioner claims good year for ICO
MongoDB unveils auto-scaling cloud-based version of its NoSQL database
MongoDB has announced a database-as-a-service version of its namesake database platform designed to take away the management overheads of operating a NoSQL database and allow customers to focus on their...
25,000-strong CCTV botnet uncovered launching DDoS attacks
A 25,000-strong CCTV botnet has been uncovered launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against businesses in an attack that underlines potential problems with the Internet of Things (IoT)....
Finland’s prisons move to a cashless world
Security Think Tank: Proceed with caution on biometric authentication
Microsoft further embraces open source with cross-platform version of .Net Framework
Microsoft has finally delivered on the promise to make its server-side .Net stack available as open source and expand it to other platforms, notably OS X and Linux. The firm also released Visual Studio...
Brexit: CIO strategy following currency and market turmoil
Information commissioner Christopher Graham steps down
Christopher Graham, head of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), will step down from the role today after finishing his seven-year tenure. Graham’s departure comes on the same day of the...
Wileyfox announces Spark, Spark + and Spark X handsets
British startup Wileyfox appeared on our radar late last year with two competitively priced Cyanogen OS-powered smartphones. The Swift and Storm were competent, if unremarkable handsets, but today...