Month: August 2016
Ransomware is a mature business model for cyber criminals, says report
Broadband connection voucher SMEs generate substantial ROI
Threat intelligence key to fighting cyber crime, says CrowdStrike
Salesforce to take on Microsoft Office 365 with $582m deal for Quip
Consolidation in the cloud computing sector has continued with Salesforce.com's $582m buy-out of collaborative office suite company Quip, which was founded barely three years ago. The Quip acquisition...
Windows 10 Anniversary Update now available to download
The long-awaited Windows 10 Anniversary Update, codenamed Redstone, is now available to download for all users. Windows 10 users won't automatically get the update, though, as the firm is staggering...
Verizon pays $2.4bn for Irish fleet management firm Fleetmatics in IoT play
Verizon has continued its buying spree, paying $2.4bn for Irish fleet management firm Fleetmatics just a week after buying Yahoo for $5bn. Fleetmatics specialises in web-based software to provide vehicle...
Apple and Samsung suffer as tablet shipments slump continues
Worldwide tablet shipments for the second quarter of 2016 reached 38.7 million, down 12.3 per cent on the same period in 2015 as waning interest in the devices shows no sign of abating. IDC data found...
Nordic CIO interview: Liv Fiksdahl, DNB
Interpol arrests internet scam king in Nigeria
Interpol has arrested an alleged internet scam king based in Nigeria, claiming that it shows online crimes are not beyond the reach of the law. The alleged scammer, known only as ‘Mike’, is said...