Facebook announced on Tuesday that its 2Africa cable would now extend to over 45,000 kilometers with the addition of nine landings collectively dubbed the 2Africa Pearls. The subsea cable will directly connect three continents — Africa, Europe and Asia. The extension will see 2Africa become the longest subsea cable system in the world upon completion,…
Keeping pace with increasing cybersecurity threats is more important than ever. The rapid proliferation of IoT devices and their historically poor security practices have made them key targets while changing working practices unlocks new opportunities but also threats. In this interview with Paul Zimski, VP of Product at Automox, IoT News tapped the company’s expertise…
September 27, 2021 With many of us continuing to work from home, there is no doubt that security remains a priority. Businesses like LinkedIn, Yahoo and Marriott are among organizations who have suffered some of the worst data breaches recently, with millions of users impacted. With security top of mind for many enterprises, the IoT…
A screenshot from Night School Studio game “Oxenfree” Night School Studio, the independent game developer known for narrative-driven titles like “Oxenfree,” announced today it has been acquired by Netflix. This makes it the first games studio the streaming giant has purchased. In Netflix’s announcement, Mike Verdu, vice president of game development, wrote Night School’s “commitment…
Research from satellite giant Inmarsat has found a rapid acceleration in IIoT deployments in response to COVID-19. Over three-quarters (77%) of the surveyed organisations have now deployed at least one IoT project. 41 percent of those businesses did so in the twelve-month period from the second quarter of 2020, a period that will enter the…
September 27, 2021 With many of us continuing to work from home, there is no doubt that security remains a priority. Businesses like LinkedIn, Yahoo and Marriott are among organizations who have suffered some of the worst data breaches recently, with millions of users impacted. With security top of mind for many enterprises, the IoT…
Australia’s competition watchdog is the latest to push for legal powers to curb Google’s dominance in the adtech sector. It has made the call as it published its final report on an inquiry examining competition concerns in the digital advertising sector. In the report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) concludes that new regulatory…
Research from satellite giant Inmarsat has found a rapid acceleration in IIoT deployments in response to COVID-19. Over three-quarters (77%) of the surveyed organisations have now deployed at least one IoT project. 41 percent of those businesses did so in the twelve-month period from the second quarter of 2020, a period that will enter the…
September 27, 2021 With many of us continuing to work from home, there is no doubt that security remains a priority. Businesses like LinkedIn, Yahoo and Marriott are among organizations who have suffered some of the worst data breaches recently, with millions of users impacted. With security top of mind for many enterprises, the IoT…
Mobile spyware is one of the most invasive and targeted kinds of unregulated surveillance, since it can be used to track where you go, who you see and what you talk about. And because of its stealthy nature, mobile spyware can be nearly impossible to detect. But now one Y Combinator-backed startup is building an…
