IT/OT ‘heavyweights’ Microsoft and Siemens join Open Industry 4.0 Alliance

Microsoft and Siemens have signed up to the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, a two-year old consortium of “European” industrial companies geared to drive cross-vendor interoperability for factories and warehouses. They join as “heavyweights” of the IT and OT sides of the conjoined industrial IoT landscape, respectively, the alliance said. The alliance, formed at Hannover Messe…

Passwordstate Password Manager Update Hijacked to Install Backdoor on Thousands of PCs

Click Studios, the Australian software company behind the Passwordstate password management application, has notified customers to reset their passwords following a software supply chain attack. The Adelaide-based firm said a bad actor used sophisticated techniques to compromise the software’s update mechanism and used it to drop malware on user computers. The breach is said to…

Telcos of the future: Six business models for the next era

For people around the world, telecommunications services have become even more critical to everyday life since the outbreak of Covid-19. Communication networks have allowed many people to work from home and maintain social connection amid lockdowns and physical distancing. Healthcare and retail services have increasingly shifted online. Telcos have helped governments monitor and fight the…

Telcos of the future: Six business models for the next era

For people around the world, telecommunications services have become even more critical to everyday life since the outbreak of Covid-19. Communication networks have allowed many people to work from home and maintain social connection amid lockdowns and physical distancing. Healthcare and retail services have increasingly shifted online. Telcos have helped governments monitor and fight the…

Telcos of the future: Six business models for the next era

For people around the world, telecommunications services have become even more critical to everyday life since the outbreak of Covid-19. Communication networks have allowed many people to work from home and maintain social connection amid lockdowns and physical distancing. Healthcare and retail services have increasingly shifted online. Telcos have helped governments monitor and fight the…

A Look at the Future of Work

Alphabet and Google are placing their chips on at least some working in person come this September, as Twitter and Facebook are waging working remotely will be permeant. Where would you put your bet? I have some thoughts. Research from SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) shows at least 27% of organizations plan to bring…

How to stay safe when gaming online

You might not think that it’s necessary to put the same care into protecting yourself online while gaming as you would when filing your taxes or entering your credit card information, but taking simple safety measures, like adding the best VPN to your gaming setup, can reap numerous rewards. Depending on your game of choice,…