Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
It's an attempt to 'face down' AWS’s offering, one analyst says
Researchers found serious flaws in the encryption implementation on Western Digital external drives
Smartphone headphone cables can be electromagnetically attacked and your device's voice command system can be taken over.
The recent hack of a connected tea kettle shines a light on the new security risks that come with the Internet of Things.
IRS plans to look at IP addresses, passwords and other online glitches
HTC combines high-end features with top-tier design at an affordable price.
Devices with enough memory and decent cryptographic performance will need to have full-disk encryption enabled
Ireland's High Court ordered the data protection commissioner to investigate allegations that Facebook gave US intelligence agencies bulk access to users' personal data
Thirteen organizations have also signed up to buy the Surface Pro 4
The company behind the Weather Channel saves money and scales with the cloud
Call spoofing and overbilling are possible due to flaws in how voice is transferred over mobile data networks, researchers say
Insurance companies will want companies to use strong protections against data breaches
Requiring installation of every patch will provide a better user experience, Joe Belfiore says
LED bracelets at concerts use infrared communications to light up the crowd
Strong English language capabilities, low costs and attrition, and a stable and supportive government give Uganda potential as the latest offshore outsourcing alternative in Africa.
New program lets businesses use its productivity suite for free while under contract to another company
The adoption rate this year will be very good, if companies surveyed keep their word.
Robots can’t be perfect if they’re to get along with humans, according to new research. They need to mess up and display emotions.
If there's no new deal by the end of January, national data protection authorities threaten coordinated legal action against offending companies
Fast-moving AllSeen and OIC both are likely to have certified products at the show
A Spanish road trip demonstrates the complete obsolescence of standalone GPS.
Safe Harbor was all about ensuring U.S. companies could operate freely on an international scale. That safe harbor, however, doesn't seem so safe anymore.
A new version of its Integrated Big Data Platform, meanwhile, is now generally available
Those who see the alert are advised to wipe their systems
Criminalizing independent oversight would expose car owners to cyber threats.
Four months into new program, IBM dispels cost assumptions about Macs, raves about ease of support
Gamers are on board; enterprises not so much
But companies might not save as much as expected by pushing hardware costs off to employees
The health system accounts for a huge proportion of global GDP, and yet when it comes to technology, it looks like something from the dark ages. Apigee wants to help change that.
Tail-f orchestrator and BGP-EVPN controller to provision cloud VPN
The startup offers both free and commercial versions of its IT automation software
Dell, HP and Lenovo join Intel and Microsoft in push to shave replacement cycle
Soon, half of all business ethics violations will arise from the use of big-data analytics, Gartner says
Can the company differentiate itself in one more crowded market?
The Arduino 101 will go on sale in the first quarter for $30
A US House of Representatives proposal would fine car hackers up to $100,000
The US legislation would allow government agencies and companies to share cyberthreat data
Software as a service attracts investors
More devices will mean more numbers to crunch and more distributed computing
Tax agency paid Microsoft for XP and Server 2003 post-retirement support plans
DARPA looking for Holy Grail of wireless networking
Company that makes an email management application for mobile devices.
