IoT

In the first half of 2021, ransomware attacks skyrocketed, eclipsing the entire volume for 2020 in only six months. This is according to the mid-year update to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report published. 

Following the rapid growth of the internet over the past decade, IP addresses have become a valuable commodity, which now many are looking to monetise.

As hospitality’s doors finally reopen, the sector is quickly getting a sense of the evolved “digital-first” world in which it’s now operating. The past year has seen a significant step change in the adoption of technology and digital services, but while some hospitality businesses were able to welcome online models, huge swathes of the industry were forced to remain dormant, leaving many digital advancements relatively untested or stagnating.

ManageEngine’s IT analytics product, Analytics Plus, is now said to enable users to gain faster insights by providing narrative insights into their IT data with zero human interactions.

The old term, garbage in equals garbage out is true even in the smartest of systems. If you incorrectly define data points or describe an outcome as being bad when it was good then the decision tree that Artificial Intelligence uses starts to fall apart.

Vectra AI, a provider of threat detection and response, announced that the Vectra Cognito platform delivers key Zero Trust capabilities for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure customers.

Mouser Electronics Inc. has released the third instalment of the 2021 series of its award-winning Empowering Innovation Together program. The series’ third installment dives deep into artificial intelligence (AI), through an engaging collection of video, long-form articles, blog and infographic content.

As organisations work to transform their application security (AppSec) practices and streamline their DevOps development model, they continue to struggle to implement tools and processes that can scale and keep pace.

There’s a good chance that you’ve heard about how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform the world forever, but you might not be aware that AI startups are already gaining traction.

Enterprise cloud data management firm, Informatica, has announced an enterprise-scale, seamless data governance and Catalogue as-a-service. Designed to help enterprises reimagine and modernise their data and analytics governance programs, the comprehensive solution brings together data cataloging, quality, data and AI governance capabilities with unified metadata-driven intelligence natively in the cloud.

The energy industry is undergoing rapid evolution as it adjusts to sweeping changes in everything from ageing infrastructure to an imbalance in traditional ways consumers use and produce energy. So says ZEDEDA, a specialist in orchestration for the distributed edge.

KX, the streaming analytics platform provider, has joined the Stockholm-based THINGS network. Among other applications, KX’s platform enables a number of Formula 1 teams, major investment banks and other industries to analyse their data in real-time; they do so on-premises, on the edge, in the cloud or in combination.

AVEVA, a global provider of industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, reaffirmed its support for power providers joining the new breed of digital-industrial companies that are changing their business models to take full advantage of new digital capabilities.

Research from market insight provider IoT Analytics has revealed that making edge computing systems ‘smart’ by integrating intelligent tools is a key driver of the technology’s continued growth.

Graph analytics platform provider, TigerGraph, has expanded its partner ecosystem in the United States, Europe and Asia to help meet the growing demand for its platform. The company has added global systems integrators, technology vendors and fulfilment companies to its partner roster.

At HPE Discover 2021: The Edge-to-Cloud Conference, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, announced a new set of capabilities and solutions for Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform) designed to streamline network operations and maximise IT efficiency for enterprises.

WatchGuard Technologies latest Internet Security Report shows that 74% of threats detected last quarter were zero day malware, capable of circumventing conventional signature-based antivirus solutions at the time of the malware release.

Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, announced additional findings on cloud security challenges from its global 2021 Netwrix cloud data security report.

Expleo announces a global partnership with US-based AI start-up, DataWhys. The collaboration will combine the power of DataWhys’ easy-to-use AI and rule discovery platform with Expleo’s deep expertise across multiple industries to help businesses improve operational efficiencies as they digitalise their operations.

Capgemini has unveiled a new Sustainable IT offering, designed to help clients reduce their IT carbon footprint. Greenhouse emissions generated by Enterprise IT could be compared to the country, in terms of energy consumption, and are expected to grow significantly with digital acceleration.

“AI is hungry for performance, and Moore’s law dynamics will not suffice to cover the needs of the ongoing 5G/IoT/AR/Robotic revolution. The ecosystem is and will stay R&D-oriented for the next 3 to 5 years.” asserts Adrien Sanchez, technology & market analyst, computing & software division at Yole Developpement (Yole).

The winners of the SAS global Hackathon delivered solutions to vexing problems by using big data artificial intelligence (AI). Teams from across the globe used cloud-native SAS Viya advanced analytics, Microsoft Azure, and other tools to improve people’s lives, enhance businesses and promote a healthy planet.

Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analogue and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced its collaboration with InVue, the global provider of intelligent hardware and software systems for retail, consumer electronics and data centres, to integrate the LoRaWAN protocol into InVue LIVE compatible products across retail display, security and operations.

First defined by Gartner, Augmented Analytics uses enabling technologies such as machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist with data preparation, insight generation, and insight explanation.

Manufacturers understand the importance of leveraging technologies to stay ahead in the market. Whether referred to as Industry 4.0 (I4.0), smart manufacturing, or the 4^th industrial revolution, data is the biggest asset, says Francisco Almada Lobo, chief executive officer and co-founder at Critical Manufacturing.

Ordr, a provider in security for enterprise IoT and connected devices, has been selected by the UK’s  University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM Trust) to provide a new cyber security solution that will improve patient safety.

While many businesses have invested in securing their data centres to ensure their protection from outside intruders, hacks and ransomware incidents, the vast majority have failed to shore up interconnected access points from edge devices, leaving them susceptible to attack.